The White House Administration’s top Medicare official is stepping down from his post. Jonathan Blum, the principal deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been with …
Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) have drafted a strongly worded letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner citing problems with Medicare’s bidding program for home medical equipment. The …
U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker have introduced legislation that may re-open the competitive bidding process for durable medical equipment suppliers in Tennessee. Re-Bid Bill The bill would require …
After receiving a letter from 227 lawmakers calling for CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to delay implementation of Round Two of competitive bidding due to various problems found with winning bidders, …
Members of the Tennessee United States Congressional delegation today called on the administration “to provide details on its policy of awarding Medicare contracts to businesses not licensed in Tennessee, a …
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In …
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly lauded President Barack Obama’s nominee to run Medicare, Medicaid and even much of the health reform law. Marilyn Tavenner, who has run the …
