Health Populi

JUNE 5, 2022

Its longer more formal name was The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, and it created a pathway for generic drug applications to the FDA. In 2006 the Medicare Part D program was implemented, covering older Americans for prescription drugs for the first time. They comprise only 3% of all U.S.

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Overpayments Overpayment Medicare Medicare 149

Innovaare Compliance

MARCH 1, 2022

The monthly premium for Medicare Part B rose 14.5%, from $148.50 in 2021 to $170.00 By law, the Medicare Part B monthly premium must equal 25% of the estimated total Part B costs for enrollees age 65 and over. [1] annually on average between 2021 and 2029 compared to 4.4% in Social Security benefits.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 5, 2023

The following is a guest article by Erin Rutzler, Vice President of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at Cotiviti In Delaware, more than 250 Medicare patients underwent unnecessary genetic testing based on telehealth consultations that often lasted less than two minutes— costing Medicare thousands of dollars per patient. In 2021, a U.S.

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Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M MASSACHUSETTS High demand is pushing hospitals past their limits, say Southeastern Mass.

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Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40