OIG Reports Medicare Part B Overpaid $35.8 Million for Outpatient Drugs
(By – King & Spalding, via www.jdsupra.com) According to a recent report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), Medicare
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Be smart: Research Medicare plans, costs, benefits
(By – Rick Bloom, www.hometownlife.com) Medicare, the government-sponsored program to provide health care for those who age 65 and older, just celebrated
Read MoreA marked improvement in health and healthcare for Medicare patients
(Source – insurancenewsnet.com) By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News — In a 15-year study of older Medicare
Read MoreSun Sentinel: Bush is right — Medicare must change
(Source – www.watertowndailytimes.com) Democrats pounced recently when GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, while discussing Medicare in a town hall meeting, said,
Read MoreWorker convicted of Medicare fraud
(By – Lauren Fox, www.bostonglobe.com) The clinical director of a home nursing agency in Waltham was found guilty for her role
Read MoreMedicare pilot programs to begin this year
(By – Holly Petrovich, www.mcknights.com) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to
Read MoreRetirees Face Double Social Security-Medicare Whammy Next Year
(By – MARK MILLER, REUTERS) Retirees are facing a double whammy next year: no inflation adjustment in their Social Security
Read MoreBernie Sanders: Making Medicare an Issue in 2016
(By – Jennie Burger, lawstreetmedia.com) Last Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare, a program instituted under the Social Security Act in
Read MoreMore Debate On Medicare ‘Observation Stays’ Ahead
(By – ANDY MARSO , kcur.org) A bill headed to President Barack Obama’s desk will require hospitals to notify Medicare patients
Read MoreWhy are hearing disabilities not covered by insurance and Medicare?
(By – Brendan Williams, The Hill) Imagine a treatable disability that afflicts tens of millions of Americans and yet is generally
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