National Government Services Awarded Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Next Generation Desktop Program Contract

INDIANAPOLIS, Mar 06, 2017 (BUSINESS WIRE) — National Government Services (NGS) has been named the prime contractor for CMS’ Next Generation Desktop (NGD) program. NGS was originally awarded the business in 2001, and today’s announcement represents a continuation of the contract for a two-month period of performance plus nine option years. The contract is valued… Continue reading National Government Services Awarded Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Next Generation Desktop Program Contract

Arkansas Lawmakers Seek to Freeze Medicaid Enrollments

March 6. 2017 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – With an estimated 330,000 people enrolled in Arkansas’s expanded Medicaid program, state lawmakers are now taking steps to freeze enrollment. The state adopted a plan that uses Medicaid funds to buy health care from the insurance marketplace for those eligible, and the number of people who signed up… Continue reading Arkansas Lawmakers Seek to Freeze Medicaid Enrollments

For Some in NM, Medicaid Funding Solution Could be Painful

March 6. 2017 SANTA FE, N.M. – The state budget deficit has the New Mexico Human Services Department trying to implement new fees for people who rely on Medicaid for their health care. A sharp reduction in federal matching funds is the primary reason for the shortfall that’s causing anxiety, both for health care providers… Continue reading For Some in NM, Medicaid Funding Solution Could be Painful

Medicaid funding shift would hurt N.C.

In regard to your Feb. 28 editorial “N.C. could lose out on Medicaid”: There was much harm done by the North Carolina General Assembly leadership when it decided not to close the coverage gap for nearly half a million North Carolinians. Thousands of people who could have been covered went without preventive care, hospitals, and… Continue reading Medicaid funding shift would hurt N.C.

As Congress Wrestles With Medicaid’s Future, Advocates In States Rally To Preserve Expansion

Chicago Tribune: Stakes High In Illinois As Congress Rethinks Medicaid  Until recently, much of the debate over health care’s future has focused around skyrocketing prices for insurance bought through exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. But other proposed changes to the health care law and Medicaid under discussion in Washington… Continue reading As Congress Wrestles With Medicaid’s Future, Advocates In States Rally To Preserve Expansion

Federal Judge Rules For N.H. Hospitals In Dispute Over Medicaid Funding

New Hampshire Union Leader: Federal Judge Sides With NH Hospitals In Their Compensation Argument With The State  A federal judge has sided with New Hampshire hospitals in their argument with the state over how much the hospitals are due for uncompensated care, which is usually the difference between Medicaid payments and hospitals’ true costs. The… Continue reading Federal Judge Rules For N.H. Hospitals In Dispute Over Medicaid Funding

Nevada Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Offers to Ensure a Person in Nevada with Mesothelioma Is Talking Directly to The Nation’s Most Skilled Attorneys About Compensation

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, July 22, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Nevada Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “We do not want one diagnosed victim of mesothelioma in Nevada to roll the dice when it comes to hiring a lawyer to help them with their financial compensation claim for this rare cancer. There is such a thing… Continue reading Nevada Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Offers to Ensure a Person in Nevada with Mesothelioma Is Talking Directly to The Nation’s Most Skilled Attorneys About Compensation

U.S. Says Florida Network Defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of Over $1 Billion Federal prosecutors charged three people, saying a scheme at a network of nursing and assisted-living facilities operated over a period of 14 years.

WASHINGTON — In the largest case of health care fraud ever brought by the Justice Department, federal prosecutors on Friday charged three people at a network of Florida nursing and assisted-living facilities for their suspected role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of more than $1 billion. Prosecutors charged that Philip Esformes, 47,… Continue reading U.S. Says Florida Network Defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of Over $1 Billion Federal prosecutors charged three people, saying a scheme at a network of nursing and assisted-living facilities operated over a period of 14 years.

U.S. Says Florida Network Defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of Over $1 Billion

WASHINGTON — In the largest case of health care fraud ever brought by the Justice Department, federal prosecutors on Friday charged three people at a network of Florida nursing and assisted-living facilities for their suspected role in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid of more than $1 billion. Prosecutors charged that Philip Esformes, 47,… Continue reading U.S. Says Florida Network Defrauded Medicare and Medicaid of Over $1 Billion

CMS snags $42 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud with predictive analytics

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid reported that it has saved nearly $42 billion in fraudulent and improper Medicare and Medicaid payments. The savings amount to an average of $12.40 for each dollar spent on Medicare program integrity activities, Shantanu Agrawal, MD, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Program Integrity, wrote in a CMS blog. To attain these… Continue reading CMS snags $42 billion in Medicare and Medicaid fraud with predictive analytics