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The personal information of Medicare recipients was used to create unauthorized accounts, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
More than one-third of Americans oppose two common proposals to ensure Medicare is available for future generations.
Consider that half of all people on Medicare live on about $35,000 or less, Neuman added. “So a $10,000 bill, or $10,000 worth of medical debt, can really be unaffordable for people and have ...
The Center for American Progress and The Arc break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, exposing how its deep cuts to ...
An X-ray performed in an HOPD currently costs Medicare approximately $200, while the same procedure in a physician’s office might cost $100. Under site neutrality, it would cost $100 in both places.
Medicare is one of the most significant parts of federal government spending, so it is no surprise that Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for President-elect Donald Trump’s second term ...
The federal government has done little to constrain these Medicare rates. In 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) made a modest alignment of off-campus Medicare HOPD fees with physician fees, but ...
By 2030, site-neutrality could eliminate up to $672 billion in national health expenditures while reducing the federal budget deficit by a quarter trillion dollars.
The Medicare.gov site’s free tool that lets you find certified home health agencies in your area. It then lets you compare them by showing you Medicare’s star ratings for quality of care and ...
In this article, we explain the current Medicare payment systems for outpatient settings, review the history of site-neutral payment policy, and describe key elements of three leading site-neutral ...
Phone: You can call the Medicare office at 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227; TTY: 877-486-2048) to request a new Medicare card. You can also call this number if you’re worried someone else is using ...
Decisions about Medicare enrollment can be tricky. You’ll have lots of choices to make and a broker can help you weigh your options. Find out how they can help and what to watch for.