August 2015 – Page 21 – medicarereport.org

(By - Debra McCurdy, Reed Smith) Today CMS published its final rule updating payment policies and rates for the Medicare

CEO of health care company charged in undercover fraud probe

(By - Patrick M. O’Connell, Chicago Tribune) Doctors and nurses made visit after visit to the elderly man’s home, even

(By - Northeast Times Staff, boyle.house.gov) Congressman Brendan Boyle joined a bipartisan coalition on July 28 to introduce the Medicare

(By - Linda Qiu, www.politifact.com) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee accused “illegals, prostitutes, pimps, (and) drug dealers” of freeloading off

(By - Diane Wagner, via www.northwestgeorgianews.com) Floyd County’s two hospitals are among the 67 percent in Georgia that will pay

(Source - www.lexology.com) On June 1, 2015, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule

(By - Adam Smeltz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Medicine has changed a lot since the 1960s, but Medicare still has in place

(By - Debra McCurdy, via www.jdsupra.com) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its 2015 Data Book on Health

(By - King & Spalding, via www.jdsupra.com) According to a recent report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG),

(By - Rick Bloom, www.hometownlife.com) Medicare, the government-sponsored program to provide health care for those who age 65 and older,