Electronic health records get boost
The Bush administration is recruiting about 1,200 doctors nationally to remove the paperwork from their medical practice in return for higher Medicare payments.
Archive for October, 2007
CMS Awards Two Contracts To Process And Pay Medicare Part A And Part B Claims In 7 States And D.C., USA
The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services announced that it has awarded two contracts for the combined administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payment in seven states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories.
TMG Health, Inc. Ranked #5 as the Fastest Growing Privately Held Company by Philadelphia 100
TMG Health, the leading technology-enabled national provider of Business Process Outsourcing services for Medicare and medicaid managed care plans, has been recognized as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the ten county Philadelphia region.
NCEITA Top Tech Brings Medicare Administrator, Host of Speakers To Charlotte For ‘Top Tech’
CHARLOTTE â€â€? Top Tech 2004, one of the region’s major gatherings of the technology community, holds its annual event at the Charlotte Hilton & Towers on May 25.
Medicare launches plan for Alzheimer’s patients in Valley
Alzheimer’s patients in the Valley will have access to the nation’s first Medicare health plan designed specifically for them.
Amounts Spouses of Medicaid Recipients May Keep in 2008 Released
Oct. 28, 2007 – The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services has released the 2008 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of institutionalized medicaid recipients may keep, according to ElderLawAnswers.com.
Changes to Medicare are leaving some patients stuck with the bills
Flo Nibbling, 76, a Medicare recipient, for years never paid a cent for medical emergency treatment in her home or ambulance transport to the hospital. Then, in July, she fainted. It was the beginning of a stroke. A bill for $444.35 from the company that treated her arrived soon after.
Via Christi: We’ll meet transplant deadline
The Wichita area’s only organ transplant center faces a Dec. 26 deadline to meet new federal requirements or risk losing payment for some of the transplants it does. Those involved are sure it will make the deadline. But, on paper at least, it looks as if two of its programs may not: • The patient [...]
Shilpa Medicare to set up new manufacturing facility, R&D unit at Raichur
Shilpa Medicare, a leading active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer, is investing Rs 100 crore for setting up its new oncology API manufacturing facility and research and development centre at Raichur in Karnataka. The new manufacturing facility is expected to be commissioned by mid 2008.
Best Health Plan Ranking Includes Those Covering Medicare, Medicaid
Oct. 276, 2007 – A ranking for U.S. health maintenance organizations and point-of-service plans was released today, which includes plans that serve Medicare and medicaid.
AMA concerned about release of raw Medicare claims data
The AMA is pleased that HHS is appealing the recent federal district court decision that compels the agency to release raw Medicare claims data.
Highmark Medicare Services Awarded New Contract from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Oct 26, 2007 4:28 AM From Highmark Medicare services Inc., Distributed by Press Release
Highmark Medicare Services Awarded Contract From Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services (CMS) has selected Highmark Medicare services Inc. as the new Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for handling both Medicare Part A and Part B fee-for-service claims and other administrative activities in four states and the District of Columbia.
Private Fee-for-Service Medicare Plans ‘Raise Questions’ About ‘Long-Term Direction’ Of Program, According To Boston …
The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined private fee-for-service Medicare advantage plans in Massachusetts. According to the Globe, while private fee-for-service plans expanded Nationwide in 2003, they were not offered in New England until January.
Sen. Grassley Proposes One-Year Halt To Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rate Cuts
Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley on Wednesday said committee Republicans favor a one-year, rather than a two-year, suspension of a 10% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, CongressDaily reports.