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Seniors Could Save with New Medicare Changes
Wisconsin seniors will benefit from new income and asset limits for Medicare this year. The Superior Telegram explains: Programs for Medicare savings range from extra help with prescription drug costs to assistance with paying Medicare Part B premiums and maybe even Medicare deductibles and co-pays. If your individual gross monthly income is less than $1,361 [...]
Continue reading...Video: Avoiding Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
18. February 2011
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The U.S. Department of Health recently released this video for physicians, but everyone can learn something from it.
Continue reading...Editorial: Healthcare Repeal Bad for Wisconsin
24. January 2011
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offers up an excellent editorial from U.S. Rep. Ron Kind about the negative impact of a federal healthcare repeal for Wisconsinites. Here is some of what the Democrat from the 3rd Congressional District has to say: If health care reform is repealed, just about everyone in Wisconsin would suffer. Powerful insurance companies [...]
Continue reading...Cracking Down
18. January 2011
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A recent video shows how the federal government is cracking down on fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. The video is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services YouTube channel. Watch the video below or by clicking this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/cmshhsgov#p/u/14/7NOwdkRDBCw
Continue reading...Study: HMO Services Better for Wisconsinites
16. December 2010
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Health Maintenance Organizations provided better care to Wisconsin patients in 2009 than the two years prior. That’s according to a new study following the Pay-for-Performance plan launched by state health officials last year, WisBusiness.com reports. From the story: Today DHS launched an interactive website to help Medicaid members select an HMO by providing the latest [...]
Continue reading...Docs Earn Millions in Medicare Bonus Program
16. December 2010
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Doctors who saved Medicare on healthcare costs earned nearly $32 million in bonuses from the government-funded program. A total of 10 groups of physicians participated in the pilot program. Half of them earned bonsues, ModernHealthcare.com reports. Medicare plans to implement a similar program in two years under the new healthcare reform law.
Continue reading...Editorial: Target Healthcare to Cut Deficit
4. December 2010
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In The Hill, former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson and Steve Brenton, president of the Wisconsin Hospital Association, say that the federal government must focus efforts on reducing Medicare costs – without hurting care – to bring the budget deficit under control. They say right now, Medicare is set up to pay for more – more [...]
Continue reading...Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Should Help Health Care Services Delivery
4. December 2010
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Edited excerpt from the November Fraud Alert Newsletter. To read the entire story, or view other articles in the newsletter, click here (PDF). Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally established the new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Innovation Center). Created by the Affordable Care Act, the Innovation Center will examine [...]
Continue reading...Medicare Open Enrollment Deadline Looms
30. November 2010
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Seniors nationwide have until Dec. 31 to pick their Medicare plans. If they don’t, a plan will be picked for them. The Pierce County Herald discusses the struggle of Wisconsin seniors who need to find new plans, since their old ones were cut: Average monthly drug premiums in Wisconsin will cost almost $44 a month [...]
Continue reading...Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Dec. 31
17. November 2010
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The number of Medicare Advantage plans was cut by a third in Wisconsin, leaving thousands of seniors searching for new plans during Medicare’s open enrollment. Open enrollment runs through Dec. 31. The La Crosse Tribune offers details on why fewer plans are available this year: The number of Medicare Advantage plans – a version of [...]
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3. March 2011
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