Congress turning its attention to the lack of accountability of the 340B drug prescription program
Congress is turning its attention toward hospital participating in the 340B drug prescription program following a series of studies that
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Medicare Payment Advisory Commission wants Congress to cut reimbursement rates to SNF
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has asked Congress to scrap the Medicare market basket rate increases for fiscal years
Read More340B hospitals provided $26M+ in uncompensated, unreimbursed care: 3 study findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and health systems that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program play
Read MoreLifting Therapy Caps Proves A Load Off Medicare Patients’ Shoulders
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Physical therapy helps Leon Beers, 73, get out of bed in the morning
Read MoreEnrolling in Medicare parts A & B
The attached article gives you the facts you should know about enrolling in Medicare parts A & B. Read article
Read MoreFlu vaccine grown without eggs provided measurably better protection this season, FDA says
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The sole influenza vaccine made in cell culture in the United States may have worked
Read MoreHEALTHY EATING SOLUTIONS – MEDICARE CAN HELP!
(Source: blog.medicare.gov) As American lifestyles have gotten busier, the demand for food that can be purchased and eaten quickly—known as
Read MoreBlue Button 2.0
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow Medicare beneficiaries to download and share their health data across a
Read More72% of medical groups oppose mandatory Medicare alternative payment models
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of physicians in medical group practices oppose mandatory participation
Read MoreProposed federal limits to opioid prescriptions draw opposition from physicians and patients
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — In the final hours of public input on a controversial new rule limiting
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