Do Medicare Advantage plans pay providers different rates than traditional Medicare?–ctd.

Do Medicare Advantage plans pay providers different rates than traditional Medicare?–ctd.

Drugs and Dollars

Contemplating health care with a focus on research, an eye on reform

Medicare at 50: Medical education funding faces physician shortage problems

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/medicare-50-medical-education-funding-faces-physician-shortage-problems?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6XBZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JTcFnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

In 2012, taxpayers contributed $15 billion to support residency training, with $9.7 billion coming from Medicare and $3.9 billion from Medicaid.

Rural healthcare providers grill Congress over Medicare regulations

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/rural-healthcare-providers-grill-congress-ver-medicare-regulations?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6XBZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JTcFnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, speaks at the Ways and Means Subcommittee hearing on rural health.

Providers asked for support of the Medical Relief Act, legislation that would end the 96-hour rule.

Hospice owner gets 3 years in prison, will pay $2.5 million, for faking reports

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospice-owner-gets-3-years-prison-will-pay-25-million-faking-reports?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6XBZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JTcFnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

From 2010 to 2013, Paula Kluding concealed the true medical condition of Prairie View Hospice's patients in order to "pass" a Medicare audit and to fraudulently obtain money from Medicare, according to evidence presented at trial.

From 2010 to 2013, Paula Kluding concealed the true medical condition of Prairie View Hospice’s patients in order to “pass” a Medicare audit and to fraudulently obtain money from Medicare, according to evidence presented at trial.

Universal Health Services profits jump to $182 million in second quarter

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/universal-health-services-profit-jumps-182-million-second-quarter?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6XBZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JTcFnI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

Image of Friends Hospital, party of Universal Health Services, from <a href="http://friendshospital.com/">friendshospital.com</a>.

Second-quarter revenue for UHS jumped 11 percent to $2.28 billion, compared to $2.05 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Health System CEOs Oppose Insurer Mergers

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=LED&content_id=319163

Apple and Stethescope

Insurers claim that their industry’s consolidation will benefit provider organizations through economies of scale. But hospital and health system CEOs don’t buy that argument.