New Executive Order Will Improve Medicare Choices
President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) issued a statement following the release of a new executive order
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CMS
10 ACOs with the most shared savings in 2018
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs generated $739.4 million in net savings for the
Read MoreNew Round of Medicare Readmission Penalties Hits 2,583 Hospitals
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year
Read MoreHospitals slam CMS proposal to disclose negotiated rates
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals are urging CMS to reject a proposed rule requiring hospitals to publish negotiated rates
Read MoreFood insecurity among seniors
Nearly one in 10 enrollees in Medicare 65 years of age and older, and four in 10 enrollees younger than
Read MoreKHN Files Lawsuit To Force Feds To Disclose Medicare Advantage Audits
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Kaiser Health News is suing the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read MoreTrump Administration Drives Down Medicare Advantage and Part D Premiums for Seniors
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) Ahead of Medicare Open Enrollment, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), under the leadership of
Read MoreSave time & paper—get “Medicare & You” handbook electronically!
(Source – medicare.gov/blog) Have you signed up yet to get your “Medicare & You” handbook electronically? It’s an easy way
Read MoreWill Medicare Advantage plans offer supplemental benefits in 2020?
A new report from the Urban Institute states Medicare Advantage insurers want to offer supplemental benefits but warn that the
Read MoreNew tools to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud
The federal health programs of Medicare and Medicaid are a plum target for fraudsters due in part to the large
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