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Patient Notification of Observation Status is Now Law

(By - Alexandra Wilson Pecci, for HealthLeaders Media) Under new federal law, Medicare patients who have been in the hospital

(By - Bert Gambini, www.buffalo.edu) Medicare Part D provides help to beneficiaries struggling with the cost of prescriptions drugs, but

(Source - www.wral.com) Medicare is making a proposal that would deny access to many people who need prosthetic limbs. The

(By - Howard Gleckman, Forbes Contributor) Medicare is the 1965 Ford Mustang of healthcare. It was cutting-edge back in the

(Source - www.healio.com) A recent study showed that waiving Medicare’s typical 3-day hospital stay requirement before becoming eligible for skilled

(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the bidding timeline for the Round 1

(Source - KHN Morning Briefing) A whistleblower case in Texas accuses a medical consulting firm and more than two dozen

(By - Gray Hall, www.nbc12.com) If you’re nearing the age of 65, then you probably know you will soon be

(By - Kasia Klimasinska, www.bloomberg.com) The U.S. budget deficit jumped 58 percent in July from a year earlier on higher

(By - John LaMattina, Forbes Contributor) While the high cost of new drugs is worrisome, those responsible for drug benefit