Medicare likely overpaid $367 million during a six-month period
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General reviewed a random sample of 300 claims and found
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Brand-Name Drugs Increasing at 10X Cost of Inflation, McCaskill Report Finds
(Source – www.hsgac.senate.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,
Read MoreWhy Houston and other cities want nothing to do with the massive national opioid lawsuit
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) HOUSTON — There are hundreds of cities and counties involved in the mass opioid litigation
Read MoreDisposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know
(Source – www.fda.gov) Medicines play an important role in treating many conditions and diseases and when they are no longer
Read More40% of patients skip treatment because of cost: 7 survey findings
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The cost of healthcare has placed serious financial burden on more than half
Read MoreWithout Context Or Cushion, Do Online Medical Results Make Sense?
(By Sandra G. Boodman for Kaiser Health News) As she herded her two young sons into bed one evening late
Read MoreThe Juul’s So Cool, Kids Smoke It In School
(By Ana B. Ibarra for Kaiser Health News) The students wait eagerly for their teachers to turn their backs. That’s
Read MoreNEED HELP WITH YOUR MEDICARE COSTS?
(Source – blog.medicare.gov) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges with paying for health care, you may be eligible
Read MoreMedPAC recommends slashing Medicare payments to home health agencies
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending Congress slash Medicare payments to companies that provide home health services. In the
Read MoreChallenges for telemedicine programs
According to a recent survey out of Reach Health, a Telemedicine Software company, inadequate telemedicine parity laws and Medicare reimbursement
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