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Tennessean Examines Physicians In State Limiting New Medicare Beneficiaries They See, Charging Concierge Fees In …
The Tennessean in a two-part series examined how physicians in the state are limiting the number of new Medicare beneficiaries they will treat and how some are charging concierge fees to accept new beneficiaries.
Mercy Health Plans Announces New Name for Their Medicare Advantage Plans: Mercy Medicare Advantage
Mercy Health Plans, the St. Louis-based health benefits management company founded in 1994 by the Sisters of Mercy Health System, has announced it has changed the name of its Medicare Advantage plans to: Mercy MedicareAdvantage.
- TIGroup Announces Agreement with ESSENCE Healthcare to Provide Unique Health Plans for Medicare Patients
- “Medicare Advantage Plans Are The Way Of The Future,” Says Maryland Health Official
- Kohl Wants Action from Medicare Advantage Plans on Marketing Reform
- Documents Examine Medicare Advantage Plans, CBO Releases Cost Estimate For Mental Health Parity Bill
Tennessean examines physicians in state limiting new Medicare beneficiaries they see, charging concierge fees
The Tennessean in a two-part series examined how physicians in the state are limiting the number of new Medicare beneficiaries they will treat and how some are charging concierge fees to accept new beneficiaries.
CMS proposal would limit industry practice that raises costs for some Medicare drug plan beneficiaries
A CMS proposal under consideration would limit a practice used by pharmacy benefit managers known as “lock-in pricing” that can increase costs for beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare drug benefit and bring them into the so-called “doughnut hole” coverage gap more quickly, the Wall Street Journal reports.
- CMS Audit Raises Concerns About Humana’s Marketing Of Medicare Advantage Plans
- Bush Administration Pushes Proposal To Increase Premiums, Deductibles For Higher-Income Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries
- Bills To Speed Medicare Drug Plan Reimbursements To Pharmacies Could Limit Fraud Detection, Increase Costs, PBM Group …
- Oncologists Criticize CMS Proposal To Reduce Medicare Reimbursements For Anemia Medications
Mo. healthcare facility to pay $60M
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 22 — A Missouri healthcare facility will pay $60 million for allegedly engaging in improper Medicare billing practices, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.
Medicare surcharge won’t affect waiting lists: Giddings
The Federal Government’s plan to increase the cut-off for the Medicare surcharge levy has re-ignited concern over Tasmania’s public hospital waiting lists.
Health care network to pay $60 million settlement
A Springfield, Mo.-based health care system has agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims it engaged in illegal kickbacks with area doctors and billed Medicare for costs not allowed under federal laws.
Means Testing In Medicare, Other Entitlement Programs Could Help Address Financial Problems, Opinion Piece States
The U.S. faces a “financial crisis,” in part because of spending on entitlement programs, and the “situation will become much worse as Americans age and health care costs rise,” Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University, writes in a New York Times opinion piece.
- Means testing in Medicare, other entitlement programs could help address financial problems
- Lawmakers Should Establish Commission To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Editorial States
- Efforts needed to address financial stability of entitlement programs
- Efforts Needed To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Columnist Writes
CQ’s Carey Discusses Medicare Bill Veto Override, Approval Of PEPFAR Legislation, Student Medical Leave Measure
Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses Congress’ override of President Bush’s veto of legislation that delays a Medicare physician payment cut, Senate approval of legislation that would reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and a House committee’s approv
- CQ’s Carey Discusses Medicare Physician Payment Cuts, Labor-HHS-Education Bill, Health Information Technology …
- CQ’s Carey Discusses GAO Report On Medicare Advantage, Mental Health Parity Bill, Indian Health Service …
- CQ’s Carey Discusses Mental Health Parity Bill; Medicare Advantage Marketing Regulations; House, Senate Budget …
- CQ’s Carey Examines Mark Up Of FDA Overhaul Bill, VA Spending Measure, Agreement Between Medicare, Insurers On Private …
Health Officials Tout E-Prescriptions
Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare’s payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper and handing them to the patient.
Doctors To Get Paid More For E-Prescriptions
Switching to electronic prescriptions can help doctors collect more from Medicare starting next year.
Means testing in Medicare, other entitlement programs could help address financial problems
The U.S. faces a “financial crisis,” in part because of spending on entitlement programs, and the “situation will become much worse as Americans age and health care costs rise,” Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University, writes in a New York Times opinion piece.
- Means Testing In Medicare, Other Entitlement Programs Could Help Address Financial Problems, Opinion Piece States
- Efforts needed to address financial stability of entitlement programs
- Efforts Needed To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Columnist Writes
- Lawmakers Should Establish Commission To Address Financial Stability Of Entitlement Programs, Editorial States
Health officials back paperless prescriptions
Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare’s payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper and handing them to the patient.
Health officials tout computer prescribing
Those hard-to-read scribbled prescriptions from doctors could soon become a rarity. Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare’s payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper…
Medicare to Pay Bonuses for ‘E-Prescribing’
By Steven Reinberg , HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 21 — Starting next year, doctors can earn additional money from Medicare if they use…
Oppn demands state compo for Medicare changes
The Federal Opposition says the Government must pledge to compensate the states for the extra burden changes to the Medicare levy threshold will place on public hospitals.
Bravo Health Membership Surpasses 200,000
Bravo Health announced today that membership in its Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans doubled in the past nine months, with enrollment now exceeding 200,000 members.
- The SCOOTER Store Will Provide Bravo by Elder Health Texas Members With Mobility Equipment
- Medicare Advantage Advocacy Group Sees Surge In Membership - 100,000 Seniors Join Coalition For Medicare Choices In 30 …
- Bravo by Elder Health Names Gil Miller Its Executive Vice President of Sales
- Bravo Health Completes Acquisition of Senior Partners Medicare Plan
H.R. 6331 - The RX For Community Pharmacy, Bill Includes Three Provisions That Protect Patient Access To Community …
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have voted to override President’s George W. Bush’s veto of H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. In response Bruce T.
- Sens. Baucus & Grassley Introduce Bill Fixing Flaws In Medicare Part D Program To Protect Patient Access To Community …
- NCPA Conference Call: Medicaid Prescription Drug Regulations Threaten Patient Access to Community Pharmacies
- As Timeline for Demise of Community Pharmacies Is Released National Community Pharmacists Association Continues to …
- OIG report confirms dangerously thin margins for community pharmacy
Texas Med Center’s $1.6M in lobbying lands $3B in federal cash
The lobbyists pushed for more research-grant dollars, fought efforts to cut Medicare and Medicaid, and prodded lawmakers into awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Baylor’s pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey, who died July 11.