Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Proposed Reduction In Medicare Reimbursements For Long-Term Care Hospitals. A proposed regulation that would reduce Medicare reimbursements for long-term care hospitals would decrease their ability to "provide vitally important health care services to critical and vulnerable patients," according to a letter from a bipartisan group of lawmakers sent on Monday to ... click link for more info. [Medicare/Medicaid/ Tricare News From Medical News Today] 7:06:22 AM    comment [] Tennessee Gov. Bredesen Seeks Expansion Of Home And Community-Based Care For Medicaid Beneficiaries. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) on Wednesday announced plans to expand funding for home and community-based care for Medicaid beneficiaries who are elderly or who have disabilities, the Tennessean reports. Bredesen has filed for CMS approval of the proposal, which would be funded by about $2.3 million in state money and $4 million in federal funds, according to Brian McGuire, legislative director for AARP Tennessee... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 7:05:37 AM    comment [] CMS Issues Two Final Guidance Documents Related To National Coverage Process, USA. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the first two in a series of final guidance documents about Medicare's national coverage determinations (NCD) process as part of its goal of continuing to make the process more open, transparent, and understandable. "These guidance documents will provide valuable information about process we follow in making national Medicare coverage decisions to those who come to us with national coverage requests, as well as to ot... click link for more info. [Medicare/Medicaid/ Tricare News From Medical News Today] 7:04:56 AM    comment [] Video Telephony: New Homecare Option For The Elderly. Video telephony allows immediate contact with people at home, enables them to continue living at home and relieves pressure on care-providers by reducing physical journeys. It was first tested in Europe in the early 1990s using analogue cable. Though costly and bulky, these pioneering systems were shown to be helpful for elderly people who also liked using them... click link for more info. [Caregivers/Homecare News From Medical News Today] 7:04:07 AM    comment []

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