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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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US proposes scrapping some obsolete Medicare regulations
Reuters
(Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday proposed eliminating certain obsolete Medicare regulations, a move it said would save hospitals and other healthcare providers an estimated $676 million a year, or $3.4 billion over five years.
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Action Line: Don't fall for Medicare scams over the phone
Tulsa World
Dear Action Line: I got a call from someone claiming she was with Medicare and calling seniors about a new Medicare card they are sending out. She wanted my Medicare card number and birth date. I've never been asked for this by phone and hung up on ...
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CMS: Get Your 2012 Medicare Part B Claims in Soon
Health Data Management
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reminds eligible professionals that Feb. 28 is the last day to submit Medicare Part B claims from calendar year 2012. That's obviously important for reimbursement purposes, but also because getting all the ...
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ACOs ready for Medicare patients
Worcester Telegram
But last year the U.S. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, approved the first round of ACOs to pay for all-inclusive services for Medicare patients who traditionally weren't enrolled in managed care. Medicare expenditures for people 65 and ...
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Benefits/drawbacks of Medicare Part B
Federal Times (blog)
A. The disadvantage is that you have to pay the premiums for Medicare Part B. The advantage is that it works with your FEHB coverage to reduce your out-of-pocket costs for medical, clinical lab service, home health care, outpatient hospital service and ...
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Lawmakers troubled by reports of Medicare fraud
phillyBurbs.com
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services already had a system in place to do so, but the reports found that the system didn't catch improper bills until they had already been paid. The reports also noted that the agency didn't instruct its ...
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Up next in budget battles: pay for Medicare docs
UPI.com
To help pay for some of the $30 billion needed this year to keep Medicare payments stable, Congress reduced by $4.2 billion payments for Medicaid, the government program for low-income Americans, to hospitals that treat an unusually high share of the ...
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Medicare Bidding Process Slams Home Medical Equipment Providers With ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The plummeting reimbursement rates set by Medicare last week for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) demonstrate why its procurement system for home medical equipment is a defective process likely to produce ...
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Ellisville Police, Missouri Senior Medicare Patrol warn about scams
Newsmagazinenetwork
After a local 88-year-old woman fell victim to a lottery scam that cost her more than $60,000, the Ellisville police department decided to help its seniors avoid scams like these in the future. Officers Joey Nickles and Angie Walsh will be delivering a ...
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