Tag: Insurance: Medicare
2000 to 2015 Saw Increase in Medicare GME Payments
Increase mainly due to indirect payments, primarily inpatient costs rather than resident-to-bed ratio
Medicare Fraud-Prevention Rules to Be Revised
Current rules make it difficult for hospitals and doctors to work together, officials say
Medicaid Pays 75 Percent of What Medicare Pays for Spine Surgeries
Study authors report differences in reimbursement for certain procedures may impact access to care
Medicare Spends More Than $6 Billion on Secondary Fractures
A fracture should trigger clinical attention to reduce the risk for future fractures, authors say
Preemptive Kidney Transplants Up After KAS Implementation
However, disparities persist, with recipients more likely to be white, female, have private insurance
House Speaker Unveils Plan to Lower Drug Costs
Plan would allow Medicare to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs
Medicare to Cover CAR-T Therapy for Leukemia, Lymphoma
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy boosts a patient's own immune cells
Medicare Spending on Essential Medicines Up 116 Percent From 2011 to 2015
22 percent of increased total spending due to higher per-unit cost of existing drugs
Medicare Drug Rebate Plan Withdrawn by Trump Administration
Rebates would have been paid directly to seniors in Medicare Part D program when they filled their Rx
Medicare Advantage Patients Have Higher Readmission Rates
Higher adjusted readmission rates seen for AMI, CHF, pneumonia with Medicare Advantage
