Medicare Program Team

An innovative approach in German nursing: senior teams Amid the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Germany is adapting a pioneering approach to nursing: the concept of "senior teams". This innovative idea focuses on experienced nurses…
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A coalition representing a group of stakeholders expressed support for the introduction this week of the "Medicare Payment Coordination and Workers' Compensation Act," or the "COMP Act." The bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Mike…
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Senior care services are a critical component of the senior care industry. Although these services have always been available, they have not always been so easily accessible. And while these services have always addressed a range of health…
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FAU's engineering study explores the "vast sea" of Big Medicare Data, Parts B and D Medicare is sporadically compromised by fraudulent insurance claims. These illicit activities often go undetected, allowing full-time criminals and…
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A Texas judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to challenge the government's drug price negotiation power on constitutional grounds over a procedural failure. Although it's the first time it's happened, the decision marks the latest political…
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In the article, “Nursing students meet with lawmakers,” (Recorder, Feb. 13), one of the students in the GCC School of Nursing class asked lawmakers what nurses can do to get support for single-payer health care, also known as Medicare. for…
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Primary care provider involvement could be key to increasing the pace and scope of treatment for early-stage Alzheimer's disease, according to a new report. Getting primary care doctors to diagnose and assess patients for dementia-related…
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Baptist Health, based in Montgomery, Ala., is suing large insurer Humana over alleged underpayments by Medicare Advantage for outpatient drugs purchased through the 340B program. The hospital claims that the drug reimbursements were…
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The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has released its latest projections on how much savings Medicare beneficiaries may need for health care expenses in retirement, and it's a bit of a hoot. According to EBRI research, some…
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If your eye doctor tells you that you have cataracts in one or both eyes and recommends surgery to remove them, don't despair. When you can't see as well as before, one reason may be that cataracts have developed in one or both eyes.…
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