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Countless medical devices and other healthcare technologies are forced to languish when they are authorized for sale by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but not covered by Medicare. MORE
Thankfully, Medicare has made strides to help seniors get the doctor visits they need, even if. Featured Post Tips & Techniques cms telemedicine elderly care insurance Medicare and Medicaid telemedicine senior care telehealth for seniorsBeing able to get to and from doctor visits can become challenging the older we get, especially if it’s a specialist visit out of town. This is unfortunate since as we age, we may require visits more often. MORE
A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE. MORE
Medicare accountable care organizations aren't using electronic health records to their potential, a new report shows. MORE
Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference. MORE
Optum comes back swinging in employment war — Comments on EHRs and clinician burden MORE
On April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates the Medicare Advantage (MA or Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) programs by promoting innovative plan designs, improved quality, and choices for patients. MORE
Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert and co-founder, Boomer Benefits. The article How Does Medicare Cover Telemedicine? Roberts Medicare Part B outpatient coverage Part C Medicare Advantage plan Patient co-pays and co-insurance under Part B telehealth telemedicine MORE
At HIMSS19, ACT | The App Association's Brian Scarpelli will lay out the details of what he calls a "sea change" in CMS' policy toward remote patient monitoring MORE
As previously discussed, in the United States traditional fee-for-service system of Medicare, use of the telehealth benefit is limited to rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). MORE
Editor’s Note: Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) continue to do a poor job of maintaining accurate provider directories—and it’s landing some in hot water with the federal government. or Canada, Medicare could have saved nearly $73 billion in 2018, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. For the study, researchers analyzed 79 medicines that Medicare Part D spent the most on that did not have competition from lower-cost generic alternatives. MORE
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The new ruling will expand access geographical and plans will have more flexibility in payment models. MORE
A new report from eHealth looks at the costs and reactions from enrollees of Medicare’s latest open enrollment period MORE
Billion International Telemedicine Medicare Fraud Crackdown appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. Blog Medicare fraud telemedicine Medicare fraud MORE
CMS FHIR API Health Data Sharing Healthcare Interoperability hl7 Medicare Claims Data MyHealthEDataIn another step in fleshing out its interoperability efforts, CMS has announced plans to launch a pilot program giving clinicians access to claims data. MORE
Elizabeth Warren assertively and transparently backed Bernie Sander’s Medicare for All proposal. Let’s take on pharma, allow negotiations of prices under Medicare. MORE
Seven support Medicare for All. Unlike many of his Democratic rivals, Biden does not support full Medicare for All. As in Medicare, costs would be reduced through negotiating for lower prices from hospitals and other providers. [link]. MORE
Medicare Related Topics Health Populi
JUNE 27, 2019
Elizabeth Warren assertively and transparently backed Bernie Sander’s Medicare for All proposal. Let’s take on pharma, allow negotiations of prices under Medicare.
Health Populi
JUNE 24, 2019
Cost is the major reason why Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries switch plans, but people who switch also tend to have lower satisfaction scores based on non-cost factors. Power’s 2019 Medicare Advantage Plan Study.
Health Populi
JUNE 28, 2019
Sanders, noting his call for big new government benefits like universal health care through Medicare for All and free college tuition. Senator Harris, too, mentioned government benefits like free college and Medicare for All as her health plan preference.
Telebehavioral Health Institute
APRIL 14, 2019
Billion International Telemedicine Medicare Fraud Crackdown appeared first on TBH Institute Blog. Blog Medicare fraud telemedicine Medicare fraud
Healthcare IT Today
JUNE 11, 2019
A recent study by the HHS Office of Inspector General suggests that Medicare ACOs coordinate care more effectively when they have the right health IT tools in place, particularly when ACO members share one EHR platform and have access to a robust HIE.
VSee
APRIL 3, 2019
Thankfully, Medicare has made strides to help seniors get the doctor visits they need, even if. Featured Post Tips & Techniques cms telemedicine elderly care insurance Medicare and Medicaid telemedicine senior care telehealth for seniorsBeing able to get to and from doctor visits can become challenging the older we get, especially if it’s a specialist visit out of town. This is unfortunate since as we age, we may require visits more often.
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Mobi Health News
JANUARY 28, 2019
The app lets those on Medicare search for products and services to see if they are covered
Electronic Health Reporter
MARCH 4, 2019
Roberts, a Medicare insurance expert and co-founder, Boomer Benefits. The article How Does Medicare Cover Telemedicine? Roberts Medicare Part B outpatient coverage Part C Medicare Advantage plan Patient co-pays and co-insurance under Part B telehealth telemedicine
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 6, 2019
CMS FHIR API Health Data Sharing Healthcare Interoperability hl7 Medicare Claims Data MyHealthEDataIn another step in fleshing out its interoperability efforts, CMS has announced plans to launch a pilot program giving clinicians access to claims data.
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 15, 2019
Countless medical devices and other healthcare technologies are forced to languish when they are authorized for sale by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but not covered by Medicare.
Morning eHealth
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
RUSH Act back — Usability migraines continue
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Mobi Health News
APRIL 8, 2019
The new ruling will expand access geographical and plans will have more flexibility in payment models.
Henry Kotula
JULY 31, 2019
Seven support Medicare for All. Unlike many of his Democratic rivals, Biden does not support full Medicare for All. As in Medicare, costs would be reduced through negotiating for lower prices from hospitals and other providers. [link].
FierceHealthIT
JULY 31, 2019
Humana is projecting that an additional 480,000 to 500,000 people will enroll in its Medicare Advantage plans this year
Telebehavioral Health Institute
DECEMBER 21, 2018
As previously discussed, in the United States traditional fee-for-service system of Medicare, use of the telehealth benefit is limited to rural Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA).
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 7, 2019
Medicare will begin covering the growing collection of immunotherapy drugs referred to as CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients being treated in some healthcare facilities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Wednesday
FierceHealthIT
MAY 30, 2019
A new report from eHealth looks at the costs and reactions from enrollees of Medicare’s latest open enrollment period
FierceHealthIT
JULY 31, 2019
Business is booming in Medicare Advantage, and many insurers operating in that market say they have plans to grow, according to a new survey
Mobi Health News
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said that the remote monitoring change and others would promote care innovation and reduce provider burden
Morning eHealth
JANUARY 28, 2019
Optum comes back swinging in employment war — Comments on EHRs and clinician burden
Mobi Health News
JANUARY 30, 2019
The Greenoaks Capital-led round is expected to close within the next couple of weeks
FierceHealthIT
MAY 9, 2019
times higher than the rates Medicare would have paid, according to a new Rand Corp. The prices paid to U.S. hospitals by private insurers are about 2.4 study.
Electronic Health Reporter
JUNE 10, 2019
The article What Does It Take To Earn Top Medicare Advantage Ratings? Editorial Abhinav Shashank Innovaccer Medicare Star Ratings social determinants of healthThis article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 7, 2019
Medicare Advantage members often account for less healthcare spending before they switch plans, meaning the government may be significantly overpaying MA insurers, according to a new study.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
MARCH 5, 2019
Editor’s Note: Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) continue to do a poor job of maintaining accurate provider directories—and it’s landing some in hot water with the federal government. Financial Medicare and Medicaid Medicaid Medicare payment models Value Based Payments
FierceHealthIT
AUGUST 14, 2019
For the first time, the National Business Group on Health polled large employers about Medicare expansion plans including a single-payer “Medicare-for-All” system as part of its annual report examining their healthcare strategies.
Electronic Health Reporter
APRIL 8, 2019
On April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates the Medicare Advantage (MA or Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) programs by promoting innovative plan designs, improved quality, and choices for patients.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 30, 2019
In a recent poll of healthcare workers, almost half of physicians said they support “Medicare for All." But overall, healthcare professionals are almost equally divided over the proposal to replace private health insurance with a new, federally financed healthcare system
FierceHealthIT
JULY 25, 2019
The White House is weighing an executive order that could significantly cut drug prices in Medicare.
FierceHealthIT
JULY 22, 2019
There seems to be no data that support the belief that there could be a surge in hospital use if the government implements "Medicare for All
Mobi Health News
DECEMBER 5, 2018
At HIMSS19, ACT | The App Association's Brian Scarpelli will lay out the details of what he calls a "sea change" in CMS' policy toward remote patient monitoring
Insulin Nation
AUGUST 27, 2014
Unfortunately, Medicare policy hasn’t kept up with evolving diabetes technology, and policymakers have left out CGMs from the list of reimbursable diabetes devices. There have been several petitions circulating to pressure lawmakers to make Medicare cover CGMs.
FierceHealthIT
MAY 28, 2019
Medicare accountable care organizations aren't using electronic health records to their potential, a new report shows.
BHM Healthcare Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
Editor’s Note: Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) continue to do a poor job of maintaining accurate provider directories—and it’s landing some in hot water with the federal government. Under the rule, Medicare Advantage health plans will see a 2.53
BHM Healthcare Solutions
MAY 7, 2019
Editor’s Note: Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) continue to do a poor job of maintaining accurate provider directories—and it’s landing some in hot water with the federal government. or Canada, Medicare could have saved nearly $73 billion in 2018, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. For the study, researchers analyzed 79 medicines that Medicare Part D spent the most on that did not have competition from lower-cost generic alternatives.
FierceHealthIT
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Echoing her boss’s op-ed last week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma devoted an unusually long time in one speech to why a popular progressive proposal would not work
FierceHealthIT
MAY 1, 2019
Humana announced a strong start in Q1 2019, driven by better than expected the growth in Medicare Advantage
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