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Surgical Procedure Could Spread Cancer, FDA Warns
April 22, 2014 By Sarah Baumann Leave a Comment
The FDA is discouraging doctors and patients from using laparoscopic power morcellation for the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) or the removal of uterine fibroids (myomectomy) since it could spread unsuspected cancerous tissue beyond the uterus. … [Read More...]
Show Us the Money: Medicare Data Disclosure Highlights Expensive Treatments
April 22, 2014 By Melissa Skinner Leave a Comment
In an unprecedented action, on April 9, 2014, CMS publicly released data disclosing Medicare payments made to physicians in 2012. CMS Principal Deputy Administrator Jonathan Blum told the media on the morning of the release that the reasons behind … [Read More...]
Kusserow’s Corner: CMS Improperly Paid Millions of Dollars for Prescription Drugs Provided to Prisoners
April 21, 2014 By Richard Kusserow Leave a Comment
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit (A-07-12-06035) to CMS, reporting that CMS inappropriately accepted prescription drug event (PDE) records submitted by Part D sponsors for prescription drugs provided to incarcerated … [Read More...]
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