Medicare Program Team

Older operators have long been looking for new ways to convey quality and differentiate their communities from their competitors. Now, they have another tool in their toolbox. US News & World Report on Tuesday published its first…
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Warren, during a finance committee hearing earlier this month, criticized the direct hiring model for attracting "corporate vultures in hopes of feeding on Medicare"; remarks that two people familiar with the matter said drew the attention…
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More than 340 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) And Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) , signed a letter late last week to the Medicare and Medicaid Service…
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Florida Blue Medicare, the state's Medicare Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan, is partnering with Emcara Health to provide eligible members with access to primary care at home. The collaboration reflects how payers are increasingly turning…
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As head of the geriatrics division at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Physicians Geriatrics, Kraybill faces aging day by day. It deals with those with more complicated medical conditions, many of whom have a short period of time…
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President Biden announced an agreement with 20 Internet service providers, including AT&T T and Comcast CMCSA, to provide high-speed broadband to low-income households for no more than $ 30 a month. That’s less than half the $ 2021…
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Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with cleaning. So last summer he was thrilled when his Medicare Advantage plan, SummaCare, began sending a worker home to…
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Those who turn 65 this year are likely to have retirement and savings in mind. But do these savings already represent health care costs? At age 65, the average retired couple, whether or not they are enrolled in Medicare, should have $…
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San Francisco’s Laguna Honda Hospital is once again in trouble with state and federal regulators, leaving it in a precarious financial position, but city health officials insist the specialized nursing facility is not in danger. closing.…
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Lawmakers and stakeholders often rely on short-term policies that extend financial relief to help struggling suppliers and cope with growing health care staff crisis. But mostly because it's not yet clear when the Covid public health…
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