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| Better with age: Medicare policy change unclear Times Herald-Record This was the administrator of one of our local nursing homes talking about the federal government agreeing to change the policy under which Medicare would stop paying for such things as physical therapy if the patient was judged to have stopped ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare workshop planned Thursday Enterprise-Record CHICO — The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program at Passages Adult Resource Center plans a "Welcome to Medicare" workshop for people who will be 65 this year and want to learn more about Medicare. It will be 2-4 p.m. Thursday at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Messy Rollout Of Health Law Echoes Medicare Drug Expansion Minnesota Public Radio In the beginning, things didn't look so good for the now very successful Medicare prescription drug law, either. "About this time in 2005, the percentage of people who had an unfavorable opinion of the law was actually higher than those who had a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Proposed fee schedule rule affects the Medicare EHR Incentive Program PhysBizTech A 605-page document released July 8 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) explains proposed changes to physician quality programs for calendar year 2014. What's not immediately evident within the proposed rule, which will be published ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Officials worry seniors being pushed out of hospitals as Medicare seeks to cut ... Worcester Telegram Matsoukas soon learned that his family had fallen in to a Medicare cost-cutting Twilight Zone known as ''observation status'' -- a world where a patient can be anywhere in a hospital, receiving treatment for days, yet never ''admitted'' according to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lawsuit alleges Jackson cardiologist falsified patient records to justify ... The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com JACKSON, MI – Jackson cardiologist Dr. Jashu Patel falsely interpreted stress tests for patients as abnormal to justify billing Medicare for unnecessary cardiac procedures, according to allegations in a lawsuit settled this week. Almost 90 percent of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hospital prices for procedures vary in Valley Tribune-Review That's according to federally released data showing how much hospitals charged Medicare in 2011 for the 100 most common procedures. Excela Health Westmoreland charges about $22,000 for replacement of a major lower joint — a knee, for example ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Surgery may not be better for spine fractures GlobalPost NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Getting back surgery to fix fractures caused by compression of the spine may not be any more beneficial than more conservative treatments, according to a new study of Medicare patients. Researchers found that people who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Seniors: Watch out for another scam Enterprise-Record This new wave of telemarketing calls comes on the heels of new Medicare rules on how people with Medicare can get their diabetic supplies via mail order. The recent calls appear to be coming from within the U.S., however investigation suggests they are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Planned Cuts to Dialysis Program May Limit Access to Care Renal Business Today "More than 20 million Americans have kidney disease, and the Medicare ESRD program provides lifesaving care to nearly 400,000 beneficiaries with kidney failure," said Bruce A. Molitoris, MD, FASN, president of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN). See all stories on this topic » |
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| Bundle with Care — Rethinking Medicare Incentives for Post–Acute ... Perspective from The New England Journal of Medicine — Bundle with Care — Rethinking Medicare Incentives for Post–Acute Care Services. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1302730 | ||
| Does Medicare forbid posting surgery center prices? | The Incidental ... An article linked by Tyler Cowen suggests that Medicare forbids posting of surgery center prices. I don't think it's true. CMS is moving towards pricing. theincidentaleconomist.com/.../does-medicare-forbid-posting-s... |
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