Bulk billing rates are rising: Abbott (AAP via Yahoo! Australia

Bulk billing rates are rising: Abbott (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
More Australians used bulk billing in 2005, while $280 million was spent through the safety net in its first full year, Health Minister Tony Abbott said.

Melamedia Seminar on Clinical Trial Billing Under Medicare Focuses on Lessons Learned from Rush University Medical (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ALEXANDRIA, Va.----March 8, 2006--The rules on billing Medicare for services provided in clinical trials have become more comprehensible with the recent landmark settlement with Rush University Medical Center that the HHS Office of Inspector General called a model for handling billing compliance issues.

Bulk-billing rates up: Abbott (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott says Government efforts to strengthen Medicare have seen an increase in bulk-billing rates by GPs.

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Consultants recommend outsourcing at Med Center (Block Island Times)
Medical Center officials this week released key findings from a report prepared last fall by a consulting firm, including the suggestion that the organization substitute outsourced billing for the finance director s position, or pursue a management agreement with an established mainland health cente

Clay County Doctor Charged With Medicare, Medicaid Fraud (News4Jax.com)
A podiatrist with offices in Orange Park and Green Cove Springs is charged with stealing Medicaid and Medicare funds for work he did not perform.

Pharmaceutical, Healthcare & Life Sciences (Mondaq)
On February 8, 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") issued updated guidance for Part D drug benefit sponsors to implement a comprehensive program to detect, correct, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse ("FWA").

Posted on March 08, 2006 in Medicare Billing | Permalink

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Movers: Del Monte sells units to purchase Meow Mix (International Herald Tribune)
Del Monte Foods agreed Thursday to buy Meow Mix Holdings for $705 million from Cypress Group, a private equity firm, to add to its Kibbles 'n Bits and 9-Lives brands.

Details Surface in Doctor Case (RedNova)
By Tim Christie, The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore. Feb. 27--Four Eugene heart surgeons, one retired, are under federal investigation for allegedly submitting false billing claims to Medicare, court documents show.

Posted on March 05, 2006 in Medicare Billing | Permalink

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