Doctors’ Pay to beSubjected to Quality Measures, Says Medicare
With procedural changes designed “to reward quality, penalize poor performance and avoid paying piecemeal for services,” the Medicare Access and CHIP
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Author: Staff
Budget Deficit Widens – Social Security & Medicare Cited
Citing higher spending on Social Security and Medicare as a driving force behind America’s fiscal imbalance, Reuters Washington Reporter Lindsay Dunsmuir
Read MoreAcross The Globe, Our Diets Are Making Us Sicker, Report Finds
(By Rhitu Chatterjee for NPR) Diet and nutrition are now the biggest risk factors for people’s health across the globe,
Read MoreRising Premiums Rankle People Paying Full Price For Health Insurance
(By Virginia Anderson for NPR) Shela Bryan, 63, has been comparing prices for individual health insurance plans since May, and
Read MoreObama Administration Wants to Use Taxpayer Money to Settle Health Insurer Lawsuits. Here’s How a Republican Would Stop It.
(By Melissa Quinn for The Daily Signal) Republican Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah has mounted a campaign urging House Speaker
Read MoreWhat outrage? Ariad raises price of its leukemia drug four times so far this year
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) At a time when drug makers are under intense scrutiny for their pricing, Ariad Pharmaceuticals
Read MoreMylan to pay $465 million to settle claims of shortchanging Medicaid
(‘By Ed Silverman for STAT) Mylan reached a $465 million settlement on Friday with the US Department of Justice and
Read MoreThe race to create a new class of ovarian cancer drugs heats up
(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) The race to create the next potent ovarian cancer drug is coming to a head. Ovarian
Read MoreMany Localities Find Past Ambivalence On Mosquitos Hinders Zika Response
(By Emily Kopp for Kaiser Health News) As Zika skipped into Puerto Rico and then Florida this summer and threatened
Read MoreCMS selects Quality Improvement Organization to support quality improvement at Indian Health Service hospitals
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded a new contract to help support best health
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