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Medicare prosthetic data raises tough questions

Filed under: medicare news

The AP found that even though Medicare paid for 1900 fewer artificial feet in 2010 than it did in 2005, it paid $ 35 million more – a 58 percent increase over 2005. The sharp decline in the number of amputations is good news; it indicates diabetic …
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Dems, GOP look to play offense after payroll fight

Filed under: medicare news

_A budget for the upcoming federal fiscal year in which House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., will again propose dramatically revamping the hugely expensive Medicare program, always a risky proposition in an election year.
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Analytics software aims to enhance business and clinical intelligence

Filed under: healthcare software

To that end, Kronos, Inc., recently unveiled a new analytics and decision support solution that aims to give healthcare providers access to all relevant workforce and operational data in one easy-to-use platform. The goal, of course, …
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iTech partners with NexTrust

Filed under: healthcare software

… Company with focus on Medical Billing, PMS and Revenue Cycle Management Solutions for the US healthcare market, announced a partnership with NexTrust, Inc. iTech has a Subscription based Practice Management System, and Medical billing software.
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Medicaid rolls rose even as Pa. disqualified many, new calculation shows …

Filed under: medicaid eligibility

Policy experts who follow the reports said they had expected the downward trend to continue in December, both because duplicates were removed and also because the state was still working through a backlog of controversial eligibility reviews that it …
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ACA to Bring Influx of Diabetics to Medicaid

Filed under: medicaid eligibility

By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Medicaid's role in covering the population with diabetes will grow in 2014 when additional low-income, uninsured adults gain eligibility for the program under the Medicaid expansion provisions of the …
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Who Receives Government Assistance?

Filed under: medicaid eligibility

kids get free hearing aids

Filed under: medicare hearings

Kayleah needs hearing aids to compensate for the loss, which can run around $ 3000 a piece. Devan had a hearing aid through Medicare but it recently quit working. His mother, Rebecca Carboni, can't afford a new one and her husband's insurance doesn't …
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New budget season, same partisan divide in House Budget

Filed under: medicare hearings

Ryan during the hearing pressed Elmendorf to develop the tools Ryan said would be necessary to evaluate a Medicare privatization proposal. Last year, Ryan proposed the privatization of Medicare for future seniors. Elmendorf said CBO still does not have …
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Hearing on “Protecting Medicare”

Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Louisiana Health Care Fraud Scheme

Filed under: reporting medicare fraud

WASHINGTON—An Atlanta resident pleaded guilty today for his role in a Louisiana-based Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), announced the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Department of …
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Senior Spotlight: Patrol offers advice on Medicare fraud

Filed under: reporting medicare fraud

“Our goal is to educate seniors so they can spot a scam before it happens and report it to our hotline number.” The toll-free number to report Medicare fraud is (877) 767-4359. The Senior Medicare Patrol is a federally-funded program of the Jewish …
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Hospices Dumping Patients While Escaping Millions Owed to US

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The Stolen Valor Act

Filed under: false claims act

He appears to be the first person charged under a 2005 law, the Stolen Valor Act. The primary issue is: When does the First Amendment protect false statements? Alvarez, who has also falsely claimed he played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings, …
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US government alleges Medicare fraud in 0M complaint

Filed under: false claims act

The US government has filed suit seeking $ 150 million in damages and penalties under the False Claims Act against Universal Imaging, Inc. and its current and former owners, Phillip J. Young and Mark Lauhoff, US Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced …
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Quinn Emanuel Hires New Co-Managing Partner in DC

Filed under: false claims act