The HHS Office of Inspector General has reviewed the effectiveness and activity of CMS’ fraud hotline, suggesting the agency issue written guidance for processing hotline complaints and upgrade its ...
U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Dr. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, have introduced the bipartisan Medicare & You Handbook Improvement Act, which is meant to ensure that when seniors assess their ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Proposed Rule that would revise Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) regulations. The Proposed Rule would require PACE ...
Doug Wilmoth thought he was just checking his routine Medicare statement. Instead, he discovered more than $32,000 in charges ...
Having practiced pharmacy for many years, I often find myself talking to people about their Medicare prescription drug, or Part D, plans. People with Part D usually share their thoughts about a ...
A new report found nearly 10 states reported higher complaints of Medicare Advantage (MA) marketing, including complaints of seniors being misled about a plan’s benefits. The report (PDF), released ...
An official from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the organization would perform an “audit audit” to investigate claims about the increasing number of audits, according to a ...
The projected number of standard nursing home surveys that would be completed in a year would fall about 12% under a Trump budget request that instead emphasizes complaint surveys. One byproduct of ...
A number of states have been hit with complaints about Medicare Advantage marketing, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services saying the number of Medicare beneficiary complaints about ...
Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime ...
CMS data reveals patient complaints against hospitals are rising sharply, illustrating oversight gaps and trust issues that demand CEO attention. Hospital leaders face a growing concern when it comes ...
BROCKTON — The Massachusetts Nurses Association has filed a second complaint against Good Samaritan Medical Center over unresolved understaffing issues at the hospital, the nurses union said. In ...