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$543M in illegitimate Medicare claims uncollected by CMS, report says
By Joe Carlson | July 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A new report says the federal government in 2010 identified more than half a billion dollars in illegitimate Medicare claims that it never collected.
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Sebelius hopeful 7 million enrollees a 'realistic target'
By Jessica Zigmond | June 24, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
With about 100 days left before the new health insurance marketplaces are scheduled to begin enrolling members, the Obama administration hopes to persuade 7 million Americans to sign up for coverage next year.
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Late News: Lawmakers call for probe of Medicare bidding program
By Modern Healthcare | June 22, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) want HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson to investigate the implementation of the second round of Medicare's competitive-bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Thompson and Braley previously...
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Berwick enters race for Mass. governor
By Ashok Selvam | June 17, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Dr. Donald Berwick, the ex-CMS administrator and co-founder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, has announced his campaign for governor of Massachusetts.
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Lawmakers call for delay of DMEPOS program
By Rachel Landen | June 06, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have asked CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to delay the second-round implementation of Medicare's DMEPOS competitive-bidding program.
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Innovation Center's Gilfillan stepping down
By Jessica Zigmond | June 03, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
After nearly three years at the helm of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Dr. Richard Gilfillan will leave his position at the end of June, according to an internal announcement from CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.
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Audit eyes Medicare payments for hospice care
By Joe Carlson | May 29, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Medicare's watchdog office says tying hospital payment more closely to the timing of patient transfers from hospitals to hospice could have cut federal spending by up to $600 million over two years.
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Tavenner confirmed
By Modern Healthcare | May 18, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
During a week otherwise consumed by partisan knife fights over White House scandals and yet another House vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 91 senators agreed that Marilyn Tavenner is equipped to run the CMS. Tavenner, 61, a former nurse and hospital executive for...
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Senate confirms Tavenner as CMS administrator
By Rich Daly | May 15, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed Wednesday as the first permanent CMS administrator since 2006.
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Reform Update: Obama touts reform law's benefits for women
By Jessica Zigmond | May 10, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Just ahead of Mother's Day, President Barack Obama on Friday spoke from the White House about the ways his signature healthcare law will help millions of American women and their families.
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