What does Medicare-approved amount mean?
Do you know the difference between what your provider bills Medicare and the amount paid by Medicare? It is called
Read More
CMS
CVS’ Omnicare hit with $949M judgement in False Claims case
(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal judge has ordered CVS Health subsidiary Omnicare to pay $948.8 million
Read MoreEstimated 2026 Part B premium
Most of us did not read the entire 267 pages of the 2025 Medicare Trustees report. If you did, you
Read MorePresident Trump signs GOP budget bill into law: 9 things to know
By: Madeline Ashley and Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Read MoreWhat Medicare does not cover
A recent survey conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation found that 23 percent of adults under 65 and 45 percent
Read MoreHHS, Justice Department form False Claims Act task force
(By: Madeline Ashley for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Justice Department and HHS have launched a joint False Claims Act Working
Read More103,000 Medicare Beneficiaries are getting new Medicare numbers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have notified 103,000 Medicare beneficiaries that their personal information was used to
Read MoreCMS Launches New Model to Target Wasteful, Inappropriate Services in Original Medicare
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a new Innovation Center model aimed at
Read MoreFraud in Marketplace Enrollment and Eligibility: Five Things to Know
(By Kaye Pestaina, Rayna Wallace, Michelle Long, Meghan Salaga, and Emma Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 30,
Read More5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization
(By Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News) Nearly seven months after the fatal shooting of an insurance
Read More