Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks was standing outside Senator Grassley’s office in Washington D.C. with several other doctors. She said she felt there would be no action on Medicare disparity after meeting with Rep. Dave Loebsack
IndianaPOLIS , May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Wellpoint, Inc. for Jurisdiction 13, which includes the states of New York and Connecticut.
“Health IN the Economy,” Kaiser Family Foundation: The essay by Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman looks at the implications of the economy rising and health care falling as political issues in polls of the public.
Wellpoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today that its National Government services, Inc., subsidiary was selected by the Centers for Medicare & medicaid services to
administer the Medicare Administrative Contract (MAC) for Jurisdiction 13, which includes the states of New York and Connecticut.
CMS on Thursday released a proposed rule that would reduce Medicare reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities by a net 0.3% in fiscal year 2009, CQ HealthBeat reports. Under the rule, Medicare reimbursements for SNFs would decrease by $770 million, or 3.3%, in FY 2009. However, a proposed Medicare market-basket reimbursement update of 3.1% would offset [...]
State officials say they are still receiving complaints of high-pressure sales tactics that have led some beneficiaries to sign up for unsuitable policies.
To the next president: There is a retirement crisis coming.
Authorities arrested a Severna Park woman yesterday on charges that she billed Medicare and private health care companies for more than a half-million dollars for services she didn’t provide, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
May 2, 2008 – Medicare should soon start paying for artificial hearts, at least when they are implanted as part of a study that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration clinical research criteria.
The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services. The testing project …
The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services clinical research criteria.
The Centers for Medicare & medicaid services announced its proposal for new, more accurate fiscal year 2009 payment rates for Medicare skilled nursing facilities that more closely reflect differences in patient care needs.
The CoxHealth system of Springfield says it expects to pay about $60 million to settle a wide-ranging federal investigation of Medicare fraud and other alleged violations.
MELVILLE, N.Y. – Home health care services company Gentiva Health services Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 13 percent on higher revenue from Medicare and commercial insurance.