Marilyn Tavenner news and information

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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed Wednesday as the first permanent CMS administrator since 2006.
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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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