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New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: Features Up-to-Date Enrollment Trends, State Initiatives, Regional Market Share and Prescription Drug Benefit
The new 2008 Managed Medicare and Medicaid Factbook includes valuable information on enrollment trends, Medicare Advantage plan marketing, regional offerings and market share, state initiatives in Medicaid, prescription drug benefits, and mergers and acquisitions.
The Great Medicaid-Asset Shelter Debate
As the baby boomers come to retirement and become more elderly, the great debate of the 21st century may be, "Should people be forced to use all of their assets to pay for nursing home care before Medicaid kicks in or might they be allowed to shelter some of their assets?"
Groundbreaking Universal Health Care Conference on the Uninsured Explores Using Technology in Child Health Plus and Medicaid Enrollment: "Building
The first step in the long journey toward universal health care in New York is maximizing enrollment of eligible uninsured New Yorkers in Medicaid, Child Health Plus, and Family Health Plus. Yet, the mechanics of enrolling the uninsured frequently gets in the way. The potential for using technology to improve the process is the focus of "Building Blocks for Universal Health Care in New York: Bridging Coverage Gaps with Information Technology," a conference that will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2008, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City. The day-long event, sponsored by the Hudson Center for Health Equity & Quality (Hcheq), is the first conference of its kind to bring together policy and health care technology experts ...
Cielo MedSolutions Chosen by Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services for Quality Reporting Pilot
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) pilot to study direct reporting using Cielo Clinic?.
Preliminary Decision by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Favors Reimbursement for CardioWest Artificial Heart
On February 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that after completing a review of its 1986 national non-coverage policy for artificial hearts, its preliminary decision is to provide reimbursement for patients who receive the CardioWest(TM) temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) as part of FDA studies that meet CMS specifications. Following a public comment period, CMS will post its final decision on May 1, 2008.
Corporate Whistleblower Center Says Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Out Of Control
Americas Watchdog's Corporate Whistleblower Center is releasing its annual report on Medicare & Medicaid fraud, and according to the group things have never been worse. The report focuses on nursing homes, drug/medical device companies, not for profit, and boutique hospitals. The group referred to its findings as grim with respect to Medicare and Medicaid over billing & fraud.
Providing Quality Dental Care to Children Covered by Medicaid; National In-School Dental Program Bring Superior Oral Healthcare to Pennsylvania and Ma
The divide in access to quality dental care for underserved children in the U.S. is at a crisis point. To help bridge the divide and decrease the risk of dental disease in children, Dr. Larry Caplin founded Oral Health Impact Project (www.ohip.us) last year, a critically-acclaimed national initiative that brings "dental homes" to at-risk communities through comprehensive in-school programs. This fall, Oral Health Impact Project expanded in the U.S. with programs in school districts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Hampden County, Lowell, New Bedford and Cambridge, Massachusetts. There are now a total of six school districts with a large number of Medicaid-qu...
A Star Solution for Medicaid's 'Tamper Resistant' Prescriptions
Star Micronics and business partner Standard Register are proud to announce their combined, secured solution for the recent Medicaid request for "tamper resistant" prescriptions. The secured printing solution is available now for hospitals, clinics, and physician's offices. Utlilzing the Star Micronics' TSP800Rx printer and Standard Register's highly specialized security thermal prescription paper. The solution is available today.
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