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Caregivers call on state senate for change to Medicaid funding approach BOSTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new advocacy campaign by the state's largest healthcare union is targeting what caregivers say is a major threat to the quality healthcare services that the public has come to depend on from local community and safety net hospitals. According to local caregivers, extreme inequalities in what Medicaid and Massachusetts insurers are willing to pay hospitals for the...

Fight Fraud First! asks lawmakers to focus on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fight Fraud First! (FFF!) - a national coalition of organizations representing older Americans, persons with disabilities, military veterans and healthcare providers who advocate for the elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare - today called on Congress to implement program integrity reforms in Medicare instead of re-imposing...

- New analysis of home health copayment suggests cost-sharing disproportionately impacts low-income seniors and leads to higher Medicare costs - WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Home health leaders today cautioned lawmakers on Capitol Hill that a cost-sharing requirement in the Medicare home health benefit could potentially have negative effects on many of the nation's 3.5 million home health beneficiaries and future Medicare costs. The Partnership for Quality...

Session will provide executives from both state exchanges and health plans with the tools to build an effective health insurance marketplace BROOKFIELD, Wis., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecture, Inc., the leading provider of Web-based information systems used to create health insurance exchanges, today announced that Christopher Neuharth, director of user experience at Connecture, will speak at the inaugural Marketing, Outreach and Distribution on the Health Insurance Exchanges...

TAMPA, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthPlanOne (HPO), the nation's leading full-service Medicare and under-65 brokerage and member acquisition company, has recently expanded into a new Call Center location in Tampa, Florida. In little over a year, the company outgrew its previous building, also located in Tampa. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/NY17547LOGO ) This new location has the potential to seat 130 agents and will allow HPO to continue to deliver...

GASTONIA, N.C. and HENDERSONVILLE, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The controversial Medicare bidding procurement program for home medical equipment is forcing many small and large providers in North Carolina to lay off employees or close their businesses, developments that will likely disrupt the quality of service and products received by Medicare beneficiaries, says the American Association for Homecare. Under the defective and dangerous program, the Centers for...

Southeast Alabama Medical Center selects BESLER Consulting to assist in the identification and recovery of Medicare Transfer DRG underpayments. Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 BESLER Consulting, a leading provider of comprehensive revenue recovery services to healthcare organizations, is pleased to announce that Southeast Alabama Medical Center of Dothan, Alabama has selected the company to assist in the identification of Medicare Transfer DRG underpayments. Under Medicare...

WorkflowOne announced today that it has been awarded a three-year group purchasing agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance to sell branded merchandise and related promotional programs to its members. Dayton, Ohio (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 WorkflowOne LLC announced today that it has been awarded a three-year group purchasing agreement with the Premier healthcare alliance to sell branded merchandise and related promotional programs to its members. Premier is one of the leading healthcare...

Medicare Part D seniors in plans with preferred pharmacy networks are overwhelmingly satisfied, citing lower costs, convenient access to pharmacies and other benefits, according to a new survey from Hart Research Associates released today by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA). More than 40% of Part D seniors (9.5 million) are currently enrolled in plans with preferred networks. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 20, 2013 Medicare Part D seniors in plans with preferred pharmacy...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA issued the following statement today regarding a survey by Hart Research Associates regarding Medicare Part D "preferred pharmacy" drug plans, which often exclude independent community pharmacies from offering patients the plan's lowest advertised co-payments: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100106/DC33253LOGO) "Officials with Medicare...