Sunday, September 15, 2013

New Medicaid system starts Sunday in Palm Beach County

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Thousands of low-income seniors in Southwest Florida and areas of the East Coast are poised this weekend to become part of the state's...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

State temporarily suspends doctor charged in Sacred Heart health care fraud case

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The state has temporarily suspended the license of a doctor charged in the Sacred Heart Hospital Medicaid and Medicare fraud scandal after...

Health Literacy Could Reduce Medicare Expenses

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By Clara Ritger | Friday, September 13, 2013 | 1:09 p.m. Photo:  AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus Patients – particularly minorities and thos...

Fla. hospitals and clinics to pay $3.5 million

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PENSACOLA, Fla. --  Radiation oncology providers in Pensacola will pay $3.5 million to the federal government and the state of Florida to ...

Humana IT systems down Friday

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Health care and insurance benefits provider Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) experienced some significant technical problems Friday, including prob...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Ga. doctor finds simple way to pay for health care

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Saturday, September 07, 2013, 7:22am (NECN/NBC News: Lauren Walsh, Augusta, Ga.) - A Georgia doctor has a much simpler way of payi...

South Florida Doctors Seek New Practice Options to Offset Rising Expenses

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Individually and in groups, South Florida doctors are trying new business models for their practices that can reduce costs but may increas...
Friday, September 6, 2013

Ambulance Company Owners Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme

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The two men have also been ordered to repay more than $3 million in restitution for their health care fraud scam that used falsified repor...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Creates New Accountable Care Organization Alliance

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Richardson-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas announced a new strategic alliance Thursday that it hopes will deliver improved, sust...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

OIG: Medicare's Recovery Audit Program Generally Accurate

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Medicare's recovery audit program is more accurate than critics claim, although it could detect more fraud,  according to a report  by...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Maryland Family Physicians Lead Health Care Efforts, Innovations

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August 30, 2013 02:30 pm  James Arvantes  – Family physicians in Maryland practice and work in various settings and capacities, using the...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Pays Over $5 Million for Allegedly Billing Medicare for Improper Inpatient Admissions

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by  ADMIN  on  AUGUST 23, 2013 When hospitals unnecessarily admit Medicare patients for short inpatient stays when the appropriate ...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Health Insurance Overhaul - Florida Trends

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As the implementation date for the Affordable Care Act nears, employers are scrambling to understand what it means for their business. ...
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HHS Extends Equal Medicare Advantage Coverage to Same-Sex SNF Residents

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Jason Oliva   |  September 2, 2013 |  Same-sex residents in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that are beneficiaries in private Medica...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Former Office Manager for Health Care Solutions Network Sentenced in $63 Million Medicare Fraud

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U.S. Department of Justice August 30, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—A form...