CMS Publishes Final FY 2016 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PPS Rule
(By – Debra McCurdy, Reed Smith) Today CMS published its final rule updating payment policies and rates for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric
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Month: August 2015
CEO of health care company charged in undercover fraud probe
(By – Patrick M. O’Connell, Chicago Tribune) Doctors and nurses made visit after visit to the elderly man’s home, even
Read MoreNew bill would require more secure Medicare cards
(By – Northeast Times Staff, boyle.house.gov) Congressman Brendan Boyle joined a bipartisan coalition on July 28 to introduce the Medicare Common
Read MoreObamacare ‘robbed’ Medicare of $700B, says Huckabee
(By – Linda Qiu, www.politifact.com) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee accused “illegals, prostitutes, pimps, (and) drug dealers” of freeloading off the
Read MoreFMC, Redmond facing readmission penalties; Medicare fines are part of healthcare reform
(By – Diane Wagner, via www.northwestgeorgianews.com) Floyd County’s two hospitals are among the 67 percent in Georgia that will pay a
Read MoreMedicaid managed care proposed rule seeks to align Medicaid with Medicare Advantage and qualified health plans
(Source – www.lexology.com) On June 1, 2015, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule on Medicaid managed
Read MoreStudy puts Medicare’s three-day inpatient hospital stay in focus
(By – Adam Smeltz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Medicine has changed a lot since the 1960s, but Medicare still has in place
Read MoreMedPAC Issues 2015 Medicare Data Book
(By – Debra McCurdy, via www.jdsupra.com) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has released its 2015 Data Book on Health Care
Read MoreOIG Reports Medicare Part B Overpaid $35.8 Million for Outpatient Drugs
(By – King & Spalding, via www.jdsupra.com) According to a recent report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), Medicare
Read MoreBe smart: Research Medicare plans, costs, benefits
(By – Rick Bloom, www.hometownlife.com) Medicare, the government-sponsored program to provide health care for those who age 65 and older, just celebrated
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