Negotiating Health Care Bills - A Primer
Personal finance columnist Liz Weston, in a post on www.latimes.com, provides some thoughts and suggestions on ways to reduce the
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Medicare - General
Ways and Means Advances Bipartisan Medicare Reforms to Improve Hospitals, Better Serve Patients
(Source - waysandmeans.house.gov) Today, the House Ways and Means Committee voted to pass the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act
Read MoreAdvanced-Care Planning Conversation with Your Physician
On January 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) allowed physicians to bill for and be paid by
Read MoreMissouri Hospitals Seek To Focus Readmission Penalties On Patient Poverty
(By Lisa Gillespie for Kaiser Health News) Christian Hospital says its costly difference of opinion with Medicare hinges on how
Read MoreImproper Payments by Medicare and Medicaid On the Rise?
At a hearing on Tuesday, members of a House oversight panel raised concerns about a rising number of improper Medicare
Read MoreMedicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) A broad proposal by Medicare to change the way it pays for some
Read MoreMedicare or Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage plans began in 1995 offering health insurance equal to or beyond what original Medicare covered. Although Medicare Advantage
Read MoreDoctors’ House Calls Saving Money For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning
Read MoreMACRA, Section 501 implementation now underway
Signed into law a year ago, the process to replace the Social Security number on Medicare cards with a new,
Read MoreCheck out “Independence at Home”–A CMS Test Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test
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