CMS releases proposed Medicare Advantage rule: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS published a proposed rule Feb. 5 that seeks to lower drug costs
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Changes to Medicare Advantage plans to lower prescription drug costs for seniors
More changes are coming to Medicare Advantage plans. The proposal aims to create more transparency within Medicare’s prescription drug benefit
Read MoreWhat To Do If Your Home Health Care Agency Ditches You
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Craig Holly was determined to fight when the home health agency caring for
Read MorePreeminent Hospitals Penalized Over Rates Of Patients’ Injuries
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Hundreds of hospitals across the nation, including a number with sterling reputations for
Read MoreTrump Administration Announces Transformative Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity
(Source – www.cms.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Healthy Adult Opportunity (HAO), which is
Read MoreMore Medicare patients will have access to next-generation sequencing for inherited ovarian or breast cancer
Announcement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will now cover more Medicare patients access to next-generation sequencing
Read MoreCMS’ new Medicare Care Compare website
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it plans to combine and standardize its eight separate Compare
Read MoreMedicare to cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) As part of CMS’ efforts to address the opioid crisis, the agency announced Jan. 21
Read MoreHospital groups sue HHS, seek to block site-neutral pay cuts
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two organizations representing hospitals and health systems across the nation and several individual
Read MoreWhat is a Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice?
For those with Original Medicare there is an important Medicare rule called Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON) you should be
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