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| Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys Roanoke Times A total of $227 million will be withheld from 2,225 hospitals in the coming fiscal year, according to Kathryn Ceja, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. In the Roanoke and New River valleys, all four LewisGale hospitals ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Commentary: Will Medicare payment fixes push hospital mergers? Times Herald-Record A blue-ribbon panel, asked by Congress to examine whether Medicare should pay more in high-value areas of the country than in low-value ones, concluded that would be unwise; instead, the agency should reward value provided by individual doctors and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Letter: Medicare not helping baby boomers Amarillo.com I just discovered Medicare will no longer reimburse my pharmacy for test strips. Previously, there was no cost with Medicare and my supplement. If I still want these items from a local mom-and-pop pharmacy, it will cost me $162 for 100 strips, unless I ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Medicare 101' Seminar Covers Nuts and Bolts of Medicare Oswego Daily News SANDY CREEK – The Oswego County Office for the Aging will sponsor 'Medicare 101,' an informational seminar to help soon-to-be Medicare beneficiaries understand the nuts and bolts of how their healthcare may change with Medicare eligibility. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US government fines more than 50 Oklahoma hospitals for Medicare patient ... Tulsa World More than 50 Oklahoma hospitals, including all of Tulsa's major hospitals, have been fined by the federal government for Medicare patients who return for treatment within 30 days of an inpatient stay. A provision of the Affordable Care Act, the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RI State Report: Rhode Island Gets Big Money For Housing + Medicare GoLocalProv On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives David Cicilline announced that Kent, Newport, South County, and Westerly Hospitals would receive an extra $5.75 million in Medicare payments as part of a "wage ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hospitals face stiff re-admission penalties as Medicare pushes for better ... Palm Beach Post Four out of five Florida hospitals will be penalized next year by Medicare for having above-average re-admission rates — including nine out of 13 Palm Beach County hospitals — newly released data show. Locally, JFK Medical Center in Atlantis faces ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| In South Florida, reducing hospital readmissions key to reform MiamiHerald.com Most South Florida hospitals are improving their quality of care by one important measure under federal healthcare reform: reducing the number of Medicare patients readmitted within a month, according to recently released government data analyzed by ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Feds in Wis. sue Ky.-based PharMerica Corp. San Francisco Chronicle Almost half of its revenues came from Medicare Part D billings. A message left with the agency that handles public relations for PharMerica was not immediately returned. The government's lawsuit accuses the company of filling orders for narcotics ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Will Medicare Fixes Lead to Hospital Mergers? - Council on Foreign ... Peter Orszag wants regulators to watch out for excessive consolidation in local hospital markets as Medicare's shift to value-based payments puts pressure on ... www.cfr.org/economics/medicare-fixes-lead.../p31208 |
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