Author: allinsurance247

20210806042013-21.jpg
0
The inspector general in the Department of Health and Human Services this month launched an examination into federal oversight of skilled assisted living facilities amid signs some homes aren't meeting Medicare's minimum staffing requirements. The review comes on the heels of the Kaiser Health News and Ny Times investigation that found nearly 1,400 nursing facilities […]

20210806042011-29.jpg
0
Starting the coming year, Medicare Advantage plans will be able to add restrictions on expensive, injectable drugs administered by doctors to deal with cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, macular degeneration along with other serious diseases. Under the brand new rules, these private Medicare insurance plans could require patients to try cheaper drugs first. If those are not […]

20210806042010-49.jpg
0
Since the sanctions began, Medicare has evaluated every year rates for readmitted patients who had originally been treated for heart failure, heart attacks and pneumonia. And contains reduced its payments to more than half of hospitals according to those rates. The evaluations have since expanded to pay for chronic lung disease, hip and knee replacements […]