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…
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Advocates In Kansas, Florida Say Expanding Medicaid Would Relieve Stresses Of Uninsured
Speakers at a political meeting in Kansas and a new report in Florida urge state leaders to reconsider decisions not to expand Medicaid under the federal health law. Kansas Health Institute: Lack Of Medicaid Expansion Adds To Stresses In Southeast Kansas County Wednesday’s meeting in Independence was largely attended by political candidates and elected officials,… Continue reading Advocates In Kansas, Florida Say Expanding Medicaid Would Relieve Stresses Of Uninsured
Bioarray & IVFSpain present clinical outcome of PGS by NGS: 64 babies since 2015
Blastocyst biopsy for PGS Vanessa Penacho PhD, Bioarray’s RD Bioarray genetic lab and IVF-Spain fertility clinic present at ESHRE meeting (Helsinki, July 3-6) outcome of PGS using NGS: 64 babies and 53 ongoing pregnancies ALICANTE, SPAIN, June 29, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — Bioarray, S.L., IVF SPAIN S.L. and iGLS will present clinical outcomes of IVF treatments… Continue reading Bioarray & IVFSpain present clinical outcome of PGS by NGS: 64 babies since 2015
To save more NC infants, expand Medicaid
With so many low-income people without health insurance, North Carolina has hundreds of thousands of reasons to expand Medicaid. Now here’s another: It could save the lives of infants. A new report from NC Child funded by Community Catalyst and the Annie E. Casey Foundation focuses on North Carolina’s high infant mortality rate and how… Continue reading To save more NC infants, expand Medicaid
Medicaid cuts could hurt children’s access to care
Approximately 42,000 children in Alabama don’t have health insurance. That number represents 4 percent of Alabama’s children, according to data released by the Anne E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book. kAmuC@ a__g E@ a_`c[ E96 ?F36C @7 49:=5C6? H:E9@FE 962=E9 :?DFC2?46 92D 366? 4FE 😕 92=7[ 3FE E92E AC@8C6DD 😀 E9C62E6?65 3J 4FED… Continue reading Medicaid cuts could hurt children’s access to care
Rural Missourians need Medicaid expansion
“We’re not a herd of cattle,” Huntsville resident Susan Burks said in response to what she wants policymakers to understand. After working hard her entire life before falling on hard times in her 50s, Susan, like about 300,000 other Missourians, finds herself in the Medicaid gap — too young for Medicare, which she will get… Continue reading Rural Missourians need Medicaid expansion
State on right track with Medicaid
Published: Sunday, July 10, 2016 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 8, 2016 at 3:59 p.m. Louisiana has ushered in a new age of medical care, one that will open the door to insurance coverage to as many as a half-million more people. When Gov. John Bel Edwards went ahead with his plan to… Continue reading State on right track with Medicaid
Medicare drug costs should parallel those of Medicaid
Genevieve RegalGail BloomIn the United States, the uncontrolled escalation of Medicare Part D prescription drug costs is a national problem. Experts predict that this price growth will continue. This presents a challenge for Medicare beneficiaries on fixed incomes. In 2029, the total number of Americans eligible for Medicare will rise to 71 million, a surge… Continue reading Medicare drug costs should parallel those of Medicaid
Alabama Medicaid Agency cuts payments to doctors
The Alabama Medicaid Agency is reducing some payments to doctors to help address what the agency describes as a “budget crisis.” Beginning August 1, doctors will no longer received enhanced payments for certain primary care visits and services. The enhanced payments, known as the “bump,” raised payments to Medicare levels. They were originally required by… Continue reading Alabama Medicaid Agency cuts payments to doctors
Missouri Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Charge Medicaid Patients For Missed Appointments
The bill, passed by the legislature in May, would allow doctors and other health care providers to charge Medicaid patients who don’t give 24-hour notice that they won’t make their appointments. News outlets also look at Medicaid developments in Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Colorado. St. Louis Post Dispatch: Nixon Vetoes Late Fee Plan For Medicaid Patients… Continue reading Missouri Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Charge Medicaid Patients For Missed Appointments