Adverse Events in Hospitals: A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm in October 2018
(Source – oig.hhs.gov) In 2010, OIG reported the first national incidence rate of patient harm events in hospitals-27 percent of
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Medicare – General
Equitable Relief for Medicare Enrollment and Disenrollment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing equitable relief to individuals who could not submit premium Part A
Read MoreMedicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new
Read MoreThe Facts About Medicare Spending
(By Kaiser Family Foundation published April 26, 2022) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for 65 million people, nearly 20% of
Read MoreImplementing Certain Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Revisions to Medicare Enrollment and Eligibility Rules (CMS-4199-P)
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) On April 22, 2022 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to
Read MoreHelp with Medicare Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance Varies by State
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 20, 2022) While Medicare
Read MoreMedicare finalizes its restrictions on new Alzheimer’s drug, despite pressure from drugmakers
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey
Read MoreNext time, get your “Medicare & You” handbook electronically!
(Source – medicare.gov/blogs) Perhaps you got your copy of the 2022 “Medicare & You” handbook in the mail last fall,
Read MoreFree COVID-19 home tests for Medicare Part B beneficiaries
Starting Monday, the first time in the history of the Medicare program that they will be paying for over-the-counter services
Read MoreFlorida Blue launches in-home primary care
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Florida Blue Medicare, the state’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare plan, is
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