Medicare posts a $5.8 billion loss in 2019
The new Medicare Trustees Report shows that Medicare posts a $5.8 billion loss in 2019 on $323 billion in revenue.
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A Dozen Facts About Medicare Advantage in 2020
(By Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kasier Family Foundation) Medicare Advantage enrollment has grown rapidly over the past
Read MoreCoronavirus & Medicare enrollment: Get the coverage you need
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) To help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many businesses have temporarily closed. If
Read More‘Where are all our patients?’: Covid phobia is keeping people with serious heart symptoms away from ERs
(By Usha Lee McFarling for STAT) Stayc Simpson’s blood pressure readings are all over the place. Her heart rate is
Read MoreCoronavirus Crisis Opens Access To Online Opioid Addiction Treatment
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Opioid addiction isn’t taking a break during the coronavirus pandemic. But the U.S.
Read MoreWill increase in telehealth lead to more fraud?
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) While CMS has relaxed telehealth regulations to expand care during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Read More2020 Medicare Trustees Report & Trust Funds
The Medicare Program is the second-largest social insurance program in the U.S., with 61.2 million beneficiaries and total expenditures of $796
Read MoreCMS lifts freestanding ER billing restrictions during pandemic
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued guidance April 21 allowing independent freestanding emergency departments to provide care to
Read MoreGoing electronic is easy with Medicare online resources
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Earth Day, celebrated on April 22, is a great time to think about ways to reduce your
Read MoreImmunomedics wins FDA approval for new drug to treat aggressive form of breast cancer
(By Adam Feuerstein for STAT) Immunomedics secured U.S. approval on Wednesday for a new drug to treat women with a
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