Going electronic is easy with Medicare online resources
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a great time to think about ways to reduce your
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Nursing Home COVID-19 Reporting Rules To Be Strengthened
( By Mark Katkov for NPR) After shocking instances of nursing homes failing to disclose the existence and extent of
Read MoreTo ‘Keep The Lights On,’ Doctors And Hospitals Ask For Advance Medicare Payments
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Darrin Menard, a family physician in Lafayette, Louisiana, has spent the past month
Read MoreCMS will speed $34B in payments to hospitals
( By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has approved nearly $34 billion in payments to hospitals and other
Read MorePandemic Delays Federal Probe Into Medicare Advantage Health Plans
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Federal health officials, citing a need to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, have
Read MoreIt take less than 10 minutes to sign up for Medicare on line
You are approaching your 65th birthday and you want to enroll in Medicare, so what to do now. Normally, you
Read MoreAdditional Background:Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge
(Source – www.cms.gov) At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking historic and unprecedented steps
Read MoreCMS expands speedy payments to hospitals: 5 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has expanded the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of healthcare
Read MoreRemoving the barriers that could prevent or delay Medicare beneficiaries from receiving care
CMS announced guidance to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans to remove barriers that could prevent or delay Medicare beneficiaries
Read MoreBilling and coding for coronavirus: 7 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released several fact sheets in recent weeks on billing and coding
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