A Primer on Medicare
(Source – Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, via helpingamericansfindhelp.org)) U.S. Medicare is funded by 2 trust funds, both held
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Medicare – General
Alert on Medicare Coverage for Certain PET Scans
A recently released CMS memo (CAG-00065R2) calls into question reimbursements for NaF-18 positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The issue is clarified in
Read MoreMedicare Payment Changes Lead More Men To Get Screening Colonoscopies
(By -Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Men are getting more screening colonoscopies since the health law reduced how much Medicare beneficiaries
Read MoreICD-10: A Look Back at 2015
(Source – CMS.gov) While there were many things to celebrate during 2015, we at the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid
Read MoreMedicare Prescription Part B and Part D Drug Costs Analyzed
A report posted on www.biopharmadive.com by Nicole Gray delves into the information available via CMS’ new online spending database for prescription
Read MoreCMS Quality Strategy
(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to build a health care delivery system
Read MorePharmacists Prescribing Birth Control And What It Means For Wider Access To The Pill
(Source – Kaiser Health News) California and Oregon have passed laws allowing women to bypass their doctors and get birth
Read MoreER Doctors Say Federal Rules Could Raise Patients’ Out-Of-Network Bills
(By – Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) Two professional organizations representing emergency doctors warn that a new federal rule could lead
Read MoreSingle-Payer Health Care On Colorado Ballot In 2016
(By – John Daley, Colorado Public Radio, via Kaiser Health News) On a brisk morning in Denver recently, an ambulance
Read MoreNew Kaiser Permanente Med School Part Of A Growing Trend
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) Thursday’s announcement by Kaiser Permanente that it plans to open its own medical school
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