FMC, Redmond facing readmission penalties; Medicare fines are part of healthcare reform
(By – Diane Wagner, via www.northwestgeorgianews.com) Floyd County’s two hospitals are among the 67 percent in Georgia that will pay a
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Author: Gerry Hafer
Medicaid managed care proposed rule seeks to align Medicaid with Medicare Advantage and qualified health plans
(Source – www.lexology.com) On June 1, 2015, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule on Medicaid managed
Read MoreStudy puts Medicare’s three-day inpatient hospital stay in focus
(By – Adam Smeltz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Medicine has changed a lot since the 1960s, but Medicare still has in place
Read MoreMedPAC Issues 2015 Medicare Data Book
(By – Debra McCurdy, via www.jdsupra.com) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its 2015 Data Book on Health Care
Read MoreOIG Reports Medicare Part B Overpaid $35.8 Million for Outpatient Drugs
(By – King & Spalding, via www.jdsupra.com) According to a recent report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), Medicare
Read MoreBe smart: Research Medicare plans, costs, benefits
(By – Rick Bloom, www.hometownlife.com) Medicare, the government-sponsored program to provide health care for those who age 65 and older, just celebrated
Read MoreA marked improvement in health and healthcare for Medicare patients
(Source – insurancenewsnet.com) By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News — In a 15-year study of older Medicare
Read MoreSun Sentinel: Bush is right — Medicare must change
(Source – www.watertowndailytimes.com) Democrats pounced recently when GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, while discussing Medicare in a town hall meeting, said,
Read MoreWorker convicted of Medicare fraud
(By – Lauren Fox, www.bostonglobe.com) The clinical director of a home nursing agency in Waltham was found guilty for her role
Read MoreMedicare pilot programs to begin this year
(By – Holly Petrovich, www.mcknights.com) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to
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