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Tavenner, other CMS officials defend Medicare payment data release

Elsewhere, the Health and Human Services inspector general says Medicare overpaid $6.7 billion for office visits in 2010.

30 May 2014

Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

As a profession, nurse anesthesia is at a tipping point. While recent federal legislation and changes to the U.S. Medicare program have expanded opportunities for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to provide care to more patients and receive reimbursement for their services, many states still restrict their scope of practice and limit their pay.

29 May 2014

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

Mass killers like Elliot Rodger teach society all the wrong lessons about the connection between violence, mental illness and guns - and what we should do about it.

29 May 2014

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Nothing stops companies from canceling their health plans, as long as they pay the relevant taxes and penalties, KHN reports.

29 May 2014

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

News outlets cover how companies are puzzling through the increasing costs of health care. Insurers are changing how they pay for cancer care, aiming to blunt soaring costs and push oncologists to adhere to standardized treatment guidelines.

29 May 2014

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

In a finding that runs counter to most health disparities research, Johns Hopkins researchers say that while younger black trauma patients are significantly more likely than whites to die from their injuries, black trauma patients over the age of 65 are 20 percent less likely to do so.

29 May 2014

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

In addition, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning its first major update of Medicaid managed care regulations in more than 15 years, reports Modern Healthcare.

29 May 2014

First Edition: May 28, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about efforts to cut back spending on cancer care and the ouster of a key Army hospital administrator.

28 May 2014

Viewpoints: Political stand-off on insurance industry safeguards; VA's problems may lie in how government works

The Obama administration calls it an adjustment, Republicans call it a bailout and insurance companies call it the one thing that might keep them from raising rates and angering policyholders.

28 May 2014

Findings explain why women with bladder cancer are often diagnosed at later stage than men

Women with blood in their urine (hematuria) were less than half as likely as men with the same issue to be referred to a urologist for further tests, according to a new Vanderbilt University study.

28 May 2014

Hospitals sue HHS over lengthy RAC appeals

The hospitals are demanding the agency fulfill its requirement to decide Medicare payment appeals within 90 days, instead of the current 16-month average.

28 May 2014

Study: Providing better access to health care may lead to overuse of mammograms for women

Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and who have a limited life expectancy.

28 May 2014

Medicaid 'woodwork effect' spurs state budget concerns

Many of those eligible for Medicaid before passage of the health law but not enrolled have signed up as a result of the publicity about getting insured, adding to states' costs.

28 May 2014

CMS awards 5-Star Rating to Villa at Windsor Park Nursing and Living Center

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Washington, has awarded a 5-Star Rating to The Villa at Windsor Park Nursing and Living Center, a Villa Healthcare nursing facility located at 2649 E.

26 May 2014

First Edition: May 23, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest developments on the Department of Veterans Affairs controversy.

23 May 2014

Capsules: Single-Payer advocates hit capitol with new sense of reality; Minnesota, Not Florida, not Hawaii, is healthiest state for seniors

Now on Kaiser Health News' blog, Julie Rovner reports on the single-payer message on Capitol Hill: "Advocates for a single-payer "Medicare for all" health system are fanning out across Capitol Hill this week, lobbying members of Congress.

23 May 2014

Senate panel recommends Burwell's confirmation as health and human services secretary

Eight Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee joined 13 Democrats to endorse Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who is expected to gain the full Senate's approval, too.

23 May 2014

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

Grand jury subpoenas issued by federal investigators last week and released Tuesday by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber demand all records, including email correspondence related to the application or receipt of federal funds for building the state's failed website.

23 May 2014

Medicare payments under the microscope

Whether the federal program should pay the same for a treatment whether the patient gets it at a doctor's office or, say, an outpatient hospital facility, was the focus of a congressional hearing.

23 May 2014

Democrats and Republicans seek to claim control of health law politics

The dynamics of the issues have changed since the 2014 election, but health care continues to be a hot topic.

23 May 2014

Medicare News and Research

Tavenner, other CMS officials defend Medicare payment data release

Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

Viewpoints: Who is responsible for mentally-ill shooters?; privatizing VA floated to fix problems

Despite new IRS rule, employers can still send workers to the online marketplaces

Insurers, employers trimming costs, consumers paying more

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

Feds probe how states set Medicaid managed care rates

First Edition: May 28, 2014

Viewpoints: Political stand-off on insurance industry safeguards; VA's problems may lie in how government works

Findings explain why women with bladder cancer are often diagnosed at later stage than men

Hospitals sue HHS over lengthy RAC appeals

Study: Providing better access to health care may lead to overuse of mammograms for women

Medicaid 'woodwork effect' spurs state budget concerns

CMS awards 5-Star Rating to Villa at Windsor Park Nursing and Living Center

First Edition: May 23, 2014

Capsules: Single-Payer advocates hit capitol with new sense of reality; Minnesota, Not Florida, not Hawaii, is healthiest state for seniors

Senate panel recommends Burwell's confirmation as health and human services secretary

Oregon Gov. releases subpoenas probing failed exchange

Medicare payments under the microscope

Democrats and Republicans seek to claim control of health law politics

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