GAO Urges Curbs on 340B Spending Incentives
(By - Marie Rosenthal, www.pharmacypracticenews.com) Congress should consider reducing financial incentives that make it easier for 340B hospitals to prescribe
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Author: Gerry Hafer
$25M Medicare scam may herald bigger woes
(By - Heather Caspi, www.healthcaredive.com) Although Medicare is not available outside the US.except under emergency circumstances, scammers, including two executives
Read MoreHealth Insurance Snapshot: eHealth Publishes Data on Average Costs and Common Qualifying Life Events for the Month of July 2015
(Source - money.cnn.com) Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH), the nation’s first and largest private online health insurance marketplace, published an
Read MoreHospice Company Owner Sentenced to Serve Three Years in Prison and Pay More Than $2.5 Million in Restitution for Medicare Fraud
(Source - www.dotmed.com) PAULA KLUDING, 39, from Chandler, Oklahoma, the owner of Prairie View Hospice, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation located
Read MoreEditorial: Strategies to trim drug costs worth exploring
(Source - www.herald-dispatch.com) The big pharmaceutical companies have an image problem, primarily because many Americans have a problem of their
Read MoreLeadingAge rallies against proposed Medicare, Medicaid changes
(Source - www.mcknights.com) A leading nursing home advocate is mustering support to combat massive changes the administration has proposed for
Read MorePatient revenue broken down by hospitals
(By - David Giuliani, www.mywebtimes.com) Medicare and Medicaid account for a big chunk of patient revenue at local hospitals. That’s
Read MoreSENIOR SIGNALS: It’s never too late to slash nursing home bills
(By - Daniel O. Tully, www.centralctcommunications.com) When a loved one moves to a nursing home, family members are often shocked
Read MoreVoice of the Consumer: Medicare calling - NOT
(By - Betty Sexton, KKTV) Don’t be surprised if you receive a series of calls and even a visit from
Read MoreHelping people maintain independence
(By - Masaki Ova, www.jamestownsun.com) A licensed social worker and two registered nurses with a combined 75 years of experience
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