Tag: Insurance: Medicare
Medicare Spending Up for Decedents Versus Survivors
Average per capita spending for Medicare beneficiaries who died 4-fold higher than survivors
CMS Proposes Changes to Physician Fee Schedule
Substantial improvements proposed for care coordination, planning for primary care physicians
Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Medicare Part D Spending
Implementation of medical marijuana laws linked to reductions in Medicare program, enrollee spending
Home-Based Primary Care Model Can Produce Medicare Savings
Model at core of Independence at Home Demonstration can cut costs for Medicare, Medicaid
Public Reporting Doesn’t Improve Mortality Rates
Public reporting linked to slowing in the ongoing decline in mortality rate among Medicare patients
Telemedicine Visits Up, but Not for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Telemedicine visits up from 2004 to 2013; only 0.7 percent of rural beneficiaries received visit in 2013
Decrease in Medicare Spending for 2012 ACO Entrants
First full year of Medicare Shared Savings Program contracts linked to early drop in Medicare spending
Hospice Care Doesn’t Up Costs for Nursing Home Decedents
For long-stay nursing home decedents, use of hospice doesn't increase costs in last 6 months of life
Medicare Tests New Payment System for Joint Replacements
Focus will be on quality of care and cost cutting; hospitals on board but orthopedic surgeons are wary
Medicare May Soon Cover Diabetes Prevention Program
Expanding program within Medicare could save $2,650 over 15 months per beneficiary
