News report on healthcare billing fraud prompts senators’ call for federal action
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Six U.S. senators are seeking more information about CMS efforts to combat healthcare
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Top U.S. medical centers roll out DNA sequencing clinics for healthy (and often wealthy) clients
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) Seizing on the surging popularity of at-home DNA testing kits, top academic medical institutions are
Read MoreDo Medicare Advantage Plans save money?
Medicare Advantage (MA) health plans offer valuable lessons for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by bringing private-sector
Read MoreDespite Failed Promises, Stem Cell Advocates Again Want Taxpayers To Pony Up Billions
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) Californians voted in 2004 to shell out billions of dollars in taxpayer
Read MoreWhat The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Mary Epp awoke from a deep sleep to the “high, shrill” sound of
Read More3 generic drugmakers accused of ‘stonewalling’ congressional probe
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Two lawmakers have accused three generic drugmakers of “coordinated obstruction” and “apparent efforts
Read MoreMedicare Advantage growth among top 5 commercial payers
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) All but one of the five largest commercial payers saw double-digit growth in
Read MoreLarge employers have serious reservations about “Medicare for All”
The National Business Group on Health (NBGH) polled large employers about Medicare expansion plans, including a single-payer “Medicare-for-All” system and
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Plans must cover all the services that original Medicare covers
If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan, Original Medicare will still cover the cost for hospice care, some new Medicare
Read MorePharmacy benefit managers negotiated $18 billion worth of rebates in 2016
According to a new Government Accountability Office report, it found Pharmacy benefit managers negotiated $18 billion worth of rebates from
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