Medicare

Wipro to implement medicare prescription payment plan platform for Independent Health – ET HealthWorld

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Wipro to implement medicare prescription payment plan platform for Independent Health – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: IT services company Wipro on Thursday said it has been selected by US-based Independent Health to implement its Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP360) platform for the upcoming open enrolment period. Starting in 2025, the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan will allow enrollees to make capped monthly payments for out-of-pocket prescription drugs, among other changes. … Read more

Inflow of Maldivian nationals to Kochi for medicare continues despite diplomatic row

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Inflow of Maldivian nationals to Kochi for medicare continues despite diplomatic row

The diplomatic row between India and Maldives has not impacted the inflow of Maldivian nationals for medical treatment in private hospitals here. Of the monthly average of around 3,000 foreign nationals that seek treatment here, people from Maldives accounted for nearly 15-20%. Around 600 persons from Maldives avail treatment in a month at hospitals here … Read more

Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare – ET HealthWorld

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Wipro, NVIDIA partner for AI in healthcare – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: IT major Wipro on Tuesday announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to help healthcare companies accelerate the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Wipro will leverage NVIDIA’s AI software for enterprises for the production of AI across its current portfolio of healthcare solutions in the affordable care act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid, the company … Read more

Australian Clinical Labs says data of 223,000 people hacked – ET HealthWorld

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Australian Clinical Labs says data of 223,000 people hacked – ET HealthWorld

Australian Clinical Labs said on Thursday its Medlab Pathology business suffered a data breach that affected health records and credit card information of about 223,000 patients and staff. This is the latest in a series of hacks to rock corporate Australia, after the country’s biggest health insurer Medibank and No. 2 telco Optus were also … Read more

Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked – ET HealthWorld

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Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked – ET HealthWorld

Canberra: Australia‘s largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information. Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also been accessed in the breach, which … Read more

Medibank says customers’ personal, medical data stolen – ET HealthWorld

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Medibank says customers’ personal, medical data stolen – ET HealthWorld

Australia: Medibank Private Ltd said on Thursday a criminal had proved it had the personal and medical information of 100 of the health insurer’s customers, and the company warned that even more customers could be affected. The criminal claims to have 200 gigabytes of data — including customer names, contact details, Medicare and policy numbers … Read more

‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets

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‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets

“If I were a younger person, I think I would be able to rebound from all the difficulties I’m having,” she told me. “I just never foresaw myself being in this situation at the age I am now.” Elaine Ross “Please help! I just turned 65 and [am] disabled on … Read more

How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

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How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to bring out-of-pocket drug costs down for many U.S. seniors, but most of its benefits aren’t immediate. Under the law, Medicare will now be allowed to negotiate the cost of some drugs. That should eventually bring … Read more

‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

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‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, July 06, 2022 (Kaiser News) — An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient’s health and finances. One of the more popular parts of the Affordable Care Act, which allows patients to … Read more

Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care, Overcharging

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Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care, Overcharging

By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, June 29, 2022 (Kaiser News) — Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel Tuesday. Witnesses sharply criticized the fast-growing health plans at … Read more