Long-Term Care Arbitration Rule is Back
On June 5 2017, a proposal to revise some requirements of a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule,
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Medicare – General
More Physicians Adopting Medicare’s Chronic Care Management Program
U.S physician groups have accelerated their adoption of Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) program, while they remain relatively in the
Read MoreHEALTHY MEN NEED HEALTH SCREENINGS, TOO
(Source – The Medicare Blog – blog.medicare.gov) Have you ever put off doing something and later wished you’d just gotten
Read MorePromoting Integrated and Coordinated Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
This week, the House Ways and Means subcommittee on health will host a hearing on promoting integrated and coordinated care
Read MoreMedicare Part D and Its Impact on the Elderly
With the implementation of Medicare Part D, seniors and those under age 65 with permanent disabilities, have experienced an increased
Read MoreFeds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) Each year, thousands of Americans miss their deadline to enroll in Medicare, and federal officials
Read MoreStudy Found: Newly Diagnosed Patients with Low Back Pain Improved with Physical Therapy
The Morgan Company (TMC) a health care research firm conducted a study on the cost of treatments for newly diagnosed
Read MoreDo You Know What a Medigap Plan is?
When you sign up for Medicare you have an important decision to make: do you choose a Medicare Advantage plan
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans Enrollment is Increasing
By February 2017, Medicare Advantage plans enrollment increased by 1.34 million with a total Medicare Advantage enrollment of 19.5 million
Read MoreMedicare would save $63M annually with HIEs, study finds
(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health information exchanges deter clinicians from repeating previous therapeutic medical procedures, according
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