Medicare improper payments down $4.6B
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The improper payment rate for Medicare fee-for-service is at its lowest since 2010,
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The use of telehealth services by Medicare beneficiaries is increasing
The use of telehealth services by Medicare beneficiaries is increasing; however, it is limited significantly by numerous legal barriers. According
Read MoreCheck Your Medical Records For Dangerous Errors
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) When Liz Tidyman’s elderly parents moved across the country to be closer to
Read MoreWhen it comes to Medicare, you need to know these important dates
To avoid potential Medicare penalties, you need to know these three crucial dates. Why? Because missing the dates can cost
Read More5.5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s, so why is there still no effective treatment?
It has become one of the most intractable problems in Medicine: Will we ever cure Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s, the most common
Read MoreEmployers can lower health care costs
According to the National Business Group on Health, the costs of health care benefits are expected to skyrocket to nearly
Read MorePharmacists have been called on to make naloxone widely available. But do they know how to use it?
(By Lev Facher for STAT) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Sixty pharmacists began a recent Friday here in the company of a
Read MoreBuyers Of Short-Term Health Plans: Wise Or Shortsighted?
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Supporters of the nation’s health law condemn them. A few states, including California
Read MoreIn Throes Of Turkey Salmonella Outbreak, Don’t Invite Illness To Your Table
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As Americans prepare to cook and consume nearly 50 million turkeys on Thanksgiving
Read MoreWalmart will require workers to travel for spine surgery in effort to cut healthcare costs
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart is aiming to lower healthcare spending by requiring employees to travel to
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