by Keith Kuhn | Apr 16, 2013 | Industry
Jamie and Ben Heywood, trained as mechanical engineers at MIT, learned their brother Stephen was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 1999. They grew frustrated by the lack of reliable information and support online and, in 2004, launched PatientsLikeMe,...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 15, 2013 | Payor
The American Medical Association continues its support of federal legislation that would enable physicians and seniors to contract for services outside of the Medicare program. Medicare beneficiaries currently must pay out of pocket if they want to see a physician who...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 14, 2013 | Payor
Health insurance companies may find major benefit in loophole in federal law Health insurance companies throughout the U.S. have been working to find ways to avoid the costly implications associated with the federal Affordable Care Act. There are several provisions...
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 12, 2013 | Government
Republicans on a prominent House committee proposed a series of Medicare reforms Thursday, including the much-discussed possibility of unifying the program’s deductibles for hospital and medical care. Committee vice chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rep....
by Keith Kuhn | Apr 11, 2013 | Beneficiary
A new phone scam that promises a new Medicare card in exchange for personal information is hitting Butte County in California, warns District Attorney Mike Ramsey. Callers claiming to be with the Medicare program tell their targets that a replacement Medicare card is...
