Out-of-pocket costs related to observation stays hurting Medicare patients
The trend to have patients undergo “observation stays” to determine if formal admission is required appears to be generating cumulative out-of-pocket
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The Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) results for 2014 are in…
Emily Rappleye, writing on the Becker’s Healthcare website, provides an analysis of the quality and savings measurements compiled by the ACO
Read MoreUpdate on the “Independent at Home” Project…
In an article posted today on the Independent Law Review website, contributing writers recap the results of the program’s progress since
Read MoreAmoutee advocates mobilize againts proposed regulation changes…
The American Orthotic Prosthetic Association and the Amputee Coalition are planning protests in opposition to proposed regulations that would potentially limit
Read MoreAmputees: Congress poised for unkind cut
(By – DANA LARSEN, Pilot-Tribune Editor; www.stormlakepilottribune.com) On Brenda McVinua’s Facebook page, there’s a meme that reads: “Amputees: some assembly required.” But
Read MoreDoctor accused of filing claims for dead patients faces new charges
(By – KRISTIAN HERNANDEZ, STAFF WRITER ; www.themonitor.com) A McAllen area doctor accused in June of filing fraudulent Medicare claims involving deceased
Read MoreWith Mergers, Concerns Grow About Private Medicare
(By – REED ABELSON, www.nytimes.com) As some of the nation’s largest health insurers plan to merge, a new report raises fresh
Read MoreStudy looks at health care spending’s rise in the twilight years
(By – Jim Landers, www.dallasnews.com) A person’s health care spending tends to be high in the last year of life — but
Read MoreReport finds little competition in Medicare Advantage markets
(Source – theadvocate.com) There is little or no competition in Medicare Advantage insurance markets in 97 percent of U.S. counties, including
Read More‘Cowboy’ doctors account for a lot of unnecessary care, Medicare expenditures
(By – Ron Shinkman, www.fiercehealthfinance.com) So-called “cowboy doctors”–clinicians who provide intensive, but unnecessary care–account for more than a third of all Medicare expenditures
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