On January 1,the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched their new Transforming Episode Accountability Model ...
For years, Medicare has paid more for services and procedures provided in a hospital than in a physician practice.
Medicare hospice coverage includes two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods, allowing flexibility in choosing care. Medicare typically does not cover ...
Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...
To qualify for home healthcare under Medicare, you’ll need to show that you are “homebound” due to illness and injury via a doctor’s examination and recommendation. However, you’ll first need to be ...
Medicare’s approach to quality assurance has significantly changed over the years. Starting with cost monitoring measures, it now ensures Medicare beneficiaries receive high quality, safe, and ...
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