Healthsprings Medicare

News For:

health springs medicare

Probe: Medicare paid billions in suspect claims   The government paid more than $1 billion in questionable Medicare claims for medical supplies that showed little relation to a patient's condition, including blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and special diabetic shoes for leg amputees, congressional investigators say.

Medicare HMO costs may prevent cancer patient clinical trial participation   University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences According to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, newly diagnosed cancer patients age 65 and older who are enrolled in Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization plans may be unlikely to participate in clinical trials because the plan requires patients to pay both a deductible and 20 percent of the treatment cost. ...

Medicare Part B Premiums In 2009 Will Not Increase For Most Beneficiaries  CMS on Friday announced that monthly outpatient care premiums for about 95% of Medicare recipients will remain at $96.40 in 2009, the San Francisco Chronicle reports Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/20. The premium covers a portion of the costs of physician services, home health care and certain durable medical equipment.

Probe: Medicare paid billions in suspect claims  The government paid more than $1 billion in questionable Medicare claims for medical supplies that showed little relation to a patient's condition, including blood glucose strips for sexual impotence and special diabetic shoes for leg amputees, congressional investigators say. Billions more in taxpayer dollars may have been wasted over the last decade because the government-run health program ...

Senator sinks Rudd's Medicare bill  Health insurance options of up to one million Australians in limbo after Senate defeat.

Shoes for amputees? Medicare waste revealed  The government paid more than $1 billion in questionable Medicare claims for medical supplies that showed little relation to a patient's condition.

Medicare defeat wounds PM  Health insurance options of up to a million Australians in limbo after defeat of one of the Government's central budget measures.

Health insurance costs grow 5% in '08  Health insurance premiums rose a modest 5% this year for coverage that's getting skimpier, researchers say.

Report: Medicare spending billions on suspicious claims  Medicare pays millions each year for medical supplies such as walkers and glucose test strips for patients who don't appear to need them, congressional investigators say in a report out today.

Mental health groups make final push for parity   Many people battling addiction or suffering from mental health problems could get better health insurance coverage under legislation that has widespread, bipartisan support but still faces some hurdles before getting to President Bush for his signature.

Healthsprings Medicare

Instant Health Insurance Quote Short Form:

health springs medicare