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Medicare auditors saved program $214M in FY 2016 and 7 other things to know

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program corrected $404.46 million in overpayments and $69.46

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare spending per fee-for-service beneficiary is likely to be lower in counties where

The question is: Can an insurance company factor in preexisting conditions when deciding whether to offer you a Medigap policy

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fitbit unveiled a connected health platform on its new Fitbit Plus app Sept. 19,

(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would let pharmacists inform

(By David Montgomery for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) FORT WORTH, Texas — Toting a huge olive-green

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) For the 2019 performance year, CMS said six Medicaid payment arrangements will qualify as Advanced

According to a new AHIP report, Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligible care models provide extensive care coordination to ensure beneficiaries with

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) With frustration growing among Americans who are being charged exorbitant prices for medical

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) In a wide-ranging scheme, AbbVie (ABBV) used a combination of old-fashioned kickbacks to doctors and