June 2017 – Page 7 – medicarereport.org

AHA urges CMS to penalize poor performing recovery audit contractors

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma sent Tuesday, the American Hospital Association urged

(By Alla Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) proposed legislation in Vermont to close a loophole in

With the recent failure of two long-term-care insurers it’s important, whether you’re shopping for long-term-care policy or already have coverage,

In 2016, retail pharmacies filled over 4.4 billion drug prescriptions, with 4 billion were for low-cost generic drugs, accounting for

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) There was wide variation in per capita healthcare spending among states in 2014,

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, established under the ACA, was not associated

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Department of Veteran Affairs needs to modernize its pharmacy system to improve

(By Nell Greenfield Boyce) A study published Thursday shows how a bird flu virus that’s sickening and killing people in

(By Lydia Zuraw for Kaiser Health News) Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, detailed new plans the agency