American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The healthcare industry is highly regulated, with various laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations shaping operations.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 1, 2020

The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern. CPT codes for billing purposes are available.

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American Medical Compliance

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In general, these standards apply to commodities and services given to individuals participating in group health plans or group or individual health insurance coverage, including Federal Employee Health Benefit programs.

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Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare 52

Scrubs

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, requires health insurance plans to cover the cost of certain health services related to breastfeeding with no out-of-pocket expenses, including breastfeeding supplies like breast pumps and milk storage bags, and lactation counseling.

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American Medical Compliance

JANUARY 9, 2024

When someone uses your personal information, such as your name, Social Security number, or Medicare number, to make false claims to Medicare and other health insurers without your consent, it is known as medical identity theft. This wastes taxpayer money and interferes with your medical care. trillion in 2015.

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Medicare Medicaid Health Insurance Communication 52

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 17, 2024

The law has 3 primary goals: Make affordable health insurance available to more people. Expand the Medicaid program to cover all adults with income below 138% of the FPL. Not all states have expanded their Medicaid programs.

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Medicaid Health Insurance Professional Development Communication 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Medicare Overview Medicare is a federal health insurance program designed primarily for people aged 65 and older, though it also covers younger individuals with certain disabilities and conditions. It empowers them to support their patients better, ensuring those in their care can make informed decisions about their health insurance.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Finally, the BBBA authorized approximately one billion dollars in grant funding for the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act to stop racial and ethnic maternal health disparities while improving birth equity (Ranji et al., The second federal policy is Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension (passed in Missouri 7/2023).

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Medicaid Mental Health Health Insurance Promotion 52

Relias

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) reported that 42.1% of citizens identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native relied on Medicaid or other public health insurance, and 14.9% on Medicaid or public health insurance and only 6.3% had no coverage at all.

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Health Insurance Medicaid Mental Health Promotion 59

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

federal health insurance program, primarily serves individuals over 65 and younger people with specific disabilities. This article aims to shed light on the importance of Medicare fluency among nurses and provide actionable insights to elevate patient care in New Jersey. THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MEDICARE KNOWLEDGE Medicare, the U.S.

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Patient Advocacy Medicare Medicaid Health Insurance 52

American Nurse

MAY 8, 2023

Takeaways: To help patients and their families make informed decisions about choosing health care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly reports quality performance measures. ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/index.html Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. March 8, 2023. January 25, 2023.

Medicare 52

Medicare Medicaid Patient Experience Home Healthcare 52

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In this role, I bring nearly 15 years of combined state and federal health policy experience to my role.

Medicaid 52

Medicaid Health Insurance Professional Development Communication 52

American Nurse

APRIL 2, 2024

Before and after healthcare Roberta Waite Marcus Henderson Tricia Howard Waite, a Virginia Nurses Association member, noted many factors that affect health. Employment, education, health insurance, sufficient healthy food, healthy neighborhoods and environments, economic stability, and community support also are included among SDOH.

Health Insurance 52

Health Insurance Chief Nursing Officer Medicaid Medicare 52

Relias

DECEMBER 13, 2021

An unintended, but positive offshoot of the pandemic is that the crisis highlighted home health’s “very quick and successful adjustments” and “versatility” to serve COVID-19 patients and millions of others served under Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration, and other services. Health insurance plans.

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare 52

American Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

In July 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law legislation to establish the Medicare and Medicaid programs about 20 years after President Harry Truman unsuccessfully tried to enact some form of national health insurance. These programs increased access to sorely needed medical care.

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American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

The EHR combined all pharmacy use by all patients in the complex care management department and calculated pharmacy costs on a per patient per month basis, which is the health insurance industry standard for capturing population health data. doi:10.1136/bmj.m865 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2020;368:m865.doi:10.1136/bmj.m865

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Telemedicine Health Insurance Health Literacy Promotion 98

American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

Patient-centered care focused on self-sufficiency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses the term “home health” to describe a federal health insurance program that provides intermittent short-term care to help patients recover from illness and become as self-sufficient as possible at home.

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Self-Care Health Literacy Medicare Home Healthcare 40

Relias

JULY 20, 2023

­The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule in August 2022 to improve maternal health outcomes and advance health equity — two of the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities. Maternal mortality remains a critical problem in the U.S., Sadly, U.S. rates are continuing to rise.

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Medicaid Mental Health Health Insurance Medicare 40

The Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) : ARPA-H aims to accelerate health research and development. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) : CMS administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Medicaid Medicare Promotion Health Insurance 40

The Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dr. Oz: Snake Oil Salesman in Chief Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV quack extraordinaire, has been tapped to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz, notorious for peddling pseudoscience and miracle weight loss cures on his daytime show, now holds the reins of an agency responsible for the health of millions of Americans.

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Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare Promotion 126