Medicare improper payments down $7B
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The improper payment rate for Medicare fee-for-service declined $7 billion from fiscal years
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Hospital price transparency rule could come before year’s end, White House adviser says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS could release a rule by the end of 2019 on a proposal
Read MoreMedicare premiums and deductibles going up for 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part
Read MoreMissouri appeals court upholds changes to Medicaid DSH payment rules
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal appeals court in Missouri on Nov. 4 held that a rule
Read MoreProposed overhaul of anti-kickback rules part of ‘sprint to coordinated care,’ HHS official says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Citing efforts to improve coordinated care for patients, the HHS Office of Inspector
Read MoreSeema Verma: CMS’s ‘expanded pathway’ for new antibiotics can help fight antimicrobial resistance
(By Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for STAT) Americans are under siege by drug-resistant
Read MoreMedicare’s Shared Savings Program results should have made headlines. It got a ‘collective shrug’ instead
(By Shawn Morris for STAT) Like the proverbial tree falling in the forest, if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Read MoreSigning up late for Part B could cost you, but in some cases you can sign up later than 65
If you don’t sign up for Medicare Part B during your seven-month initial enrollment period, you can sign up during
Read MoreGetting your Medicare drug coverage right during open enrollment
Medicare’s annual open enrollment period, when you can make changes that take effect January 1st, is under way and closes
Read MoreNew feature helps you compare nursing home safety
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be difficult. There are many things
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