by Keith Kuhn | Jun 18, 2013 | Government
A former top White House administration health official, Don Berwick, formally announced Monday that he is running for governor of Massachusetts. Berwick is a physician and health policy expert who ran the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 18, 2013 | Payor
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to form a new insurance plan with MaineHealth. And it wants the state to keep the details of that plan secret as it seeks approval from the Maine Bureau of Insurance. The state has said OK. Central Maine Healthcare has said no...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 17, 2013 | Government, Regulations
Beginning July 1st, physicians must document a face-to-face encounter exam with a beneficiary in the six months prior to the written orders of certain items of DME. According to the NHIC Corp., this section will not apply to power mobility devices, as they are covered...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 17, 2013 | Industry
The Penn State College of Medicine is among 11 institutions that has been awarded $1 million in funding from the American Medical Association in a program aimed at changing the way physicians are trained. The other schools that were awarded grants include the Indiana...
by Keith Kuhn | Jun 17, 2013 | Government, Regulations
The financial penalties that Medicare imposes on hospitals with high rates of patient readmissions are too harsh for hospitals serving the poor and should be changed, according to a congressional advisory agency. Since last fall, Medicare has been reducing its...
