The Medicare Part D program faces more possible criticism following the expiration of the 90-day transitional period on April 1.
GAO: Poor electronic safeguards leave Medicare data open to fraud
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Haymarket Media
Mar 27, 2006
Medical and financial information on Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries is at risk because of security flaws, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
Democrats still pleading for drug plan enrollment extension
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Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2006
Congressional Democrats have proposed legislation that would extend the May 15 open enrollment period for the Medicare drug benefit and delay the corresponding penalty.
Providers ask Congress to reject MedPAC recommendations
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Haymarket Media
Mar 02, 2006
Skilled nursing providers Wednesday requested that Congress reject the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) recommendations regarding Medicare funding to facilities.
Knee, hip replacements qualify for therapy cap exceptions, CMS says
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Haymarket Media
Feb 18, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week outlined the Medicare Part B therapy caps exceptions process for providers.
Therapy cap exception may soon ease regulation’s blow
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Liza Berger
Feb 09, 2006
Some nursing home residents already may have felt the blow of the newly enacted Medicare Part B therapy caps. But a new exceptions policy, if approved, could take some sting out of the initiative. The...
Finance Feature: Re-raising the roof
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John Andrews
Feb 08, 2006
Facilities are aging along with their residents, prompting operators to fund remodeling aimed at restoring their youth.
Bush agrees to designate $1.2 billion for VA as emergency funds
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Haymarket Media
Feb 01, 2006
President Bush this week agreed to earmark $1.2 billion for veterans’ healthcare as emergency spending following a request form Congress.
CMS considers therapy-cap exception procedures
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Haymarket Media
Jan 31, 2006
Anticipating the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act later this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disclosed to lawmakers how it might implement the therapy-caps exceptions policy.
Pharmacists petition CMS for Part D changes to long-term care
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2006
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and five other healthcare groups are recommending the government make several policy changes to the Medicare Part D program. The purpose is to resolve medication...