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| Medicare changes, not FDA warning, seem to have curtailed use of dialysis ... Washington Post What seems to have curtailed use of the drugs more than the FDA warning was a change in the Medicare payment. Before 2011, the larger the dose, the more a facility profited. At one point, the drugs were among the bestsellers in the Medicare system. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Will Charge $265000 Penalties Sacramento Bee SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. Va., Aug. 14, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Medicare will charge hospitals $265,000 for each excess readmission after knee or hip replacement surgery. Half of all hospitals have above-average numbers of Medicare patients who ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Coverage Gap? NBC Connecticut That's something Medicare usually covers after three or more consecutive days as an admitted hospital patient. But Barrows soon found out she and her husband fell into a loophole. "Around the fifth day he was there, this neurologist came flanked by a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| From Encision Inc.: New Medicare Penalties to Include Laparoscopic ... Wall Street Journal According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), hospitals must now focus on reducing laparoscopic surgical complications, including lacerations and accidental punctures, or face penalties. Half of all unintended punctures and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare, Medicaid Anniversary Raises Fears, Hopes for Future The Lund Report Now – with talk of Medicare becoming a voucher program, and threats to Medicaid, Social Security and other entitlements – local activists are fighting to protect the program and potentially to expand it. "What would sum it up is that we would like to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Local hospitals in Medicare crosshairs The News-Press This follows the not-so-positive recent announcement that Medicare will cut millions in payments to U.S. hospitals, starting in October — penalties that affect most in Southwest Florida — for having too many patients readmitted for treatment 30 days ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cancer doctor gave needless chemo in $35M fraud, prosecutors say Today.com Video: Investigators say a doctor in Michigan has been telling people they have cancer, even when they didn't, and then giving them chemotherapy as part of an alleged $35 million Medicare fraud. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports. Investigators say a popular ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Users Targeted By Phone Scam 10TV The man went on to explain that Judy would have to keep this card with her Medicare card. Then he said he needed more information to send it her way. "And I said 'Wait a minute, before I give you any more information or verify any information, I need ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Reimbursement Drives Procedural Over Cognitive Care Doctors Lounge Physicians treating Medicare patients are reimbursed three to five times more for performing common procedures versus providing cognitive care, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in JAMA Internal Medicine. WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Should you enroll in Medicare Part D? - Medicare and More If you are turning 65 and enrolling in Medicare, you still have some decisions to make. Will you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan? Or will you stay with ... tucsoncitizen.com/.../should-you-enroll-in-medicare-part-d-2/ |
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