HHS Announces Physician Groups Selected for an Initiative Promoting Better Cancer Care
(Source – www.hhs.gov) HHS Oncology Care Model attracts almost twice the expected number of physician group practices The U.S. Department
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Medicare – General
HHS Proposes To Streamline Medicare Appeals Process
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) The Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday proposed key changes in the
Read MoreEnd-Of-Life Care Better For Patients With Cancer, Dementia: Study Finds
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) A new study offers surprising findings about end-of-life care — specifically, physicians tend
Read MoreDo You Know the Three Major Ways Medicare is Funded?
Medicare is generally funded three ways by payroll taxes of current working Americans, premium income from participants (Parts B and D),
Read More‘Digital Health’ Not Just For Well-Heeled Fitness Fiends
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov) When we hear the phrase “digital health,” we might think about our Fitbit, the healthy eating
Read MoreColon Cancer Screening: Five Things To Know
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) It’s a predictable passage in life: Hit 50, get lots birthday cards with
Read MoreIs Medicare’s Proposed Rule Violating Obamacare?
In a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-IA, a group of health providers and patient advocates expressed
Read MoreMedicare Part D Spending on Compounded Drugs up 625 Percent
In a report released Wednesday by the Office of the Inspector General at the US Health & Human Services, finds
Read More5 Key Health Care Proposals From House Republican Plan
(By Nina Oucharenko for The Daily Signal) House Republicans released their taskforce report on health care on Wednesday. The 37-page document
Read MoreTrustees Report & Trust Funds: Medicare
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Medicare Program is the second-largest social insurance program in the U.S., with 55.3 million beneficiaries
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