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| OIG: Medicare, RACs Botch Audits MedPage Today WASHINGTON -- Medicare's much criticized recovery audit contractors (RACs) may not be catching all overpaid claims and "high amounts of improper payment may continue," according to a government watchdog report. But, although RACs flagged half of all ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Munich Re Sells US Medicare Health Insurance Operation to WellCare Health ... Wall Street Journal FRANKFURT--Germany's Munich Re AG (MUV2.XE) said Thursday it is selling loss-making its U.S. Medicare health insurance provider, Windsor Health Group, to U.S. health insurer WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WCG) for an undisclosed price. The sale, only ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Pay 'Transparency' Divides Physicians HealthLeaders Media The issue of whether physician reimbursement data should be made public is creating a split among doctors. Some argue that the public has a right to know how tax dollars are being spent. Others fear payment disclosures could hurt competition. Despite ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Private insurers were charged more than Medicare rate, study shows Buffalo News A new national study of medical claims data from 13 markets, including Buffalo, found hospitals and specialist physicians charged private insurers a price far higher than the Medicare rate. The nonprofit Center for Studying Health System Change ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare Penalties Make Hospital-Acquired-Infection Solutions a Priority The Hospitalist Online A shift in governmental regulations regarding reimbursement for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is forcing hospitals to take a closer look at how to reduce them. A recent study in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology shows that copper-alloy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Man sentenced for fraudulently billing Medicare San Francisco Chronicle DALLAS (AP) — A North Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for a scheme that involved charging millions to Medicare for services either never rendered or needed. Cyprian Akamnonu of Cedar Hill must pay nearly $25.5 million in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare, Medicaid Revenue Down, Hospital To Eliminate 33 Jobs CBS Local (AP) _ Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in southeast Connecticut says it's eliminating 33 jobs in response to reduced Medicare and Medicaid revenue. Hospital President and CEO Bruce D. Cummings said federal spending cuts will reduce payments by $1.3 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 3 plead guilty in $20M Medicare fraud scheme San Francisco Chronicle MIAMI (AP) — The owners of a defunct South Florida health care company have pleaded guilty in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami reports that 60-year-old Roberto Marrero, 49-year-old Sandra Fernandez Viera and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Medicare cuts threaten rural dialysis centers WRAL.com Willa Harris suffers from kidney failure. Most of her life depends on regular treatments at Wake Nephrology's dialysis center in Raleigh. "I've been coming to dialysis for 8 years presently. I'm on the transplant list," said Harris. Dr. Michael Casey ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Understanding Medicare | USAA This is a brief summary of some of the covered benefits. https://www.usaa.com/.../advice-health-understandingmedicare |
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