California businessman pleads guilty in $10 million Medicare kickback scheme targeting cancer patients
Prosecutors allege Adam Wayne Owens violated an anti-kickback statute in a scheme to provide genetic cancer testing for ...
WATCH: Congressman warns of ballooning deficits in Medicare, Social Security
U.S. Rep. David Schweikert warned on the House floor this week about ballooning deficits in Social Security and Medicaid programs. Over the next 30 years, he warned, citing Congressional Budget Office ...
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Why dentists do and don't accept Medicaid
Discover what dentists have to say about the current state of Medicaid and Medicare programs, and why increased reimbursements are crucial.
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The first step to addressing the physician shortage
By 2037, the U.S. may be short 187,000 doctors. Nicole C. McCann and Rochelle P. Walensky propose one way to start addressing ...
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CMS announces increase in accountable care relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that 53.4% of people with Traditional Medicare are in an ...
Insurgent bid to unseat UFT head Michael Mulgrew driven by anger over Medicare Advantage
An insurgent coalition — including retired teachers fed up with attempts to overhaul their health insurance — will try to ...
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Medicare director, at JPM conference, gives tips on how to lead the nation’s largest payer
The current head of the Center for Medicare has advice for her successor: "Engaging everyone in the ecosystem" is the ...
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Alert: Medicare Announces Major Price Cuts on Critical Medications
Medicare beneficiaries will save thousands on 64 prescription medications starting this year. The Neuschwanstein Castle is ...
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CMS retracts Medicare Advantage enrollment report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue corrected data on Medicare Advantage enrollment the week of Jan. 20 ...
CMS Crackdown on Medicare Plan-Switching Scams
Final rule makes it easier for CMS to suspend agents and brokers who exchange plans without notifying the Medicare customer.
Regulator accuses drug middlemen of wild price hikes, possibly steering business to themselves
CVS Caremark, OptumRx and St. Louis-based Express Scripts — are part of huge health conglomerates that also own insurers, ...
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ACO growth inches CMS toward value-based care goal
Nearly 15 million fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries are under accountable care arrangements, the Centers for Medicare ...