3 Shocking Medicare Frauds
(Source – www.newsmax.com) Medicare fraud is widespread and complex, costing taxpayers about $60 billion a year, The Los Angeles Times reported. In
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Month: July 2015
Prescription for cheaper drugs contested
(By – ROBERT KING, www.washingtonexaminer.com) A battle is brewing over letting Medicare negotiate over drug prices, a power some doctors
Read MoreProgram is healthier, Congress still must act — Social Security trustees
(Source – sentinelrepublic.com) Medicare is still treading financial water. What’s so special about these reports is that they consider the future
Read MoreDoctors are bringing house calls back
(By – SAEROM YOO, Associated Press) Mary Venturacci is 98 years old and lives by herself in her northeast Salem home. It’s
Read MoreMedicare patients now can receive hospice, curative treatment at once
(By – Megan Hart, cjonline.com) People receiving hospice services through Midland Care Connection will have the option of continuing to receive treatments
Read MoreHome-care workers find getting out harder than getting in union
(By – Tom Steward) Renee Katz has one question for the Service Employees International Union: What part of “no” don’t
Read MoreSurprise! Your Medicare Premium Could Soar Next Year
(By – Dan Caplinger)Medicare coverage protects most Americans who are age 65 or older from the full brunt of their healthcare
Read MoreMedicare expanding access to hospice care
(Source – sentinelrepublic.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) new star ratings is on Home Health Compare, CMS’s public
Read MoreBush fires back over Medicare comments
(Source – www.bulletinleader.com) “It’s an actuarially unsound health care system”, Bush told the crowd at a town hall in New Hampshire,
Read MoreMedicare Part D Medication Prices Are Significantly Higher Than Medicaid, Veterans Health Administration and All Other Developed Countries, New Study Finds
(Source – www.enewspf.com) Because of congressional restrictions on the government’s ability to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare Part D drug
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