MedPAC issues March report to Congress: 8 takeaways
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its March 2017 report on Medicare
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Medicare – General
Medicare Wastes More Than $40 Billion Annually
We are not talking Medicare fraud which is a separate dollar figure; this is wasteful spending due purely to rampant
Read MoreMayo Clinic to give preference to privately insured over Medicaid, Medicare patients
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, MD, told employees in a recent speech that
Read MoreHow Partners HealthCare’s miscalculations altered Medicare payments nationwide
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifty-six Massachusetts hospitals received Medicare overpayments and hospitals across the nation received underpayments
Read MoreSmall Business Owners, Self-Employed and Medicare: What You Need to Know
Normally, workers age 65 and older can delay enrolling in Medicare if they continue to have a group health insurance
Read MoreSticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) John Krahne received alarming news from his doctor last December. His brain tumors
Read MoreBefore You Take Medicare Benefits
Before you take your Medicare benefits, it is essential to make the right decisions and you’ll need to pay special
Read MorePrivate ER Services
A private ER Services facility in Texas wants you to know: The Centers for Medicare Services does not yet recognize
Read MoreBy Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Under a new federal law, hospitals across the country must now alert Medicare patients
Read MoreSave Nearly $16 Billion A Year
If Medicare paid the same prices as Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs for brand name drugs, the federal
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