‘Never event’ Medicare reimbursement rules now in effect
Oct 02, 2008
As of this month, Medicare no longer is reimbursing healthcare facilities for “reasonably preventable” medical errors. Also, hospitals are not allowed to charge patients directly for medical...
Registration open for spring NIC conference
Feb 04, 2014
There’s less than six weeks away before senior housing experts convene to discuss hot topics at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Industry Regional Conference.
GAO: Watch SNFs closer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to improve the tools it uses to evaluate the quality of nursing home care, a federal report asserts.
Lawmakers look to eliminate Medicare Part D gap earlier than planned
Oct 28, 2009
Lawmakers are stepping up efforts to close the Medicare Part D doughnut hole, a coverage gap in the prescription drug program for seniors. Political pressure may be driving them to change their timetable.
Study: Americans believe government should meet equally the health needs of both children and the elderly
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 15, 2004
Americans believe that the healthcare needs of both children and the elderly are not being met, giving neither group priority over the other, according to a recent study. Most support a government-funded...
Democrats call for independent investigation into Scully’s threats
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
A handful of Democrats requested an independent investigation after the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office determined former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator...
Medicare and Social Security trustees forecasts $50 trillion gap
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2004
The gap between what Medicare and Social Security programs promise to consumers and the revenues to pay for them could eventually be more than $50 trillion, according to an annual report to be released...
Identifier mix-ups undermining quest for useful electronic health record exchanges
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2019
A review of more than 700 comments on a proposed rule to standardize the exchange of electronic health records points to one major concern: inconsistently or improperly recorded patient names.
CMS proposal would change Medicare, Medicaid eligibility
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 15, 2016
Infection prevention, more protections against patient discrimination and readmission data are among the areas up for changes in a proposal the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made for hospitals...
Hatch: Doc fix is a ‘must pass’
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 21, 2015
Fixing Medicare’s broken physician payment system is a “must pass” order of business, a key Senate leader said on Tuesday.