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NewsCMS plans outreach to family caregivers
CMS leaders have said that they're planning an effort aimed at reaching the growing number of family members and other caregivers who are not Medicare age, but may be taking care of a Medicare Read more...
| Press ReleasesMedia Call: Affordable Care Act AnnouncementFor Planning Purposes Only WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Wednesday, September 28, 2011, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be joined by Priscilla Munroe Read more >> California Legislature Passes PacificComp-Sponsored Resolution; Efforts Heighten to Bring Necessary Reforms to the MedicarAGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pacific Compensation Insurance Company (PacificComp), California Workers’ Comp Specialist®, sponsored and applauds the passage of Assembly Joint Resolution Read more >> New Affordable Care Act support to improve care coordination for nearly 200,000 people with MedicareWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice (FQHC APCP) demonstration Read more >> New Study of Medicare Beneficiaries Reveals Significant Cost Burden, High Mortality Associated with Patient Infections FolNEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Surgical infections associated with pacemakers and defibrillators led to 3-fold increases in hospital stay, 55-118% higher hospitalization costs, 8 to 11 fold increase Read more >> New Program for Medicare Beneficiaries Will Mean Major Changes Effective January 1, 2011LUBBOCK, Texas, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The MED Group, a Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. (MHA) Company, announces the creation of www.medicaresuppliersnetwork.com. The website was created Read more >> |
