Medicare Part D drug plan beneficiaries will have access to more changes next year — at this year’s prices, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS must stop collection of $50 million in Medicare overpayments, judge says
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Haymarket Media
Oct 02, 2006
A federal District Court judge in the nation’s capital has ordered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to stop trying to collect some $50 million from Medicare beneficiaries who mistakenly...
60 Seconds with … John Cobb, Senior Managing Dir. of Real Estate, GE Healthcare Financial Services
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Haymarket Media
Sep 08, 2006
Q: When did GE decide it would make the big leap into ownership with that 186-facility purchase from Formation Capital?
A: We have long provided debt products to the long-term care industry. About 18 months...
Providers could be subject to new cost measurement guidelines
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Haymarket Media
Aug 09, 2006
All providers of Medicare services and other federally financed healthcare soon may have to agree to basic cost measurement tools followed by quality of care measurements.
CBO report finds Medicare spending rate slows
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Haymarket Media
Aug 03, 2006
The rate of growth in Medicare spending has “slowed considerably,” according to a new working paper released by the Congressional Budget Office.
CMS should continue efforts to monitor Medicaid spending, report says
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Haymarket Media
Jul 06, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has more work to do to improve its oversight of Medicaid spending, a new report finds.
Medicaid law takes effect, despite opposition
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Haymarket Media
Jul 05, 2006
A new Medicaid law took effect last weekend despite Congressional and legal attempts to block it.
Stolen VA laptop recovered
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Haymarket Media
Jul 01, 2006
The government has recovered the stolen laptop computer and hard drive with data on up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel.
Rent battle to enter another month
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Haymarket Media
Jul 01, 2006
The dispute between Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its landlord, Ventas Inc., will continue into July.
House members urge extension of therapy cap exception
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Haymarket Media
Jun 02, 2006
Members of the House of Representatives are asking Congress to extend the exceptions process for beneficiaries who exceed caps for Medicare-paid outpatient therapy.