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Focus On: Business & Practice Are you leaving money on the table? Many doctors are afraid to bill Medicare for home healthcare certification. But if you follow the rules, you will get paid.   More>> Medicare Part D Formularies under Medicare Part D Lawmakers crafting the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) intentionally created incentives favoring the use of formularies based on the premise that competition among manufacturers would lower program cost. CMS subsequently issued regulations about formularies and cost-sharing strategies that would balance the needs of persons with Medicare against the cost-control measures typically imposed by PBMs.   More>> Medicare Part D Medicare's drug coverage: Get ready for questions By educating yourself, you can help answer your patients' questions—and there are bound to be lots of them.   More>>

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