$29M Medicare overbilling settlement largest ever for health frau
A Florida-based company has agreed to pay $29 million to resolve a whistleblower complaint.
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EXPLAINER: Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefits for Medicare
Now Democrats are trying to make those benefits a standard part of Medicare under massive legislation expected later this year to advance President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda.
Montana To Invest $80M In Community Mental Health Services
The plan is contingent on approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and is part of an existing Department of Public Health and Human Services federal waiver.
Kalispell Hospital Fined in Aftermath of Fraud and Kickbacks
A former chief financial officer filed a whistleblower lawsuit over the kickbacks.
9 Montana Hospitals to See Reduced Medicare Payments
The program is meant to ensure patients get necessary follow-up care after a hospital stay.
Montana Hospitals Charge Private Plans More Than Medicare
Montana hospitals in the study had the nation’s fifth highest imbalance between private insurance and Medicare.
Audio: Dissecting the True Cost of Medicare for All
Michael Tanner with the CATO Institute penned a must-read column for National Review looking at the true costs of "Medicare for All."
He joined us on Montana Talks with Aaron Flint to go over the highlights. Click below for the audio:
Here's an excerpt from the piece:
Sanders does provide a helpful list of possible tax hikes that could be considered: a 7...
Montana Bill Looks To Protect Patients From Significant Air Ambulance Charges
REACH Air Medical provides communities with air ambulance helicopters and airplanes.
Medicare Advantage Deadline Looms In Early December
Montana Insurance Officials are reminding Medicare-eligible Montanans that they only have until December 7 to shop for a new Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan for 2017.
Sanjay Talwani, spokesman for Montana Insurance Commissioner, Monica Lindeen, said open enrollment ends on December 7...
As New West Insurance Leaves Montana, Many Medicare Advantage Customers Will Need a New Plan
Around 14,000 New West Insurance customers were on Medicare Advantage plans and will have to do some work to stay on Medicare Advantage after last Friday’s announcement that New West Insurance will dissolve at the end of this year.