Donald M. Berwick, MD, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will be nominated as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), according to various sources.
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President Obama Directs Federal Agencies To Expand Use Of Recovery Audits
President Obama directed executive departments and agencies to expand their use of recovery audits t...
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New Causes Of Why The Growth In Medicare Spending Have Changed
The causes of Medicare spending growth have changed significantly over the past two decades, accordi...
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President’s FY11 Budget Focuses On Reducing Fraud, Supporting Health IT
President Obama’s FY11 budget proposes legislative and administrative changes designed to control Me...
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Medicare Spending Could Reach $1,038 Billion In 2020
Spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will increasingly strain the federal budget thro...
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Health Spending Growth At Historic Low-Home Health Decelerated
Spending growth for both nursing home and home health services decelerated in 2008. For nursing home...
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MedPAC Payment Recommendations For All Sectors Of Healthcare Industry
MedPAC – The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (committee that reports to Congress) recommendat...
Health Spending Grows At Slowest Rate Since 1960
U.S. health spending grew 4.4% in 2008, its slowest rate in nearly 50 years, according to data relea...
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Experts Favor Broad Medicare Reforms To Control Costs, Foster Healthcare Innovations
In the latest Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Health Care Opinion Leaders survey, the experts su...
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