Cites Need for Additional Time to Establish Protocols Due to continued concerns that some providers and suppliers may need additional time to establish operational protocols necessary to comply with face-to-face …
A Recent OIG report suggests Texas Medicaid DMEPOS costs may be exceeding medicare costs in Competitive Bidding Areas. WHY OIG DID THIS STUDY States establish their Medicaid payment amounts for …
It appears CMS has finally realized that you can’t get blood from a stone—or oxygen equipment and services from an HME provider that has gone out of business. CMS announced …
The Rochester region has the lowest rate of Medicare health spending in the country, according to a new report from the National Institute of Medicine. The report shows that Medicare …
Wealthier seniors would pay higher Medicare premiums, and a co-payment for home health services would be required under Medicare reform legislation introduced in the House on July 19. House Ways …
Robert Glenn Baker, 57, of Houston, has been sentenced for conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced. Baker pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. …
Patients in skilled nursing facilities are likely footing their own bills – sometimes racking up thousands of dollars – if they were previously hospitalized under an “outpatient observation status.” Medicare …
For years, William Welch, 58, was a truck driver, a free spirit traveling along the roads. But now Welch spends his days in a Brunswick, Md. apartment, barely able to …
