January 2016 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

(By – Emily Bazar, Kaiser Health News) Perhaps nothing triggers frustration and hope in patients like prescription drugs. Consider the

For Hospitals, Treating Violence Beyond The ER Is Good Medicine And Good Business

(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News) Ask David Ross to describe an average day on the job. He says

Although we’re well into 2016, the editorial staff at the AMAC Foundation’s Medicare Report thought it would be good as

Physicians are facing a decision they will need to make in the relatively near future…choosing either the Merit-Based Incentive Payment

A continuing sea-change in the field of health care is driving a corresponding evolution in the way skilled nursing services

(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce the 2015 PQRS data submission

(Source – CMS.gov) Entities interested in becoming a PQRS qualified registry or QCDR for 2016 must submit a self-nomination to

In an article titled “Democrats’ Health Care Debate: Clinton And Sanders Are Both Wrong,” Forbes contributor John C. Goodman provides

Details on the costs and logistics of Bernie Sanders “health care for all” have now been disclosed, and the estimated

If you’re in doubt about whether a specific item is covered by Medicare, there’s a way to some checking on