News on Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services

CMS puts thinking cap on, will launch new innovation center

2010-11-04T13:06:09Z

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CMS puts Medicare personal health data at your fingertips

2010-11-02T12:49:13Z

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Disabled Building Grants

2010-09-13T10:42:45Z

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What Is a Clinical Assessment?

2010-11-05T10:12:33Z

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Prescription Pad Requirements

2010-11-02T14:26:27Z

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What Are Regulatory Issues for Nursing Homes?

2010-11-02T14:24:08Z

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Is Your Hospital Overusing Scans?

2010-11-02T12:17:54Z

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Consumers Union applauds Berwick nomination

2010-09-10T16:12:02Z

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PATIENTS LESS LIKELY TO SUE AFTER RECEIVING AN APOLOGY

2010-11-02T15:30:33Z

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Medicare to test more medical home models

2010-11-02T12:43:37Z

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Obama taps Harvard professor to head Medicare

2010-07-14T13:52:36Z

President Barack Obama has nominated Harvard medical professor Donald Berwick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid.

Obama had signaled his plans in March and made them official Monday.

Berwick leads a non...

What Is an Mds Coordinator?

2010-10-25T08:08:04Z

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US health spending slowed in 2008

2010-06-25T19:05:59Z

US health care spending slowed by recession in 2008, but it still grew faster than economy

The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion — even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says.

Health spending didn't slow down as much as the nation's overall economic ou...

US health spending grew to $2.3 trillion in 2008

2010-06-25T19:06:05Z

Recession slowed US health care spending in 2008, but it still grew faster than economy

The recession dramatically slowed U.S. health care spending to $2.3 trillion in 2008, but it still grew much faster than the economy as a whole, accounting for more than 16 percent of the nation's economic output, says a new federal analysis.

The eye-popping figure of $2.3 trillion — that's $7,681 per per...

12 NJ hospitals paying doctors to save them money

2010-04-16T10:44:19Z

A dozen New Jersey hospitals are paying doctors as an incentive to save the hospitals money.

The principle is known as gainsharing, and it's generally prohibited under federal law. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are allowing tests of the practice, which doctors' groups and hospitals alike say co...

How Can You Tell If Your Hospital Is Up To Par?

2010-10-22T07:33:52Z

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Medicare pilot program aims to lower hospital readmissions

2010-11-02T12:42:34Z

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CMS outlines 2009 Part D plan requirements

2010-10-25T07:06:18Z

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Nation's health spending rises, but not so much

2010-04-16T15:27:36Z

Move to generic drugs slows rise in health care costs; sector's share of the economy grows too

Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.

There was a silver lining in the numbers: The increase in health spending was the smallest since 1998, thanks largely to the growing use of generic drugs.

Officials worry that devoting more resou...

Health care spending slows in 2007 with generics

2010-04-16T15:27:53Z

Health care spending slows to lowest rate since the 1990s as consumers turn to generics

Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday.

Although the cost of buying drugs, visiting the doctor or going to the hospital continued to increase faster than the overall economy, the 6.1 percent growth rate for all health care spending was ...

Look Out, Docs: Here Comes ICD-10

2010-10-23T19:14:16Z

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Medicare rules ban cold-calling by insurers

2010-04-16T14:54:36Z

Medicare issued new rules Monday that restrict insurance agents' contact with the elderly and disabled when selling prescription drug plans and more comprehensive health coverage called Medicare Advantage.

The regulations will go into effect Oct. 1, which is when insurers can begin marketing their plans for 2009. Among the changes mandated by Congress are:

Nursing Homes Targeted in Congressional Inquiries

2010-10-23T19:12:07Z

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Typical nursing home generates 7 deficiencies

2010-04-16T13:10:12Z

States cite more than 90 percent of nursing homes last year for health, safety deficiencies

The typical nursing home was cited for seven health and safety deficiencies last year, with for-profit homes more likely to have problems than facilities run by local governments or non-profits, federal investigators said Monday.

More than 90 percent of nursing homes surveyed were cited for at least one deficiency last year — a rate that has changed little over the pa...

GAO report finds room for solving Medicare Part D grievances

2010-10-23T09:54:38Z

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CMS to QIOs: Here are new standards you must meet

2010-10-23T09:54:38Z

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Ombudsmen for DMEPOS competitive bidding program available to assist providers

2010-10-23T09:54:03Z

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CMS issues final rule on standards hospices must meet under Medicare, Medicaid

2010-10-23T09:53:55Z

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DMEPOS competitive bidding program logs 26% discount in first round

2010-10-22T22:57:25Z

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Out-of-pocket expenses to rise in 2009 for Medicare Part D

2010-10-22T22:57:25Z

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Some Stocks to Benefit From Aging of America

2010-10-22T22:50:36Z

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Aging-of-America Stocks

2010-10-22T22:50:37Z

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Diagnostic X-Rays for Chiropractic Patients with Medicare Coverage

2010-10-15T09:50:09Z

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