CMS Unveils More User-Friendly Medicare Website
(Source-CMS.gov) Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website that make it easier, for
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CMS launches more user-friendly Medicare website
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS unveiled changes to the medicare.gov website May 18 that it said makes
Read moreCommercial insurers paid hospitals 224% more than what Medicare did, study finds
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Commercial insurers paid hospitals an average of 224 percent more compared to Medicare
Read moreMost Office-Based Physicians Accept New Patients, Including Patients With Medicare and Private Insurance
(By Nancy Ochieng , Matthew Rae, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 12, 2022)
Read moreAdverse Events in Hospitals: A Quarter of Medicare Patients Experienced Harm in October 2018
(Source – oig.hhs.gov) In 2010, OIG reported the first national incidence rate of patient harm events in hospitals-27 percent of
Read moreEquitable Relief for Medicare Enrollment and Disenrollment
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing equitable relief to individuals who could not submit premium Part A
Read moreMedicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new
Read moreThe Facts About Medicare Spending
(By Kaiser Family Foundation published April 26, 2022) Medicare provides health insurance coverage for 65 million people, nearly 20% of
Read moreImplementing Certain Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Revisions to Medicare Enrollment and Eligibility Rules (CMS-4199-P)
(Source – cms.gov/newsroom) On April 22, 2022 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to
Read moreHelp with Medicare Premium and Cost-Sharing Assistance Varies by State
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 20, 2022) While Medicare
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