In 2015, Medicare’s Nationwide Per Capita Costs were $9,582 per Beneficiary
On Tuesday, CMS released data for 2015, showing nationwide Medicare per capita costs amounted to $9,582, (Hawaii spent $6,608 per
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Month: April 2017
Safety Check on Imported Drugs
The Government Accountability Office released a report in December 2016 on the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of foreign drug
Read MoreTelehealth Innovation and Improvement Act
The bipartisan healthcare legislation (The Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act), would expand access to healthcare in both rural and urban
Read MoreMedicare Wrongly Made Payments of $41.1 Billion in 2016
According to a GAO report, problems with oversight and contract issues, the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program wrongly made payments of $41.1
Read More6 things to know about Nevada’s surprise billing legislation
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nevada legislation aiming to ban surprise medical bills is drawing a wide range
Read MorePaul Levy: Value-based payment is an ‘energy-sapping distraction’
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) ACOs will fail because the rewards are not immediate, substantial or transparent enough
Read MoreMassachusetts accuses UHS of Medicaid billing fraud
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The state of Massachusetts intervened Monday in a landmark false claims case accusing King of
Read MoreAsbestos Deaths Remain A Public Health Concern, CDC Finds
(By Rebecca Hersher for NPR) People are still dying of cancer linked to asbestos, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Read MoreCivilians With Severe Burns Treated At Texas Military Hospital
(By Wendy Rigby for NPR) The burn unit at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research in San Antonio, Texas, is
Read MoreVA New Website: accesstocare.va.gov
On Wednesday, VA Secretary David Shulkin, is unveiling a new web site (accesstocare.va.gov), that reveals for the first time exactly how
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