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Thursday, May 9, 2013

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News9 new results for Medicare
 
Hospital rates vary significantly, Medicare data show
Baltimore Sun
Data released by the federal government Wednesday show that what hospitals charge Medicare to treat patients varies widely. Medicare, which sets its own reimbursement rates, actually pays significantly less, but federal officials hope the data will ...
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Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud
Businessweek
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Department of Justice is suing the hospice company founded by Florida's Senate president, accusing it of submitting tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims for more than a decade, including while Don ...
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GOP boycotts health care advisory board
Chicago Sun-Times
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act.
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Medicare Lags In Project to Expand Hospice
Kaiser Health News
Despite a three-year-old order from Congress, Medicare has yet to begin an experiment to expand hospice services to allow beneficiaries to continue potentially lifesaving treatments to see if it would save money while improving the patients' quality of ...
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Kaiser Health News
Medicare data: Hospital fees vary greatly
Poughkeepsie Journal
The difference between the charges and the payments, in the case of Medicare cases, is mainly because Medicare sets an allowed rate for each hospital, Kepple said. The stated charge, known internally as the "chargemaster," sort of a list-price schedule ...
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Fears of freeze on Medicare rebates to fill Gillard Government's budget black hole
Courier Mail
"With the government looking at ways to reduce the Budget deficit, there is talk that they might freeze indexation of Medicare fees, in the same way that the Howard Government did in 1996,'' AMA president Dr Steve Hambleton said. "The AMA calls on the ...
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Some 2 million US seniors refuse Medicare Part D free money
UPI.com
Executive Director of Families USA Ron Pollack holds up a DVD about Medicare Part D and prescriptions options as he testifies before a Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Medicare Part D, in Washington. An estimated more than 2 million U.S. ...
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UPI.com
Medicare data show wide variations in hospital charges
St. Louis Beacon
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released hospital data on average Medicare charges and payments for the 100 most common procedures and treatments. The data show wide variation in hospital billing across the nation, Missouri and ...
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Preventing Medicare Fraud Among Senior Citizens - WHSV.com
WHSV
HARRISONBURG -- Senior citizens in the Valley describe Medicare as helpful, but there are a few things they need to look out for to prevent Medicare fraud. According to the Office of Inspector General with the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
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Blogs1 new result for Medicare
 
Yikes! Medicare sticker shock! « Bankrate, Inc.
By Jay MacDonald
Health insurance and Medicare are changing under health care reform. Learn about health care reform's impact on health insurance and Medicare at Bankrate.com.
Bankrate.com

Web1 new result for Medicare
 
New Medicare ordering and referring policy delayed - amednews.com
The enforcement of a new Medicare enrollment requirement, set for May 1, has been delayed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
www.amednews.com/article/20130506/government/.../9/


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