ATA Supports Medicare Licensing Bill to Reduce Barriers to Health Care
(Source – www.americantelemed.org) ATA is part of a group of 21 national associations and businesses that sent letters of support to
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Prosthetic leg users worry about proposed Medicare changes
(By – Brea Love, KCRG-TV9) Medicare cuts could negatively effect current, and future, prosthetic leg users. Lisa Moore’s son Damian was
Read MoreFact Check Friday: The Truth About Negotiation in Medicare Part D
(By – Allyson Funk, via www.prnewswire.com) Claims that there are no price negotiations currently taking place in Medicare Part D are
Read MoreA Milestone Is Reached As CMS Moves Beyond Voluntary Participation
(By – Jackson Williams, healthaffairs.org) The announcement last month from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the Comprehensive Care
Read MoreMedicare’s voluntary bundled payment program grows, but many providers opt out
(By – Melanie Evans, www.modernhealthcare.com) Medicare’s voluntary test of bundled payments added new contracts in July, but about two-thirds of the
Read MoreTransitional care poised to increase impact on health insurance
(By – Heather Caspi, www.healthcaredive.com) Transitional care, a new Medicare billing category as of 2013, is about to see a new form
Read MoreCMS extends enforcement delay for two-midnight rule
(By – Adam Rubenfire, www.modernhealthcare.com) The CMS has extended its enforcement delay for the controversial two-midnight rule governing short hospital stays to fall
Read MoreNew Medicare program coming for hospice care
(By – Mike Ford, www.claytodayonline.com) As one with an aging parent, Phil Ward has watched his father get older and closer
Read MoreProgram allows palliative care while continuing treatments
(By – Angelia Neumann, via www.sheboyganpress.com) Hospice programs exist to help families when a patient with a terminal illness likely has six
Read MoreDon’t cut benefits America’s seniors already paid for
(By – Mike Huckabee, via www.desmoinesregister.com) During last week’s Republican presidential debate, I was attacked and criticized for stating the obvious: Washington
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