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The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 ("MIPPA"), is a 2008 statute of United States Federal legislation which amends the Social Security Act. On July 15, 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed the bill. [1] On that same day the House of Representatives and the Senate voted to overturn the veto. [1] [2]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
Stark Law is a set of United States federal laws that prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient to an entity for the provision of designated health services ("DHS") if the physician (or an immediate family member) has a financial relationship with that entity.
If you do decide to switch into Traditional Medicare, you can either call Medicare (800-63304227) to disenroll from Medicare Advantage, phone your Medicare Advantage insurer to get a disenrollment ...
Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound is no longer in short supply, the FDA said, worrying patients who use cheaper, off-brand versions of the drug. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Patients living in poverty or in homelessness are often seen as less than ideal patients for hospital administrations because they are unlikely to be able to pay for their healthcare and tend to be hospitalized with severe illness. [4] [5] Other factors associated with patient dumping are being part of a minority group and being uninsured. [5]
The weight loss drug Zepbound, generically known as tirzepatide, is also now an approved medication to treat obstructive sleep apnea, per a Food and Drug Administration Dec. 20 press release.. The ...