FactChecking 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.
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Obama 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
Read MoreSearching for home health care just got easier
(By – Bob Moos, www.dentonrc.com) Medicare has just begun publishing star ratings for home health care agencies to help consumers tell the
Read MoreSHERROD BROWN Fighting to reduce the cost of prescription drugs
(Source – clermontsun.com) Just like Medicare – which celebrated its 50th Anniversary last week – prescription drugs have helped Americans live
Read MoreCMS Publishes Final FY 2016 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PPS Rule
(By – Debra McCurdy, Reed Smith) Today CMS published its final rule updating payment policies and rates for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric
Read MoreCEO of health care company charged in undercover fraud probe
(By – Patrick M. O’Connell, Chicago Tribune) Doctors and nurses made visit after visit to the elderly man’s home, even
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