by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 17, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
Medicare is a federal health insurance program created in 1965 for: people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant) Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 6, 2009 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
By Carla Hannibal, CMM,CPM,CIMBS Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) will pursue corrections of Medicare claims by auditing for overpayments and underpayments under Part A or B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act. Health care providers will be affected as...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 20, 2008 | Medicare & Reimbursement
With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revealing yesterday what the Medicare premiums and deductibles will be for 2009, it seems like a good time to brush up on Medicare and what choices providers have in enrolling and participating in Medicare....
