CMS to Bonus Doctors for PQRI

July – December 2007 Reporting Period Staff Reporters According to Anne Zieger, of Fierce Health Finance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS] will pay out more than $36 million in monetary incentives to medical providers who reported data on quality of care delivered between July 2007 and December 2007; as part of its [...]

Baby Boomers Financially Unprepared

Potential Medical Disability Survey Staff Reporters According to findings from a recent Harris Interactive survey conducted on behalf of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) between April 25 – 29, 2008, baby boomers are financially unprepared if they themselves, or the primary wage earner in their household, suffered a medical disability and was unable to work [...]