Unnecessary Power Wheelchairs Approved by Medicare Recently we learned $98 million dollars were paid by Medicare in the first half of 2007 on power wheelchairs that were deemed medically unnecessary or lacked sufficient documentation to determine medical necessity. This accounted for approximately 61% of the claims submitted in that time frame. This was a ‘news
Self-scrutiny is a good thing. Without it one can’t learn from their past. Without it there can be no growth. Along these lines, kudos to the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Last week the American Medical Association released a study done by the ACC itself suggesting a portion of angioplasties performed were inappropriate for the
Finally. Yes, finally, the government has acknowledged its limitations and turned to the private sector to help it address escalating Medicare costs. Currently $2.2 trillion is spent on healthcare, and it is estimated that $100 billion is lost in waste and fraud within the Medicare system. Ouch. With considerable help from several very big (small)
“Do it right the first time.” Isn’t that what our mothers’ told us time and time again? Well, evidently the insurance industry wasn’t listening. Health Insurance Problems On June 20, the American Medical Association (AMA) released its Health Insurance Report Card. Not a report card a mother would be proud of, I might add; in
REBECCA S BUSCH