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A new law could help millions of older Americans get mental health help
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A new law could help millions of older Americans get mental health help

NPR  

A new law could help millions of older Americans get mental health help JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Starting today, the more than 65 million Americans who rely on Medicare will have better access to mental health coverage. There's a big group of people out there who need access to mental health care, and by that I mean Medicare recipients. So it's …

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Health care provider to pay largest Medicare fraud settlement in Maine history
1 year, 4 months ago

Health care provider to pay largest Medicare fraud settlement in Maine history

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Martin’s Point Health Care Inc. will pay nearly $22.5 million to resolve allegations of submitting inaccurate codes for Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees to increase Medicare reimbursements, federal prosecutors said Monday. The U.S. attorney’s office in Maine confirmed it was the largest Medicare fraud settlement in state history. “Today’s result sends a clear message to the Medicare Advantage …

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High court rules against government on drug reimbursement
2 years, 6 months ago

High court rules against government on drug reimbursement

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the federal government improperly lowered drug reimbursement payments to hospitals and clinics that serve low-income communities, a reduction that cost the facilities billions of dollars. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the court that “absent a survey of hospitals’ acquisition costs” the Department of Health and Human Services “may not vary the reimbursement …

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Officials: COVID a financial hammer on New Mexico hospitals
2 years, 10 months ago

Officials: COVID a financial hammer on New Mexico hospitals

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The pandemic is financially stressing New Mexico hospitals because the money they get for treating COVID-19 patients doesn’t keep pace with rising costs, officials said. New Mexico Hospital Association President and CEO Troy Clark said it’s incorrect to think that hospitals are doing OK financially because they’re full. University of New Mexico Hospital CEO Kate Becker said …

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Column: Adding dental coverage to Medicare makes a lot of sense — except to dentists
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Adding dental coverage to Medicare makes a lot of sense — except to dentists

LA Times  

Dentist Michelle Freire-Troxel, from left, cleans the teeth of Amari Harris, while Dental Assistant, Chyna Miller, takes notes at the East Arkansas Family Health Center in West Memphis, Ark. A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation concluded that U.S. healthcare providers would pocket about 40% less in reimbursement for medical services if they received Medicare rates as opposed to …

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