A Covid Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraud
(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) Medicare coverage for at-home covid-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned
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Medicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, but
Read MoreMedicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including
Read More‘Patients are not hot potatoes’: How the fight over dialysis coverage is putting kidney failure patients at risk
(By Carrie Arnold for STAT) As soon as she heard the Supreme Court decision, LaVarne Burton began to worry. As
Read More26 state attorneys general urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty-six state attorneys general are asking Medicare to cover monoclonal antibody treatments for
Read MoreHalf of All Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries Are Now Enrolled in Private Medicare Advantage Plans
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published May 01, 2023) According
Read MoreMental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage in Medicare Advantage Plans
(Meredith Freed, Nolan Sroczynski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 28, 2023) Mental health and substance abuse
Read MoreOIG: Duplicate Medicare, VA payments cost Medicare $128M
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare could have saved $128 million in duplicate claims payments with a better
Read MoreGaps in Medicare Advantage Data Limit Transparency in Plan Performance for Policymakers and Beneficiaries
(By Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Meredith Freed, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Health News Published: Apr 25, 2023) Enrollment in Medicare
Read MoreFederal lawmakers push for more Medicare benefits at home
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new bipartisan bill in Congress hopes to address Medicare’s looming insolvency issue
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