Renacci observes role of drug store
(By – Loren Genson, medinagazette.northcoastnow.com) U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Wadsworth, visited Walgreens on North Court Street in Medina on Monday to learn
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CMS Adds Pilot Project Participants to Reduce Medicare Costs
(By – Jacqueline DiChiara, revcycleintelligence.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced over 2,100 acute care hospitals, skilled nursing
Read MoreCMS BUNDLED PAYMENTS TEST PROGRAM: CARROT AND STICK IN EFFECT
(Source – www.bna.com) A recent CMS announcement means providers in a bundled payments test program will need to coordinate care well
Read MoreMedicare rules may encourage nursing homes to over-treat patients
(By – Leslie Small, www.fiercehealthpayer.com) Even as the healthcare industry puts an increased emphasis on cutting costs, Medicare’s payment rules for
Read MoreBrooklyn doctor gets two years in prison for $13 million billing fraud
(By – Susan Morse, www.healthcarefinancenews.com) A doctor at a Brooklyn, New York, clinic was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for
Read MoreHospice to take part in Medicare Care Choices Model
(Source – danvers.wickedlocal.com) Care Dimensions has been selected to participate in the Medicare Care Choices Model, announced in July by Health
Read MoreLegislators call on Washington to support telemedicine
(By – WILLIAM MORRIS, www.southernminn.com) The future of medicine might involve a lot less time in the doctor’s office, and local legislators
Read MoreClifton Ambulance Provider Charged With Health Care Fraud
(By – Paul Nichols, bergendispatch.com) Imadeldin Awad Khair was charged today with operating a lucrative ambulance company that received funds from Medicare
Read MoreNAAOP petition on Medicare proposal garners 100,000 signatures
(Source – www.healio.com) The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics announced it has exceeded the 100,000 signatures needed
Read MoreU.S. House Votes to Abolish IPAB
(By – D. BRADY NELSON, via news.heartland.org) The U.S. House of Representatives voted in June to abolish the Independent Payment Advisory Board
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