Senators solicit ideas from healthcare industry on fighting fraud: “A powerful coalition of senators is asking for advice from healthcare providers on how to better fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud.” [The Hill] 107 charged in Medicare fraud crackdown: “Doctors, nurses and social workers from across the country, 107 in all, were charged in what federal [...]
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Obama budget to include Medicare/Medicaid cuts: “The president will propose cutting spending on Medicare, the federal health program for the elderly, and Medicaid, the joint federal-state program for the poor and disabled. However, ... Read Post
Doctors say proposal on Medicare overpayments would impose burden: “A proposed rule aimed at reducing Medicare overpayments to doctors is onerous and needs another look, medical groups are telling federal regulators.” [The Hill] GOP... Read Post
‘Doc fix’ would cut prevention fund: “The proposal would cut Medicare payments to hospitals and other providers for “bad debt,” Medicare payments to clinical laboratories and Medicaid “disproportionate share” payments to hospitals t... Read Post