Senior Issues: Medicare costs — gray rage starts now
(By – FRED GOLDENBERG, Senior Issues) I looked at his statement and was aghast to see that nearly 100 percent
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Medicare readmission penalties create quality metrics stress
(By – Sabriya Rice, www.modernhealthcare.com) Medicare is four years into its drive to cut the number of patients who land back
Read MoreReforming Medicare and Medicaid
(By – THOMAS G. DONLAN, online.barrons.com) As Americans observed the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, many said that M&M have become
Read MoreAudit Program Has Saved Medicare $10B, Group Finds
(Source – Health Care Daily Report via www.bna.com) Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program has returned more than $10 billion to the Medicare trust
Read MoreFactChecking the GOP Debate, Late Edition
(Source – www.factcheck.org) The first prime-time Republican presidential debate featured the top 10 candidates, according to polling, and they twisted some facts.
Read MoreObama signs Medicare observation stays bill
(By – Virgil Dickson, www.modernhealthcare.com) President Barack Obama has signed a bill that requires hospitals to notify Medicare patients when they
Read MoreHialeah pharmacy owner pleads guilty to $1.6M Medicare fraud
(By – Nina Lincoff, South Florida Business Journal) Hialeah resident and pharmacy owner Tamara Esponda pleaded guilty Friday to her involvement in
Read MoreKnow Your Options Before Signing Up for Medicare
(Source – www.elderlawanswers.com) As you get ready to turn 65, you may be inundated with information about Medicare. All this information
Read MoreHP subsidiary lands $300M contract to detect Medicare fraud
(By – Virgil Dickson, www.modernhealthcare.com) The CMS has awarded SafeGuard Services a contract worth up to $300 million to help prevent
Read MoreNew Health Policy Brief: Medicare’s Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
(By -Lucy Larner, healthaffairs.org) A new policy brief from Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) addresses Medicare’s Hospital-Acquired
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