Republican bill would eliminate Medicare payment advisory board from healthcare reform law
Jul 30, 2010
Senate Republicans have introduced legislation that would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) that is part of the healthcare reform law.
Fix Medicare now, secretary tells lawmakers
May 01, 2008
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt called lawmakers to action on Tuesday during a speech on the need for Medicare reform.
CMS adamant about keeping names secret
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 18, 2007
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is sticking to its decision to keep the names of some of the country’s poorest performing facilities from the public.
Feds appoint new health IT coordinator
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 23, 2007
The Department of Health and Human Services named the interim head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to the position of official head.
State prohibits on-site nursing home payday loan operations
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 21, 2006
Missouri has informed nursing home operators they no longer will be able to operate on-site payday loan operations that lend money to employees.
Operators receive phony invoices
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 03, 2004
Healthcare providers in nursing homes and hospitals are warned to be on the lookout for suspicious invoices for “solid waste consulting” services that were never performed.
Report: 10% jump in Alzheimer’s in five years
Sep 22, 2009
Rapidly accelerating rates of dementia worldwide will result in a 10% increase in the number of dementia sufferers in the 2005 to 2010 time frame, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease...
Hackers may have tricked FL worker into giving up info on 30,000 Medicaid patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 09, 2018
Florida officials announced Friday that hackers may have stolen the personal information and medical records of up to 30,000 Medicaid recipients in November.
Lawmakers demand better adherence to Medicaid’s eligibility and asset transfer rules
By
John O'Connor
Jan 27, 2015
Two federal lawmakers are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to crack down on states that don’t enforce eligibility and asset-transfer regulations.
Jeron releases Exception Report
Dec 22, 2014
Jeron Electronic Systems Inc. has released a new Exception Report option in its Provider 790 Executive Information System Software.