NAHC Participates in Call with CMS on Phase II PECOS Edits
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice participated in a conference call with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 3, 2013 to discuss Phase II of …
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Court Ruling Opens Door for Providers to Seek Reimbursement for Medicare Bad Debts
Providers may be reimbursed for Medicare beneficiaries’ bad debts even after sending them to a collection agency, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled. At issue was the question of …
How to Choose a Medigap Supplemental Policy
Question: I’ll be 65 in a few months, Medicare enrollment age, and I am thinking about getting a Medicare supplemental policy. Can you give me advice on choosing a plan? …
Oregon Prepares for 2014 Insurance Premium Hikes
OREGON April 4th, 2013 – The House Health Committee has unanimously passed major reinsurance legislation, designed to offset the spike in premium rates next year when insurers are required to …
VA Gets 4 Percent Increase in Budget
The Department of Veterans Affairs scores a 4 percent funding hike in President Obama’s budget as the agency struggles to deal with a burgeoning backlog in benefits claims. White House …
CMS Administrator Tavenner Confirmation Hearing Set
The Senate Finance Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Marilyn Tavenner, currently the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, on Tuesday, April 9. Tavenner was …
No More Nonprofit Status for Four PA Blue Cross companies
Pennsylvania’s four Blue Cross companies have spent more than $1 billion in recent years subsidizing health plans for people who can’t get coverage anywhere else. As the so-called insurers of …
NV Medicare Patients Told to Find New Insurance Provider
Hundreds of Medicare recipients in Southern Nevada have been forced to change insurance carriers after their provider was liquidated amid fraud allegations. Universal Health Care Insurance Co., which had about …