Recap – 2016 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
Although we’re well into 2016, the editorial staff at the AMAC Foundation’s Medicare Report thought it would be good as
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Hospice/Home Health Services
Home Health Care Providers Shift to Quality
Recent developments in the regulatory environment facing home health care providers is causing a refocus on quality over quantity. An
Read MoreMedicare and IY Therapy – A Problem?
This article by Marie McCullough, Staff Writer at philly-com, explores the issue of Medicare coverage for costly intravenous therapy at home and
Read MoreHospitals: No Place for Ailing Seniors?
Researchers are taking a serious look at the phenomenon facing hospitalized seniors–the phenomenon that they frequently are discharged in worse
Read MoreCMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
Read MoreReport: Home Care Workers Need Better Job Protections
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) A lack of oversight in the rapidly growing home care workforce could undermine
Read MoreNIH funds development of robots to improve health, quality of life
(Source – National Institutes of Health) As part of the National Robotics Initiative (NRI), the National Institutes of Health announced
Read MoreEnd Of Medicare Bonus Program Will Cut Pay To Primary Care Doctors
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Many primary care practitioners will be a little poorer next year because of the
Read MoreDeficiencies In End-Of-Life Care Extend Across Ethnicities
(By – Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News) What kind of care do you want at the end of your
Read MoreCMS Extends Deadline for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Informal Review Process
(Source – CMS.gov, 10/30/2015) CMS is extending the 2014 Informal Review period. Individual eligible professionals (EPs), Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC)
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