Five Important Facts about Medicare
The Medicare program provides health benefits to countless seniors, but how much do you know about the program? Read article
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Medicare - General
Four Insurers Investigated
The U.S. Justice Department has disclosed an investigation in four leading health insurers after a lawsuit accused them of defrauding
Read MoreThe Most Medicare Wasteful State is?
The government watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste, reported the state of Texas is the biggest Medicare money waster among
Read MoreMayo Clinic CEO criticized for memo about preferential treatment for privately insured patients
(By Tamara Rosin for Becker’s Hospital Review) Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is fielding criticism from the state health department after
Read MoreMedPAC issues March report to Congress: 8 takeaways
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its March 2017 report on Medicare
Read MoreMedicare Wastes More Than $40 Billion Annually
We are not talking Medicare fraud which is a separate dollar figure; this is wasteful spending due purely to rampant
Read MoreMayo Clinic to give preference to privately insured over Medicaid, Medicare patients
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Mayo Clinic CEO John Noseworthy, MD, told employees in a recent speech that
Read MoreHow Partners HealthCare’s miscalculations altered Medicare payments nationwide
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fifty-six Massachusetts hospitals received Medicare overpayments and hospitals across the nation received underpayments
Read MoreSmall Business Owners, Self-Employed and Medicare: What You Need to Know
Normally, workers age 65 and older can delay enrolling in Medicare if they continue to have a group health insurance
Read MoreSticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) John Krahne received alarming news from his doctor last December. His brain tumors
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