Drug Price Negotiations: Looking for a Better Way
During Tom Price, President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmation hearing before the Senate
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Medicare – General
CBO releases annual budget outlook: 7 healthcare takeaways
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office released its annual budget outlook this week, which shows
Read MoreYour 2016 Taxes will Determine Your 2018 Medicare Premium
Your adjusted gross income in 2016, plus any tax-exempt interest income, will determine your 2018 Medicare premiums. Read article here…
Read MoreCMS issues guidance on implementing MOON
(By MacKenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS updated its Medicare claims processing manual with new guidance on implementing the
Read MoreUnearned Medicare Payments
NorthShore University Health System in Illinois overbilled Medicare and received over $4.1 million in unearned Medicare payments in 2013 and
Read More5 things to know about broadening private contracts between physicians, Medicare patients
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Lawmakers have put forth legislation in recent years for providers to extend private
Read MoreVaccine exemptions are on the rise in a number of US states
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) On the whole, fewer US families have opted out of school-required immunizations in recent years, thanks in
Read MoreWhat to do if you’re wrongfully billed for Medicare costs
(Source – www.consumerfinance.gov) blog If you’re among the 7 million Americans enrolled in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program , doctors,
Read MoreIn 2015: $43 Billion in Medicare Fraud and Wasteful Spending
In a new study by the Council for Medicare Integrity, a non-profit government watchdog, the federal government lost at least
Read MoreCharged Four to Six Times More than Medicare
A new study shows some medical specialists in U.S. charge the uninsured and out-of-network patients four to six times more
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