Nonprofit insurers lose on Medicare under new Obamacare rules
(By – KATIE JENNINGS, www.capitalnewyork.com) New York State has in many ways been a showcase for things that have gone right with
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Medicare – General
Medicare plan to pay doctors for end-of-life counseling picks up opposition
(Source – Kaiser Health News) Remember the so-called death panels? When Congress debated the Affordable Care Act in 2009, the legislation originally
Read MoreMedicare report shows improvement but signals premium flap
By – ALICIAH. MUNNELL, www.marketwatch.com) The annual report from the Medicare trustees predicted that Medicare will be solvent until 2030, four years
Read MoreRadiation Cost Study Shows Inefficiency of Fee-For-Service
(By – Tony Hagen, www.onclive.com) Costs of radiation treatment for breast, lung, and prostate cancer patients vary greatly based on reasons not
Read MoreHealth Plan Mega-Mergers’ Fate Shrouded in Uncertainty
(By – Gregory A. Freeman, healthleadersmedia.com) Analysts familiar with how federal regulators scrutinize such deals say it is far from certain that
Read MoreAHA Issues ICD-10 ‘Homestretch’ Checklist for Hospitals
(By – Greg Slabodkin, www.healthdatamanagement.com) With the clock ticking down to the October 1 ICD-10 deadline, the American Hospital Association has released
Read MorePresidential candidates should address reforms for Medicare
(By – JACQUELINE ANGEL AND RONALD ANGEL, www.star-telegram.com) As the Republican and Democratic candidates debate each other to be their party’s nominee,
Read MoreSeniors Are in Denial about Their Hearing Loss, Survey Finds
(Source – www.businesswire.com) A majority of senior citizens who suffer from hearing loss choose to ignore treatment with hearing aids and
Read MoreInterstate Licensing Bill for Telemedicine Gathers Support
(By – Ken Terry, www.medscape.com) Twenty-one organizations have signed onto the Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015, which was recently introduced
Read MoreAmbulatory Surgery Centers not Responsible for Increased Costs
(By – Chris Skagen, www.thelundreport.org) We respectfully disagree with the July 29, 2015 article “Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Specialists Drive up Costs.”
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