Prevention Experts, Eye Doctors Disagree On Vision Tests For Seniors
(By - Michelle Andrew, Kaiser Health News) Some doctors and a key group of preventive care experts are not seeing
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Back From The Brink, A Rural Texas Hospital Shines
(By - Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News) Brad and Sheryl Kott didn’t think much of it seven years ago when
Read MoreCigna Profits As Medicare Softens Penalty Policy
(By - Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News) Cigna will get to keep hundreds of millions of dollars in bonus payments
Read MoreCMS’ Proposed Drug Payment Rule Change Analyzed
In an article posted on morning consult.com , Caitlin Owens provides an analysis of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Read MoreChairman Tiberi Announces Health Subcommittee Hearing on Preserving and Strengthening Medicare
(Source - waysandmeans.house.gov) House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) today announced that the Subcommittee will hold
Read MoreAnother Perspective on CMS’ Alternate Payment Models
An article posted on BigNewsNetwork.com takes a look at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposed new drug reimbursements
Read MoreCMS releases Skilled Nursing Facility utilization and payment data
(Source - CMS.gov) As part of our efforts to increase the transparency of federal health programs, the Centers for Medicare
Read MoreHospital Closures Rattle Small Towns
(By - Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News) For years, Sybil Ammons was the director of nursing at Stewart County’s only
Read MoreProfile of Medicare Beneficiaries by Race and Ethnicity: A Chartpack
(Source - Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for 55 million people ages 65 and over and younger
Read MoreCMS Deadline Approaching for the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Data Submission
(Source - CMS.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to remind you that the 2015 PQRS
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