Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt issued the following statement today on a provision in the U.S. Senate's small business legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with outside companies to target...
Politico reports that the fight over a "doc fix" - fixing the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors - is "straining not just doctors but also House-Senate relations" and could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. "Having waited for weeks in hopes of a stay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Politico reports that the fight over a "doc fix" - fixing the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors - is "straining not just doctors but also House-Senate relations" and could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. "Having waited for weeks in hopes of a stay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Politico reports that the fight over a "doc fix" - fixing the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors - is "straining not just doctors but also House-Senate relations" and could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. "Having waited for weeks in hopes of a stay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Politico reports that the fight over a "doc fix" - fixing the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors - is "straining not just doctors but also House-Senate relations" and could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. "Having waited for weeks in hopes of a stay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Politico reports that the fight over a "doc fix" - fixing the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors - is "straining not just doctors but also House-Senate relations" and could cost taxpayers millions of dollars. "Having waited for weeks in hopes of a stay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Republicans were successful in blocking a "slimmed-down package of jobless benefits and state aid late Thursday" as Sens. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., voted with them, The Washington Post reports. The approximately $120 billion measure "needed 60 votes to advance, but...
Rand Paul, a Kentucky GOP Senate candidate, sees Medicare and Medicaid patients, even as he opposes federal "handouts" and is facing criticism from his Democratic opponent for not releasing his Medicare billing records, The Associated Press reported. "Paul campaign manager Jesse Benton defended...
The Wall Street Journal: The Senate continues to weigh a bill with wide-ranging provisions, including a postponement of the scheduled Medicare pay cut for doctors, but Democratic leaders appear to be having difficulty finding a plan that will appeal to members. "Repeated short-term fixes in...
Medicare Advantage: You Get What You Pay For Kaiser Health News In the long run, there's no getting around the fact that Advantage plans will shrink in generosity and availability (Austin Frakt, 6/14). Leveling The Playing Field MarketWatch If and when this bill is passed, health and medical...
A study has found that Medicare spending on drugs varies significantly in different regions, and that increased drug spending isn't offset by lower spending on hospital care, doctors visits and other health services, HealthDay/Bloomberg Businessweek reports. "Manhattan, in New York City, had the...
The Los Angeles Times: "Senior citizens who hit the so-called doughnut hole in Medicare's drug benefit will begin getting $250 rebate checks in two weeks, the Obama administration announced Thursday - providing one of the first tangible benefits of the recently enacted healthcare law. The...
The Associated Press/San Jose Mercury News: A $15 million Medicare fraud case in California has ended as the last of 17 defendants was sentenced this week to 30 months in prison. "The U.S. attorney's office says Medicare patients at board and care homes throughout Southern California were...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued new guidance to Part D plan sponsors to guarantee that Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Part D prescription drug plans will see 50 percent savings on their brand name and some authorized generic drugs when they enter the coverage...
Medicare's Part D prescription medication management program, also known as Medication Therapy Management, could be off limits to some of the patients who need it most - older African-Americans and Hispanics - a new study finds. Medicare introduced the program, Medication Therapy Management or...
Medicare's Part D prescription medication management program, also known as Medication Therapy Management, could be off limits to some of the patients who need it most older African-Americans and Hispanics a new study finds. Medicare introduced the program, Medication Therapy Management or MTM...
The Associated Press: "The government says it recovered $2.5 billion in overpayments for the Medicare trust fund last year as the Obama administration focused attention on fraud enforcement efforts in the health care industry. Investigators have new tools this year to help crack down on health...
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released a Mobility Matters bulletin documenting the case of a 68-year-old amputee from Yucca Valley, Calif. whose Medicare claim for a power wheelchair was denied by the government. Mobility Matters, a bimonthly update sent to...
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) today released a Mobility Matters bulletin documenting the case of a 68-year-old amputee from Yucca Valley, Calif. whose Medicare claim for a power wheelchair was denied by the government. Mobility Matters, a bimonthly update sent to...