HP 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
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New 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
Read MoreNew bill would require more secure Medicare cards
(By – Northeast Times Staff, boyle.house.gov) Congressman Brendan Boyle joined a bipartisan coalition on July 28 to introduce the Medicare Common
Read MoreObamacare ‘robbed’ Medicare of $700B, says Huckabee
(By – Linda Qiu, www.politifact.com) Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee accused “illegals, prostitutes, pimps, (and) drug dealers” of freeloading off the
Read MoreFMC, Redmond facing readmission penalties; Medicare fines are part of healthcare reform
(By – Diane Wagner, via www.northwestgeorgianews.com) Floyd County’s two hospitals are among the 67 percent in Georgia that will pay a
Read MoreMedicaid managed care proposed rule seeks to align Medicaid with Medicare Advantage and qualified health plans
(Source – www.lexology.com) On June 1, 2015, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule on Medicaid managed
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