Whistleblower Alleges Medicare Fraud At Iconic Seattle-Based Health Plan
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the nation’s oldest and most respected
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The 2020 Medicare enrollment season brings fierce competition among insurers
The 2020 Medicare Open Enrollment season has begun and insurers are putting on the hard press to attract new baby
Read MoreFeds charge pain clinic chain’s owner in $38M billing fraud case
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The owner of a Tennessee-based pain clinic chain and three employees have been
Read MorePoor People Are Still Sicker Than The Rich In Germany, Despite Universal Health Care
(By Shefali Luthra for NPR) Researchers around the world hail Germany for its robust health care system: universal coverage, plentiful
Read MoreSurprise Settlement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case
(By Jenny Gold for Kaiser Health News) SAN FRANCISCO — Sutter Health has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a
Read More‘Fear Of Falling’: How Hospitals Do Even More Harm By Keeping Patients In Bed
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until
Read MorePharma tests real-time platform to forestall drug shortages
In response to the hundreds of drug shortages hitting the pharmaceutical industry each quarter, Merck KGaA plans to launch a
Read MoreNew drugs are costing more
Analysis from the drug research firm Brooklyn, found the average launch prices for new brand-name drugs have skyrocketed over the
Read MoreResearchers are suggesting site-neutral payments after Medicare reimbursement increased for hospital outpatient providers
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found when Medicare reimbursement depended on location, greater hospital-based versus practice-based payments
Read MoreWhat to know before your loved one is discharged from the hospital
If you are a caregiver of a Medicare beneficiary, there are a few things to know when your love one
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