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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TMG Health, the leading national provider of expert solutions for government sponsored health plans, recently announced the promotion of Tami Geroski to Vice President of Compliance. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110830/PH59742LOGO ) Geroski, who joined the Company in September 2005 as Manager of Compliance and was promoted to Director in 2007, is responsible for overseeing CMS and regulatory requirements related to...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TMG Health, the leading national provider of expert solutions for government sponsored health plans, recently announced the appointment of Patricia Savitsky as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. Based in the Company's National Operations Center, Dunmore, Pa., Savitsky is responsible for developing and implementing the Company's Corporate Compliance Plan in conjunction with the CEO, Board of Directors and the...
NCOA Issues Statement on the 2012 Medicare Trustees Report WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The April 23 release of the Medicare Trustees Report provides an important opportunity to better understand the challenges the nation faces in strengthening and improving Medicare for the future. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100615/NCOALOGO) To inform the debate, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) has issued an analysis of five key facts that it...
ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bloomberg BNA today announces the publication of the 2012 Edition of the Social Security and Medicare Fact Sheet, the ideal way to inform employees of changes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120110/DC33627LOGO ) For the first time in two years, Social Security benefits have been adjusted in order to keep up with living costs. The Social Security and Medicare...
Congressional and Administration leaders discuss solutions consistent with program integrity and payment reforms proposed by home healthcare community WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare - a national coalition representing more than 1,500 community- and hospital-based home health agencies nationwide - today commended Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) for calling attention to the need for Medicare program...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPlanOne, a leading senior general agency, has established itself as the premier partner for agents seeking the best possible customer leads for their money. HealthPlanOne goes beyond providing high converting leads and health quoting technology. Now HealthPlanOne provides Medicare insurance agents with a mobile interface offering the most competitive products in the Medicare marketplace. MedicareOnTheGo, HealthPlanOne's proprietary...
Thomson Reuters released its annual study this week identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, was the only Maryland hospital to be included in the top 100 list. Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) April 20, 2012 Thomson Reuters released its annual study this week identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, was the only Maryland...
NEW YORK, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The S&P Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services covered by commercial insurance and Medicare programs increased by 5.75% over the 12-months ending February 2012. This is an acceleration from the +5.23% annual growth rate posted for January 2012. Healthcare costs covered by commercial insurance plans, as measured by the S&P Healthcare Economic Commercial Index, increased by...
Health care law expands second round, program will save up to $42.8 billion People with Medicare are already saving money on durable medical equipment (DME) through the Medicare competitive bidding program, according to a report released today by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. According to the report, the program saved $202 million in its first year in nine metropolitan statistical areas – a reduction of 42 percent in costs and, as the program expands under the...
Myths about the Bidding Program Persist WASHINGTON, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While myths about Medicare's deeply flawed bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) persist, the American Association for Homecare is urging Congress to adopt the alternative Market Pricing Program (MPP) to replace the controversial bidding program. The current, badly designed bid program is opposed by hundreds of economists and dozens of consumer groups. The Centers for...
