Nursing Home Owners Drained Cash During Pandemic While Residents Deteriorated
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors,
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Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Money
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Medicare Advantage plans for seniors dodged a major financial bullet Monday as government
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about Medicare Insulin Cost-Sharing Changes in the Prescription Drug Law (Updated January 2023)
(Source – www.cms.gov) CMS has a number of resources available to help people with Medicare understand the reduced drug costs
Read MoreDid Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare?
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Today, KHN has released details of 90 previously secret government audits that reveal
Read MoreInsurers that face the largest potential Medicare Advantage payment clawbacks
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The nation’s largest insurers are gearing up for upcoming changes to Medicare Advantage
Read MoreWave of Rural Nursing Home Closures Grows Amid Staffing Crunch
(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) WAUKON, Iowa — Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she
Read MoreMedicare Advantage plans have seen growing enrollment so has excess payments
Medicare pays Medicare Advantage plans a set amount for each enrollee. In 2022, 49 percent of eligible Medicare beneficiaries were
Read MoreCMS takes steps to improve nursing home safety, transparency
By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review on January 18, 2023 The Biden-Harris administration and CMS are enacting new rules
Read More50 things to know about Medicare Advantage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Before 2006, Medicare Advantage in its current form didn’t exist. Now, the public-private
Read MoreCMS needs to improve oversight of Medicare Part B drug payment calculations, OIG report finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS needs better strategies to ensure proper oversight of Medicare Part B drug
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