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5 Nov 2010, 8:30 am
A broad array of partners across HHS, including AHRQ, CDC, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and National Institutes of Health (NIH), have been working together to achieve the prevention goals in the Action Plan. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 9:20 pm
The people who currently have medical coverage are: 1) those whose employers provide health plans; 2) people who are Medicaid eligible who are able to fill out forms and sit in government offices; 3) those who are over 65 years of age or disabled, thus qualifying for Medicare 4) Self-employed wealthy private purchasers. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 12:28 pm
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave one in five certified nursing homes only one star of five based on quality of care, staffing, and health inspections. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 6:19 am
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will administer the SRDP. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 5:11 am
Often, underfunding of Medicaid can lead to an increase in Medicare. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 11:47 am
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) forecast called for prescription drug purchases in the U.S. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 10:59 am
Rural clinics are located in rural areas and typically serve Medicare and Medicaid patients. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 5:16 am
In order to avoid any "maifest injustice," the Court that had previously dismissed the Government's case against insurance companies and lawyers for failure to reimburse the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), has granted a motion to reconsider under the plaintiff's accrual theory. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 3:56 pm
" This new technology is intended to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to analyze, among other things, provider billing patterns and beneficiary utilization patterns in order to identify not only suspicious patterns of claims, but also different networks that represent a high risk of fraud. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 7:39 pm
If you are in the Boston area and are interested in attending this program, I am giving away one free pass to the seventh person who provides the correct answer to the following question, by tweeting it to me -- @healthblawg: Who is the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and what is the pithy catchphrase he uses to refer to his vision for reforming the U.S. health care system? [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 12:18 pm
A new report recently released shows that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services could save billions of dollars by making substantive changes to the way care is managed, delivered and paid for at skilled nursing and other long-term-care facilities. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 10:30 am
Since 1991, the RUC has submitted more than 7,000 recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the value of physician work. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 6:58 am
"It's not enough that they own, and profit substantially from, the diagnostic codes required for reimbursement from Medicare and insurers:"The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversee Medicare, typically follow at least 90% of its recommendations in figuring out how much to pay doctors for their work. [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 2:25 pm
In an article by the LA Times a survey found that only 6% of Americans are familiar with a Website operated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that allows consumers to look up information comparing hospitals on quality -- called Hospital Compare. [read post]
25 Oct 2010, 5:21 am
The closings came after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services informed the Forum Medical Group that it would no longer pay for care unless improvements were made. [read post]
Healthcare News from Capitol Hill and the Department of Health and Human Services – October 25, 2010
25 Oct 2010, 3:04 am
At the same time, the ruling was still considered a setback for the Administration, which will now have to continue to fight the 20-state lawsuit in federal court – a battle that is expected to end up before the Supreme Court.Judge Vinson has scheduled an oral argument on expected motions for summary judgment from both sides for December 16.CMS ADMINISTRATOR TOUTS CREATION OF INNOVATION CENTER:In other healthcare reform news, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid… [read post]
23 Oct 2010, 8:20 am
Healthcare fraud and abuse covers Medicaid and Medicare fraud, over or under medication, double billing or overcharging for medical services, receiving kickbacks for referrals to other providers, and suggesting fraudulent therapy for illness. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 7:02 am
Berwick, MD, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, announced goals for CMS and specifically called for more community-based collaborations — in the form of interdisciplinary accountable care organizations. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 3:46 am
The SMP programs, also known as Senior Medicare Patrol programs, help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries avoid, detect, and prevent health care fraud. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 3:18 am
The SMP programs, also known as Senior Medicare Patrol programs, help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries avoid, detect, and prevent health care fraud. [read post]
