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CMS expands quality data on Physician Compare and Hospital Compare to help consumers choose health care providers

(Source – CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to providing current quality performance data that

A 24-year old man was found guilty of Medicare fraud and sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to

(Source – CMS.gov) The period for requesting an informal review of the 2016 Value Modifier is open now and ends

(Source – CMS.gov) 2016 PQRS Negative Payment Adjustment and the Informal Review Process In 2016, CMS will apply a negative

(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that among uninsured people who are

(Source – American Enterprise Institute) Recognizing the critical need for a long-range reform plan for health care in America, the

An article posted on www.nytimes.com by Robert Pear covers the details of presidential candidate Marco Rubio’s quest for restrictions on aid

(By – Martha Bebinger, WBUR; Kaiser Health News) In a brick plaza next to the Chelsea, Massachusetts city hall, Anthony,

(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) How stressful is medical training? So bad that in a class encouraging medical

(By – Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) The penalty for failing to have health insurance is going up, perhaps even