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New Medicare Card Information

Feb 06, 2018 at 10:24 am by Staff

New Medicare Card: Web Updates To help you prepare for the transition to the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) on Medicare cards beginning April 1, 2018, review the n.... Read More

Stalled Health Programs Await A Green Light On The Hill

Feb 03, 2018 at 01:33 pm by Staff

Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News With the clock ticking on the current stop-gap bill that funds the federal government through Feb. 8, Congress is steeling itself to consi.... Read More

After Polyps Are Detected, Patients May No Longer Qualify For Free Colonoscopies

Feb 01, 2018 at 09:46 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Insurance coverage of colonoscopies to screen for colorectal cancer is a frequent source of frustration for consumers, including.... Read More

Ormond Beach Physician, Stephen A. Sevigny Announces Run for Congress

Feb 01, 2018 at 10:57 am by Staff

Ormond Beach Physician, businessman, and philanthropist Dr. Stephen A. Sevigny MD has announced his entrance to the District 6 Congressional Race. Dr. Sevigny, from Ormond B.... Read More

Take This Survey to Help End MOC

Jan 29, 2018 at 11:00 am by Staff

The Practicing Physicians of America, a coalition of doctors' organizations to which AID belongs, has created a survey to gather information to provide data-backed arguments.... Read More

As Doctors Drop Opposition, Aid-In-Dying Advocates Target Next Battleground States

Jan 28, 2018 at 09:48 pm by Staff

  Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News When the end draws near, Dr. Roger Kligler, a retired physician with incurable, metastatic prostate cancer, wants the option to use.... Read More

AMA Applauds FDA, FTC Crackdown on Sham Opioid Treatments

Jan 25, 2018 at 09:28 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) today commended the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission for issuing joint warning letters to the marke.... Read More

VA, Health and Human Services Announce Partnership to Strengthen Prevention of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Efforts

Jan 23, 2018 at 04:16 pm by Staff

Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a partnershi.... Read More

CMS Announces Additional Special Enrollment Periods to Help Individuals Impacted by Hurricanes in Puerto Rico

Jan 21, 2018 at 04:45 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced additional opportunities for individuals affected by the 2017 hurricanes in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin.... Read More

It's In The Mail: Aetna Agrees To $17M Payout In HIV Privacy Breach

Jan 21, 2018 at 03:17 pm by Staff

  Elana Gordon, WHYY Aetna settled a lawsuit for $17 million Wednesday over a data breach that happened in the summer of 2017. The privacy of as many as 12,000 people i.... Read More

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health

Jan 21, 2018 at 02:50 pm by Staff

How The Shutdown Might Affect Your Health Kaiser Health News The government shutdown will have far-reaching effects for public health, including the nation's response to the.... Read More

Home Care Agencies Often Wrongly Deny Medicare Help To The Chronically Ill

Jan 18, 2018 at 07:47 pm by Staff

  Susan Jaffe Photos by Heidi de Marco Kaiser Health News Colin Campbell needs help dressing, bathing and moving between his bed and his wheelchair. He has a feeding t.... Read More

CMS Announces New Payment Model to Improve Quality, Coordination, and Cost-effectiveness

Jan 11, 2018 at 02:16 pm by Staff

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center) announced the launch of a new voluntary bundled.... Read More

VA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use

Jan 09, 2018 at 11:39 pm by Staff

  Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News "Don't ask, don't tell" is how many veterans have approached health care conversations about marijuana use with the doctors they.... Read More

Half Of Hospitals In Conn., Del. Hit By Medicare's Safety Penalties

Jan 07, 2018 at 11:29 am by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News As the federal government penalizes 751 hospitals for having too many infections and patient injuries, some states are feeling the cuts.... Read More

Children's Insurance, Other Health Programs Funded -- For Now -- In Bill

Dec 22, 2017 at 09:59 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The bill passed by Congress late Thursday to keep most of the federal government funded for another month also provided a temporary r.... Read More

Medicare Penalizes Group Of 751 Hospitals For Patient Injuries

Dec 21, 2017 at 07:35 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government Thursday lowered a year's worth of Medicare payments to 751 hospitals to penalize them for having the highest ra.... Read More

Looking North: Can A Single-Payer Health System Work In The U.S.?

Dec 20, 2017 at 08:10 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News TORONTO -- For Dr. Peter Cram, an American internist who spent most of his career practicing in Iowa City, Iowa, moving here about.... Read More

Medicare Fails To Recover Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Lab Overcharges

Dec 17, 2017 at 01:31 pm by Staff

  Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Five years ago, Companion DX Reference Lab hoped to cash in on cutting-edge genetic tests paid for by Medicare. The Houston lab mark.... Read More

AMA Urges Physicians to Take Simple Steps This Year to Avoid Medicare Payment Penalty in 2019

Dec 13, 2017 at 04:08 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) is reminding physicians that the Medicare reimbursement system has changed, and, if they have not done so already, they have until Decem.... Read More