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(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Both Medicaid and Medicare underpaid hospitals in 2015, according to an American Hospital

Paying More for Outpatient

According to findings by the Health and Human Services inspector general, some Medicare beneficiaries who had heart stents inserted as

Sen. Orrin Hatch and Reps. Joe Pitts and Tim Murphy requested Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When a patient goes to the best hospital, he or she usually hopes

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) At age 88, Elizabeth Fee looked pregnant, her belly swollen after days of

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is officially reopening applications for physicians to join two value-based care models

In Howard Gleckman’s Contributor column appearing on Forbes.com, he reviews the current state of long-term care and suggests ways to

(By Rachel Bluth for NPR) As drug prices have spiraled upward, tens of millions of generally law-abiding Americans have committed

Did you know that an estimated 57 million people are enrolled in Medicare? Click here to read about the ten interesting Medicare

(By Richard Harris for NPR) Two widely used tests to analyze the genetics of tumors often don’t come to the