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CMS cracks down on Medicare Advantage claims
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced it will tighten financial scrutiny of Medicare Advantage plans, reported the Associated Press and Bloomberg News . Part of the intention
Medicare Advantage enrollment grows 10% as insurers compete
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown by 10 percent. Meanwhile, premiums have fallen at an average 7 percent as insurers compete for seniors' business, the Department of Health & Human
Medicare Advantage enrollment grows, premiums shrink
Despite warnings to the contrary, Medicare Advantage plans are seeing a growth in enrollment, as well as a decrease in premiums. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) officials said
CMS to expand DME competitive bidding
Despite criticisms from the medical device industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to continue its expansion of a competitive bidding program for durable medical
Medicare Advantage plans get payment increase
Health insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans will see an average net 0.4 percent increase in federal reimbursements next year, Reuters reports. That increase is less than the 1.6 percent gain in
Medicare reimbursement could be slashed 30 percent in 2012
Physicians may see a 29.5 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursements in 2012, Medicare officials announced yesterday. The drop will take effect Jan. 1, 2012--when the latest short-term "doc fix"
Berwick: Some claim ACO status without truly changing
CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick has noticed that not everyone tells the truth when it comes to accountable care organizations. Last Friday during a keynote address at the National Committee for
