Cancer diagnosis inspires new end-of-life care program
(By Melissa Perrell Phipps for STAT) Just before Thanksgiving in 2010, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a
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Month: December 2016
Montana May Be Model For Medicaid Work Requirement
(By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio, with partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News) Montana State Senator Ed Buttrey is
Read MoreNew Rules to Limit Medi-Cal ‘Death Fees’
(By Emily Bazar for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) Six months after her mother died in 2014, Karen
Read MoreRAC improper payment recoveries plunge 91%
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Recovery Audit Contractor program, which has a mission to correct improper Medicare
Read MoreA mayor fights to save a small-town hospital: ‘It’s life or death’
(By Max Blau for STAT) Mayor Adam O’Neal wants his hospital back. He was born in Pungo District Hospital in
Read MoreLatest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of
Read MoreMedicare Pays For A Kidney Transplant, But Not The Drugs To Keep It Viable
(By Richard Harris for NPR) The federal government will pay more than $100,000 to give someone a kidney transplant, but
Read MoreNew Medicare Rules Should Help ‘High Need’ Patients Get Better Treatment
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Doctors have complained for years that they’re not paid adequately for time-consuming work
Read MoreAlleged Scheme To Fix Generic Drug Prices Started At Dinners And ‘Girls Nights Out’
(By Liz Szabo and JoNel Aleccia, and Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio published by Kaiser Health News) The high prices
Read MoreCMS finalizes cardiac bundle, expands CJR: 10 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released a rule on Tuesday that finalizes a mandatory bundled payment program
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