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Texsan Heart Hospital Expands Network Agreement with Humana
SAN ANTONIO - Texsan Heart Hospital, a licensed acute-care facility with a primary focus on providing cardiovascular care to South Texas residents, will now provide in-network medical care to all commercial and Medicare Advantage members enrolled with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) under terms of a

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ZEVALIN® Receives Positive Reimbursement Ruling Using Average Sales Price (ASP) Methodology
IRVINE, Calif. - Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: SPPI), a commercial-stage biotechnology company with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a policy to allow reimbursement for ZEVALIN® (ibritumoma

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Recovering Addict-Businessman Helps Government Recover Millions from Omnicare for Nursing Home Kickback Scheme
BOSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicare Inc., the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes, will pay the federal government and several states $98 million to settle Medicare and Medicaid fraud charges -- partially due to a businessman whose gambling habit nearly destroyed his life. ...

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NetQuote.com Helps Seniors Compare Benefits of Medicare Health Plans
DENVER, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- NetQuote.com, the largest insurance shopping site on the Web, has added a new function that will streamline the Medicare health plan open enrollment process. After experiencing a 200 perce...

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CMS Admits New Surety Bond and Accreditation Requirement for Home Medical Equipment Suppliers Creating Patient Access Issues
Medicare Beneficiaries in Eight Montana Counties May Be Forced to Pay Full Costs for Supplies if They Have No Access to a Medicare Approved Supplier WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an email sent to Montana home equipment suppliers on October 30th, a Center...

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AARP Calls On Idaho's U.S. Reps To Back House Health Care Reform Bill
Legislation Will Help Hundreds of Thousands of Idahoans Struggling with High Rx Costs, Medicare Gaps & Soaring Insurance Premiums BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the debate over health care reform reaches a fevered pitch and the House rea...

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Government Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' New Cuts Threaten U.S. Cancer Care
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today criticized the newest round of cuts in cancer care as a move in the wrong direction of health care reform. Although not as devastating as expected, the cuts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Se...

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VHA Regional Network Helps Oklahoma and Arkansas Hospitals Drive Efficiency and Manage Increasing Emergency Department Traffic
IRVING, TX -- 11/02/09 -- Rapid treatment in the emergency department is key for serious medical issues, and it's an overall driver for patient satisfaction, which is a new measuring stick for Medicare reimbursement. However, it's becoming more dif..

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RetireSafe to House: Stop Proposed Rationing of High-Quality Hospital Care - Medicare Needs More Physician Hospitals!
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today RetireSafe, representing 400,000 senior citizen supporters across America, called on the U.S. House of Representatives to stop the proposed rationing of high-quality hospital care to Medicare patients. "The health care reform bill...

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Obama Healthcare Reforms Fall Short, but Betterthanmedicare.com Closes the 'Donut Hole'
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- With his proposed health care reform plan, President Barack Obama has set his sights on cutting name-brand prescription drug costs by 50 percent for Medicare patients who fall into the "Part D" coverage gap, universally known as the &...

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New National Ad Campaign Targeting Congress, Seniors Say 'DON'T CUT MEDICARE!'
$500 Million Buy and Phone Calls to 78 House Districts Begin Today ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the 60 Plus Association released a new TV ad targeting the Democrat Congress' plan to cut Medicare by half a trillion dollars, and announced a p...

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Oregon Hospitals Meet Medicare Quality Reporting Goals for Fourth Straight Year
PORTLAND, Ore. - Acumentra Health, Oregon’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), announced today that, for the fourth year in a row, all Oregon hospitals that receive payment from Medicare under the acute-care, inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) qualified for full p

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Health Integrated Announces Turnkey Model of Care Program for Special Needs Health Plans
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Integrated, a leading provider of Health Management Solutions, announced today its SNP Model of Care program to assist Special Needs health plans in complying by January 2010 with the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Pro...

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AARP NY Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill
Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SUMMARY: Yesterday the United States House of Representatives passed critical health care reform legislation that would strengthen Medi...

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AARP Pennsylvania Key Vote News Alert
AARP Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans HARRISBURG, Penn., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SUMMARY: Last night the United States Hous...

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AARP Maryland Key Vote News Alert
AARP Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans BALTIMORE, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SUMMARY: Tonight the United States House of Representatives passed...

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AARP Illinois Key Vote News Alert
AARP Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the United States House of Representatives passed by a vote of 220-2...

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AARP Idaho Key Vote News Alert
AARP Praises House Passage of Health Care Reform Bill Critical legislation would strengthen Medicare, improve coverage for all Americans BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the United States House of Representatives passed critica...

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AMA Hails House Passage of Health Reform Bill (H.R. 3962)
Calls for Swift Passage of H.R. 3961 to Secure the Stability of Medicare HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement Attributable to: J. James Rohack, M.D., President, American Medical Association. (Logo:

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2010 Medicare Landscape: Fewer Plans Yet Plenty of Competition
KENNEBUNK, Maine - A new report from Mark Farrah Associates (MFA), found 18% fewer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be offered for 2010 as the number of unique plans offered nationwide declined from 3,700 to 3,025. The number of stand-alone prescription drug plans (PDPs) declined by 7% fro

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WellCare To Resume Medicare Marketing and Sales
TAMPA, Fla. - WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (NYSE: WCG) today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the Company from the previously disclosed sanctions, except as noted below. The Company will resume marketing its Medicare Prescription Dru

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Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nutritional Supplies and "Arthritis Kits"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The owner and operator of a Houston-area durable medical equipment (DME) company today pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson of...

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CMS Limits Proposed Medicare Cuts To Radiation Oncology
ASTRO very pleased by decision to significantly lessen, phase in cuts FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ASTRO, the American Society for Radiation Oncology, today praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for limiting the payment reducti...

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Local Medicare Advantage Plan Gets Five-Star Ratings from Medicare
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