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Clinical Care
Older Adults With Low Incomes are Healthier in Affluent Communities
New research indicates that healthier areas of the country are healthier across all dimensions.
Clinical Care
Stakeholders Rap CMS Mandatory Radiation Oncology Model
Providers raise concerns that the mandatory CMMI payment models will create unnecessary burdens and challenges.
Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty to $424M Medicare Fraud Scheme
The owner of Video Doctor USA admitted that he took kickbacks and paid bribes for inducing healthcare providers to bill...
Clinical Care
Millions Of Diabetes Patients Are Missing Out On Medicare's Nutrition Help
Not enough physicians know that Medicare will pay for nutritional counseling.
Electronic Attachment Rule Still Going Begging at CMS
Proposed rule now slated for a December release, according to Unified Agenda.
Strategy
Medicare Plan Finder Tool Revamped to Make Comparison Shopping Easier
The mobile-friendly redesign will walk users through the enrollment process, letting them search for additional information on pricing, supplemental benefits,...
Clinical Care
What The Trump Home Dialysis Plan Would Really Look Like
If policymakers have their way, older adults with serious, irreversible kidney disease will increasingly turn to home dialysis.
Clinical Care
Prior Authorization Fixes Still a Medicare Priority, Says CMS Chief
Process needs to be less burdensome, Verma says
Clinical Care
Trump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
Critics worry the delays come at a steep cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to...
Strategy
Hospitals Win Showdown With N.C. Treasurer Over Public Health Plan
The resulting hybrid network will include more than 68,000 healthcare providers, more than twice as many as had been in...
Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
Observation patients may have to pay a larger share of the hospital bill than if they were admitted to the...
Clinical Care
Medicare to Cover Costly CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Nationwide
The new rule stipulates that coverage will be provided only at healthcare facilities that are enrolled in FDA risk evaluation...