December 2015 – medicarereport.org

Medicare’s Top 5 Costliest Part D Drugs

In an article titled “5 Costliest Drugs Per Medicare Part D Beneficiary,” Allison Gilchrist, Associate Editor of Pharmacy Times, provides a

(Source – Disability.gov) Posted on December 30, 2015 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule

With some drug costs spiraling to the $100,000 cost for an annual supply, and with a more than 12% increase

In an article titled “3 costly healthcare megatrends to watch in 2016” posted on www.beckershospitalreview.com, Ayla Ellison takes a look at some

(Source – CMS.gov) Due to an error found in the logic, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is

(Source – National Institutes of Health) Collaboration between NIH and Tetra Discovery Partners leads to development of treatment that may

(Source – whitehouse.gov) On Monday, December 28, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 1321, the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of

(Source – CMS.gov) CMS & ONC Release Request for Information: Certification Frequency and Requirements for the Reporting of Quality Measures

A $13.4 million fraud investigation has yielded indictments for the co-owners of a Dallas home healthcare agency and two nurses

This article by Marie McCullough, Staff Writer at philly-com, explores the issue of Medicare coverage for costly intravenous therapy at home and