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Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and...Tags: Corporate Officers, Lawyers, Boca Raton, Diabetes, Government Health Care
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'Dual-eligibles' (Medicare/Medicaid) can join pilot program in Feb. 2014
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Virginia will partner with CMS to test a new model for providing Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered care experience. There are approximately...
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Medical credit cards can cause heartburn
Premium Health News ServiceYou already trust your health care providers with your physical well-being. Should you also trust them with your financial health? That's the question consumers are facing as a growing group of health care providers give patients the option to charge...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Lawyers, Dentistry and Dental Health, Syracuse, Credit and Debt
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L.A. poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases
The Sacramento BeeYears before a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital bused a homeless, schizophrenic man to Sacramento without arranging contacts or a plan for care, a different hospital ditched Gabino Olvera on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Olvera, homeless and paraplegic,...Tags: Gil Cedillo, Criminals, Medicaid, Lawyers, Health Insurance
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Health care costs push off baby boomers' retirement plans
The Providence JournalMore baby boomers are pushing back their retirements and working longer, even as the recovery of the stock market replenishes portfolios that were depleted during the recession. The reason: health care expenses. The cost of medical care for a 65-year-...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Health Insurance Cost, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Drugs and Medicines, Government Health Care
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Greeley Tribune, Colo., Action Line column
Greeley Tribune, Colo.During my walks near Westlake just north of Centerplace, I noticed recently that the prairie dog colonies seemed to be migrating onto Greeley West Park at 42nd Street and 36th Avenue north of Centerplace Drive. How can this be stopped before it gets out...Tags: Local Government, FBI, Government Health Care
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Hospital cost report shows need for single-payer system
Compliments to Morning Call reporter Tim Darragh on his recent coverage of U.S. Health and Human Service's release of hospital charge data. It's eye-opening how charges for identical services vary widely across hospitals in our region. At first blush,...Tags: Allentown, Health Insurance Cost, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Hyrdrocodone tops list as most-prescribed drug in W.Va.
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A powerful narcotic was the No. 1 prescribed drug among Medicare patients in West Virginia for 2010, and a Charleston neurologist was the top prescriber in the state. State doctors wrote 402,159 hydrocodone-acetaminophen...Tags: Headaches, Hydrocodone (drug), OxyContin (drug), Chemical Industry, Freedom of Information Act
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In Illinois, Davis preparing for marathon race for Congress
St. Louis Post-DispatchU.S. Rep. Rodney Davis recalls the moment he learned that Democrats had identified him as a special target for defeat in 2014. He was standing in line for freshman orientation the week after winning his seat last November. "The honeymoon didn't even...Tags: Work Relations, Judges, John Shimkus, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Erie clinic offers discounted hearing aids
Erie Times-News, Pa.Hearing aids can be so expensive that seniors on a fixed income are sometimes reluctant to buy them. If health insurance doesn't cover the device's cost, a person can pay more than $2,000 for a popular model. "I've had patients tell me they can't...Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Government Health Care
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Physicians, health administrators wary of for-profit insurers in Medicaid reform
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Through all the clamoring surrounding the state's latest Medicaid reform effort, one message is coming through loud and clear from physicians and administrators: Let North Carolina providers resolve Medicaid financial and operational issues, not for-...Tags: Medicaid, Budgets and Budgeting, Insurance, Substance Abuse, General Practitioners
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EDITORIAL: Stopping Medicare fraud
Miami HeraldIn the latest roundup of accused Medicare fraudsters, Miami is once again one of the main players. Literally. One of the men indicted is local actor Roberto F. Marrero. The TV bit-player ( Miami Vice, America's Most Wanted -- what irony!) and his wife,...Tags: Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Trials, Nursing, Diabetes
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