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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is proposing to fix the Sustainable Growth Rate by sharing the cost of repealing the SGR among physicians, other health professionals, providers in other sectors and beneficiaries. The response from those in the industry has been less than supportive.
The rates of new lung cancer cases in the United States dropped among men in 35 states and among women in six states between 1999 and 2008 despite decreased funding for smoking cessation campaigns, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CMS will use the claims and provider data to support policy activities and reimbursement for the Medicare Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO Model programs.
Medicare Advantage premiums will decrease by an average of 4 percent in 2012 and plans expect enrollment to increase by as much as 10 percent, according to an announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Thursday.
If the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed changes to the Home Health Prospective Payment System go through, more than half of all home health agencies in the United States will face negative Medicare financial margins, says the National Association for Home Care & Hospice.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced Thursday awards totaling $10 million to aid 129 organizations across the country that want to become community health centers.
Medicaid health plans will need to pay more attention to waste, abuse and fraud as federal and state agencies step up scrutiny to cut incorrect payments and reduce costs.
U.S. healthcare prices increased ever so slightly in August 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At a White House meeting yesterday, Vice President Biden announced new initiatives aimed at tackling government spending waste, including one to fight waste in Medicaid that could save taxpayers more than $2 billion.
Mayo Clinic announced on Thursday the launch of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a provider network that will benefit from having access to Mayo Clinic doctors and other resources aimed at improving patient care for network members.