U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz said Boston Medical Center agreed to pay the federal government $1.1 million for Medicare and Medicaid fraud allegations, according to The Boston Globe.
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The Medicare Shared Savings Program was launched in 2012 and since then participating organizations report early gains, according to a report from Harvard Medical School.
CMS' new online mapping tool, Mapping Medicare Disparities, reveals serious differences between the health outcomes of white and African American Medicare beneficiaries in Rhode Island over the past few years, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.
A recent Google report shows that a majority of patients surveyed are choosing to put off elective medical care due to high out-of-pocket costs, according to Mnet Collection News.
CMS has delayed the deadline for states to submit access monitoring review plans, according to JD Surpa Business Advisor.
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American Academy of Family Physicians praised CMS' Comprehensive Primary Care Plus model, according to AAFP.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas is considering dropping Hospital Compaction of America's facilities in the state, which includes 30 surgical or outpatient centers and 44 hospitals, according to Express News.
Nashville, Tenn.-based PhyMed Healthcare Group, an anesthesia and pain management company, hired John Rutherford as its new vice president of management care, according to Nashville Post.
CareCredit is collaborating with DePuy Synthes Mitek Sports Medicine for patient financing.
In its latest annual report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reissued its call for more primary care physician support, according to AAFP.