Medicare & Medicaid
Staten Island physicians, Yonkers internist took thousands in cash kickbacks in return for sending blood samples to New Jersey lab, the DOJ says.
Hospitals put $75 to $100 million into housing projects to limit unnecessary ER visits and reduce wasteful health care spending for homeless.
Hospitals gain from more patients going to nursing homes licensed under its name.
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Pharmacists have become a critical part of healthcare delivery.
Of the $67.4 billion in community benefits, $34.7 billion was comprised of financial assistance, unreimbursed Medicaid, and other unreimbursed costs.
Overall, 73 percent of Medicare Advantage-PDP enrollees are in plans that have four stars or greater in 2018, CMS says.
Payment adjustments are expected to range from 0.4 to 2.6 percent of providers' Part B expenditures, report says.
Hospital Compare initiative has become a "problem child" for CMS, but discussion over methods shouldn't be allowed to stall program repeatedly, expert says.
Researchers say fewer black patients received cancer surgery at high-volume hospitals.
In addition to the lawsuit, complaints about Medicaid from hospitals, doctors and patients have spiked in Iowa over coverage and payments.