CMS requires hospitals use online portal to attest to EHR incentive programs
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS mandated Medicare-eligible hospitals attesting to the agency’s Medicare and Medicaid EHR
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SHOW YOUR HEART SOME LOVE THIS VALENTINE’S DAY
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) Although popular love songs might tell you otherwise, a broken heart can’t kill you—but heart disease can. Heart disease
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The proposed federal policy rule that would make major changes to Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Part D drug program
Read MoreTelehealth and Medicare
There are four bills that could be signed into law over the next year lifting the barriers that have prevented
Read MoreMedicare Advantage now accounts for about one-third of Medicare patients
Medicare Advantage health plans ended 2017 with a nearly eight percent increase (21 million enrollees) over the figure from the
Read MoreEighty-five percent of hospitals will see increase in overall Medicare Part B payments in 2018
According to a new analysis from Avalere Health, 85 percent of hospitals will see an increase in overall Medicare Part
Read MoreMore Than One-Third of People with Traditional Medicare Spent at Least 20 Percent of Their Total Income on Health Care in 2013
(By Chris Lee for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, January 29, 2018) Health care costs are a substantial and
Read MoreSurprise! Medicare isn’t free or cheap
Surprise! Medicare isn’t free and it may not even be cheap if you pick the wrong plan. In the attached
Read MoreGreat deal to learn from the success of Medicare Advantage plans
There is a great deal to learn from the success of Medicare Advantage (MA), Medicare’s large and growing system of
Read MoreMedicare Advantage enrollees are paying more than they should in premiums
Medicare Advantage (MA) program enrollment has grown across the United States. Some MA enrollees in some counties and states are
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