Scammers target seniors
(By – Jean Chatzky, www.bankrate.com) Seniors can be particularly vulnerable when it comes to financial thievery. What’s more, the ploys are getting
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Test program expands ability of Medicare patients to receive palliative care
(Source – www.buffalonews.com) It will be a delicate balancing act, no doubt, but Medicare is beginning a valuable – indeed, inevitable
Read MoreDocs Divided On Influence Of Scorecards In Accepting Medicare Patients
(By – Dan Munro, Forbes Contributor) Most doctors in the U.S. continue to see and treat Medicare patients, of course,
Read MorePharmacy integration helped BCBS of Rhode Island lower costs, improve care
(Source – www.fiercehealthpayer.com) One real-world solution is to more fully integrate pharmacists into the care team. Traditionally, a pharmacist’s role has occupied
Read MoreThink you might want to retire outside the US? Better think about health insurance
(By – By John Egan, Bankrate.com) Is Belgium beckoning as a retirement roost? Is Canada coaxing you? If you retire abroad,
Read MoreBooz Allen Awarded $202 Million Contract as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Marketplace System Integrator (MSI)
(Source – www.marketwatch.com) Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to become
Read MoreAt CMS, the Mission Is Broader Than Medicare and Medicaid
(By – DREW ALTMAN, blogs.wsj.com) Is it time for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to change its name again? The Department
Read MoreSafeGuard awarded $300M Medicare fraud-prevention contract
(By – Julie Henry, www.healthcaredive.com) Safeguard Services (SGS), a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard, has been awarded a $300M contract by the Centers
Read MoreMedicare reverses course on pricey new cancer drug
(By – Robert Pear, New York Times) The Obama administration has decided Medicare will pay for one of the newest,
Read MoreDespite Public Sentiment, House GOP Moving Ahead With Medicare “Premium Support”
(By – Mary K. Caffrey, www.ajmc.com) House Republicans are making plans for an ambitious Medicare overhaul after the 2016 elections, the National
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