It is called the CPC (Comprehensive Primary Care) initiative, and aims to strengthen coordination and collaboration between private and public health care payers in order to improve primary care. According to Medicare, it will liaise with both commerci…
According to a survey, 45% of 337 retirees on Medicare consider the economy the most vital issue the United States faces in 2012, followed by health care (15%), national debt (21%), and jobs (19%). 43% of survey respondents anticipate that the economy …
A new legislative proposal by The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) aims to expand the use of telemedicine for Medicaid enrollees with high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care needs. If the plan should be adopted, it would mean an improvement in p…
Dr. Donald M. Berwick, head of Medicare and Medicaid until last Thursday, stated that up to 30% of spending on health is wasted with absolutely no benefit to beneficiaries (patients). He added that his agency’s cumbersome and archaic regulations are pa…
Medicare beneficiaries will be able to get coverage for preventive obesity counseling, CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) announced today. The CMS says this is part of the widening range of preventive services CMS has been adding to its c…
CMS has proposed some rules to scale back outdates regulations to cut red tape in an effort to slice another $5 billion in the US health care bill over five years, the HHS (Department of Health & Human Services) has announced. The Obama Administration …
Obama’s administration has eliminated one of the Affordable Care Act’s key new entitlement programs, saying that the Community Living Assistance Services (CLASS) Act which would have provided a basic lifetime benefit of a least $50 a day in the event …
The Medicare Rights Center, a national, nonprofit consumer service organization, advises that everyone enrolled in a private health or drug plan with Medicare should review their cover during the upcoming Fall Open Enrollment Period. This includes thos…
A study published in the October 5 issue of JAMA shows that Medicare patients living in regions with higher levels of end-of-life spending, who made a living will (advance directive) in which they specified treatment limits were less likely to die in h…
The wide choice of managed care plans that the Medicare Advantage Program offers could be counter-productive, says a new study published in Health Affairs and authored by Harvard Medical School researchers. Seniors, especially those with poor cognitive…
