EHR Incentive Programs: Clinical Decision Support Interventions
(Source – CMS.gov) For the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs in 2016, eligible professionals and eligible
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Month: February 2016
Allowing Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices Is A Popular Idea But May Not Produce Substantial Savings
(By – Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman – Kaiser Family Foundation) After many years of slow growth, prescription drug spending growth is
Read MoreDrug Cost Negotiations Addressed in Obama Budget
President Obama’s recently proposed budget has downsides and upsides for seniors, but one of the upsides has garnered support from
Read More$20 million Fraud Scheme in Miami
That perpetual hotbed of Medicare Fraud, Miami, is once again in the news as a result of a resident physician
Read MoreBlue Shield Top Choice On California Exchange
(By – Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News) For the first time in three years, Blue Shield of California leads enrollment
Read MoreStudy Compares Rural and Urban Hospital Costs
(Source – www.beckershospitalreview.com) A new study by iVantage Health Analytics contrasts the list prices of hospital care at rural acute care hospitals
Read MoreRunaway Drug Costs Grabbing More and More Attention
Senior citizen angst over the continuing spiral in drug costs is the subject of an article posted on www.prweb.com by The
Read MoreA 401(k) Withdrawal Can Lead To Trouble For Health Plan Subsidies
(By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News) This week I answered a grab bag of questions from readers about premium tax
Read MoreWill Healthcare.gov Get A California Makeover?
(By – Pauline Bartolone, Kaiser Health News) When 28-year-old Charis Hill found out the medication to treat her degenerative arthritis condition
Read MoreBurwell Says ‘Beat Goes On’ As HHS Seeks To Expand Health Law’s Influence
(By – Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News) Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Friday
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