HHC allows consumers to search through Medicare-certified HHAs to view their star ratings for Quality of Patient Care and Patient Survey Summary.

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The CMS states that pre-claim review does not create new documentation requirements, but instead requires that the same documentation be submitted earlier.

Originally published by the Chicago Tribune - a merger between Aetna and Humana could threaten the quality of health care in IL according to the AMA.

By Traci Peterson, Special to the Star-Telegram for the Star-Telegram ARLINGTON — Phyllis Truitt, 80, knew she needed to find medical care closer to her Arlington home after her husband’s death in September. In the past, the couple had good health and didn’t mind traveling two hours to a familiar hospital in Temple for yearly physicals.… Continue reading New Arlington Health Clinic Designed with Seniors in Mind

By Lauren McSherry, California Healthline Regional Correspondent for California Healthline Medicare beneficiaries throughout the state are weighing their options during Medicare Advantage open enrollment season, but residents in Riverside County may have more choices to consider than others elsewhere in the state. “In Riverside County and surrounding counties there are far more insurance companies competing… Continue reading Medicare Advantage Competition Rated Strongest in Southern CA

Originally Posted by California Healthline Communities that experienced increases in physician-hospital integration also saw increases in annual outpatient spending, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 10/19). Study Details For the study, Harvard Medical School researchers used data from Medicare and other sources… Continue reading Outpatient Spending Rises as Physician-Hospital Integration Grows

In this article originally published by The New York Times, learn why some Medicare beneficiaries could have record increases in their premiums.

The duals experience was supposed to be different in Orange County. Orange County was the last of seven counties to roll out the state’s duals demonstration project, also known as Cal MediConnect, which combines the resources and services for people dually eligible for Medi-Cal and Medicare. One of the concerns in the previous six counties’… Continue reading Orange County Seniors Opting Out of State’s Duals Demonstration Project

In this article, originally published by Kaiser Health News, learn why a medical payment model has yet to save the government money.