WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging, will chair a hearing to examine prior authorization requirements for power mobility devices in Medicare. A 2011 Inspector General's report found that 80 percent of PMD claims did not meet Medicare criteria and should not have been paid.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will conduct a hearing entitled "Examining Medicare and Medicaid Coordination for Dual-Eligibles" on Wednesday, July 18, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Ranking Member Bob Corker, R-Tenn., will chair the hearing to get an update on methods of caring for the 9 million seniors who benefit from both Medicare and Medicaid at an annual cost of $300 billion across the two programs.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., made the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Obama’s health care law.
GAIN Act Encourages Development of New Antibiotics to Treat Rising Cases of Drug-Resistant Infections...
Imagine you are recovering from a routine surgery only to find yourself fighting for your life a few days later because of a bacterial infection that was acquired as a result of the procedure. To make matters worse, traditional medicines are proving ineffective at battling the infection.