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As hospital stays grow shorter and patients are discharged sooner, often with more complex, acute needs, the home-based care ...
A Medicare data breach has compromised over 100,000 Americans' personal information, including Medicare IDs and healthcare details after cybercriminals created unauthorized accounts.
The personal information of Medicare recipients was used to create unauthorized accounts, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement prior authorization requirements for certain traditional fee-for-service Medicare services in six states starting next year.
The Medicare nursing home rating system can offer useful information about the quality of a given facility. Learn how it works, what the ratings mean, and how to use them.
Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans provide special supplemental benefits for the chronically ill (SSBCIs) alongside standard benefits equivalent to Original Medicare (parts A and B).
More than 100,000 Medicare recipients will be receiving new cards and numbers after what the agency is describing as a “data incident.” In a statement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...
[READ How Much Does Medicare Part D Cost?] What Is the Part D Late Enrollment Penalty? Not signing up for Medicare Part D when you initially enroll in Medicare can have major consequences if you ...
As 2025 brings changes to Medicare costs, one key factor that affects what beneficiaries pay for Part B coverage is income. While most Medicare enrollees will pay the standard premium of $185.00 ...
Health Care Service Corporation is launching the HealthSpring brand for its Medicare products after closing the deal to acquire Cigna's plans.
The WSJ report said former employees were questioned by prosecutors working for the healthcare-fraud unit in recent weeks about the company's efforts to record specific diagnoses that generate ...
Medicare and Medicaid Fail a Basic Scientific Test The programs don’t do what they claim to. If they were drugs, regulators would pull them from the market. By Michael F. Cannon Share ...