Social Media Meets Health Care with PatientsLikeMe
Jamie and Ben Heywood, trained as mechanical engineers at MIT, learned their brother Stephen was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 1999. They grew frustrated by the lack of …
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AMA Reaffirms Support for Medicare Private Contracting
The American Medical Association continues its support of federal legislation that would enable physicians and seniors to contract for services outside of the Medicare program. Medicare beneficiaries currently must pay …
Loophole Could Help Health Insurance Companies Avoid Affordable Care Act
Health insurance companies may find major benefit in loophole in federal law Health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been working to find ways to avoid the costly implications associated …
GOP Lawmakers Suggest Medicare Reforms
Republicans on a prominent House committee proposed a series of Medicare reforms Thursday, including the much-discussed possibility of unifying the program’s deductibles for hospital and medical care. Committee vice chairman …
Phone Scams Target Medicare Beneficiaries in California
A new phone scam that promises a new Medicare card in exchange for personal information is hitting Butte County in California, warns District Attorney Mike Ramsey. Callers claiming to be …
Care and Benefits for Veterans Strengthened by $153 Billion VA Budget
WASHINGTON – Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 21st century organization, the President has proposed a $152.7 billion budget, a 10.2 percent increase over Fiscal …
Marilyn Tavenner Soars Through Senate Finance Hearing
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly lauded President Barack Obama’s nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid and even much of the health reform law. Marilyn Tavenner, who has run the …
CMS Releases List of Contract Suppliers Selected Under Medicare Competitive Bidding Program
13,126 CONTRACTS AWARDED TO SUPPLIERS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES SELECTED THROUGH COMPETITIVE BIDDING IN 91 AREAS.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that 799* suppliers have …