Federal prosecutors brought a record number of cases of health care fraud in fiscal 2011, a new report said, with Florida and its huge Medicare-dependent population remaining the epicenter of fraudulent claims.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Medicare fraud cases on the rise
Federal prosecutors brought a record number of cases of health care fraud in fiscal 2011, a new report said, with Florida and its huge Medicare-dependent population remaining the epicenter of fraudulent claims.
Congress agrees to 2-month “doc fix” | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that the House will pass a 2-month extension to the "doc fix," a payroll tax break extension saving doctors from a looming cut in Medicare reimbursement payments.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had already started planning the nearly 30% cut for some time next month.
Wyden covers Ryan’s retreat on Medicare vouchers
Last spring, the House passed on a straight party-line vote Rep. Paul Ryan’s mandatory Medicare privatization plan, which the Congressional Budget Office said would force future seniors to pick up two-thirds of their health care costs with no guarantee that those costs would come down.
Breast cancer: Faulty breast implants in France | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — French authorities need to decide whether or not they’re going to ask 30,000 women to have their breast implants removed.
The potentially defective implants were supplied by Poly Implant Prothese and contain a non-authorized silicone gel that causes high rupture rates.
"We have to remove all these implants," Dr. Laurent Lantieri, a plastic surgeon on a special committee investigating the issue told the Liberation newspaper. "We’re facing a health crisis, linked to a fraud."
A holiday present from CMS: Proposed regulations for implementing Sunshine
By Anne Wagstaff
More than 2 months after the October 1, 2011, deadline, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finally released the proposed rule that would implement the "Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests" section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as the "Sunshine Act").
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Medicare drops Sunshine Law proposals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a Sunshine Law proposal that would require device and drug makers to report all payments made to certain health care providers.
As part of health reforms contained in the Affordable Care Act, the proposed rule would require med-tech makers as well as drug, biologicals, medical supplies manufacturers and group purchasing organizations to keep records of payments and other values transferred to doctors and teaching hospitals.
Zoll CEO Packer on Medicare call: Docs had our back
Zoll Medical (NSDQ:ZOLL) CEO Rick Packer sees silver lining in the storm cloud that gathered while he waited for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to decide whether to limit reimbursement for Zoll’s LifeVest wearable defibrillator.
Less than 10 percent of retrievable IVC filters removed from patients | MassDevice.com On Call
MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Less than 10 percent of retrievable inferior vena cava filters were removed from patients released from Boston Medical Center even though filter placement was no longer required at discharge.
Of the 679 patients who had received a retrievable IVC filter at Boston Medical Center since 2006 only 9 percent had the IVC filter successfully removed.