New Medicare ID Cards Coming in 2019
By April 2019, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue new Medicare ID cards to the approximately 60 million
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Medicare – General
Drug Rebates for Medicare?
The White House budget director Mick Mulvaney speaking at a conference at Stanford University said that his office has brought
Read MorePhysicians and Payers Requesting Expansion of MACRA
In a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, ten organizations that represent both physicians and payers,
Read MoreMedicare and Health Savings Accounts
In a response to an inquiry from an Individual, the IRS issued an information letter stating that individuals are ineligible
Read More2 in 3 of Medicare clinicians exempt from MIPS
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of clinicians who bill Medicare will not have to comply with
Read MoreA Quarter of Medicare Beneficiaries Spend Twenty Percent or More in Premiums and Out-of-Pocket Costs.
A new study from the Commonwealth Fund found, Fifteen million elderly and disabled American Medicare beneficiaries spend twenty percent or
Read MoreMedicare Appeals Backlog
A recent Journal of Hospital Medicine study uncovered hospitals waited an average of 1,663.3 days, or a little over 4.5 years, to
Read MoreThe Ten Essential Things You Need to Know About Medicare
Figuring out the ins and outs of Medicare, when to enroll, what to enroll in and what coverage will be
Read MoreStudy: Medicare reimbursement covers less than two-thirds of air medical transport costs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare reimbursement rates do not adequately cover the cost of air medical transport
Read MorePROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEPATITIS WITH MEDICARE
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) posted May 9, 2017 Did you know that hepatitis kills close to 1.4 million people every year?
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