Medicare-Medicaid

Suspicious Medicare Bills Found at 2,600 U.S. Pharmacies

[Bloomberg] 2012-05-11
Medicaid payments to primary care doctors will rise under new regulation

[Washington Post] 2012-05-10
Progress Made on How Medicare Pays Doctors

[Wall Street Journal] 2012-05-10
Medicare Spotlights Hospitals With Especially Costly Patients

[Kaiser Health News] 2012-05-10
A Benefits Statement You Can Read

[New York Times] 2012-05-10
HHS: Health law to raise Medicaid service fees

[The Hill] 2012-05-10
Fewer jobs means more spending on U.S. Medicaid

[Reuters] 2012-05-07
Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck

[Associated Press] 2012-05-03
Analysis: ACOs Could Have The Medicare Muscle To Transform Health System

[Kaiser Health News] 2012-05-03
U.S. Charges 107 With Defrauding Medicare

[Wall Street Journal] 2012-05-03
New Jersey Overbilled Medicaid $61 Million, U.S. Audit Says

[Bloomberg] 2012-04-30
Hospitals say Medicare agency overlooked looming cuts

[The Hill] 2012-04-26
An Even Bleaker Prognosis For Medicare?

[Kaiser Health News] 2012-04-25
Medicare’s Financial Condition Holds Pat After Debt Deal

[Bloomberg] 2012-04-24
Trustees Issue Warnings On Medicare, But Make No Changes To Solvency Projections

[Kaiser Health News] 2012-04-24
Without Reforms, U.S. Retirees to Face Dwindling Funds

New York Times 2012-04-24
Ways and Means wades into controversial Medicare proposals

[The Hill] 2012-04-23
Auditors call for end to Medicare bonus program

[Associated Press] 2012-04-23
Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare

[Associated Press] 2012-04-23
G.A.O. Calls Test Project by Medicare Costly Waste

[New York Times] 2012-04-23

Blogs

What’s in the Stars for Managed Care?

By: Norm Smith

4/25/2012 | 209 reads | 0 comments

The Evolving Role of Managed Care Pharmacy in Oncology Management

By: Jeffrey D Dunn PharmD MBA

4/11/2012 | 304 reads | 0 comments

The Impact of “Social Resistance”

By: Norm Smith

3/8/2012 | 778 reads | 0 comments

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