Medicare approves next generation cancer testing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will now cover the cost of next-generation sequencing (NCS) test
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DOJ weighing ‘major litigation’ against opioid makers, Trump says
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke Monday of using federal prosecutors to pursue “major litigation” against
Read MoreAdults Skipping Vaccines May Miss Out On Effective New Shingles Shot
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Federal officials have recommended a new vaccine that is more effective than an
Read MoreCongress Tackles The Opioid Epidemic. But How Much Will It Help?
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) The nation’s opioid epidemic has been called today’s version of the 1980s AIDS crisis. In a speech Monday,
Read MoreMore Than A Job: Home Care For A Mom With Alzheimer’s Disease
(By Franziska Monahan for WBUR in cooperation with NPR) Celina Raddatz quit her job at a nursing home in 2014
Read MorePaying Hospitals To Keep People Out Of Hospitals? It Works In Maryland.
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Saturdays at Mercy Medical Center used to be perversely lucrative. The dialysis clinic
Read More6 state bills targeting balance billing in Q1
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Here are six bills addressing surprise billing that were proposed, approved or moved
Read MoreCongress not waiting for CMS to reform Medicare Skilled Nursing reimbursement
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) called for cuts to Medicare’s skilled nursing reimbursement, but lawmakers in Congress appeared ready
Read MoreQuestions about new Medicare cards answered
Concerns about the potential for fraud and identity theft led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to come
Read More20 metros areas with highest, lowest physician compensation
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) Physicians across the U.S. saw a 4 percent increase in physician compensation from
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