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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

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Health advantages of Medicare Advantage: Column
USA TODAY
Concern about the size and cost of Medicare is understandable. With 10,000 or so baby boomers due to reach age 65 every day for the next 18 years, Medicare enrollment is exploding, and based on our projections, by 2023 -- 10 years from now -- should ...
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Failure to get Medicare, a buyer or financing closes hospital
Chicago Sun-Times
A day after Sacred Heart Hospital abruptly closed on Monday, the hospital sent a letter to state officials explaining that the closure was in part because of a loss of Medicare payments after allegations of criminal acts there. "Due to unforeseen ...
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Medicare makes major changes to medical equipment purchases
THV 11
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (Arkansas Insurance Department) - In May of this year, Medicare made some major changes to the purchase of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS). The Senior Health Insurance Information ...
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FMC Shares Decline Further After US Medicare Proposal
Wall Street Journal
The proposal foresees a 9.4% reduction in Medicare payments for dialysis treatment. While a lowering of rates was expected, analysts say the cuts are much wider than anticipated. J.P. Morgan Cazenove called the proposal "worse than worst fears," adding ...
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Medicare changes affect local suppliers
Nooga.com
Throughout the day, Jenkins told patrons whose needs are covered under Medicare that his pharmacy was no longer an approved supplier for basic durable equipment—items like wheelchairs, crutches, blood pressure monitors, oxygen tanks and beds.
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Medicare gives preliminary approval to move critical access hospital
Wiscasset Newspaper
In a letter dated June 27, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted preliminary approval for the merger of St. Andrews Hospital and Miles Memorial Hospital under St. Andrews' critical access hospital provider agreement. The decision would ...
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Des Peres Hospital settles Medicare fraud allegations
SuburbanJournals
In a statement, Tenet spokeswoman Laura Keller said that the company is "committed to fully complying with all Medicare program requirements." The investigation, she noted, didn't question the quality or medical necessity of the procedures, only where ...
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Schumer blasts Medicare loophole
Corning Leader
Sen. Charles Schumer speaks at the Corning Hospital Tuesday about Medicare's "Observation Status", which cost Stuart Brown, right, more than $10,000 in hospital bills after his wife's stay wasn't covered by Medicare. Eric Wensel/The Leader ...
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Diabetics on Medicare face critical deadline
Tbo.com
If you receive a call or email from a provider and are unsure of their legitimacy, it's important to check your sources before providing any personal information. Medicare will not call patients about this change so if you receive a call claiming to be ...
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