CMS Facilitates Access to Innovative Technology
In a ruling announced today by Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., CMS clarified its payment rules to present beneficiaries with the choice to receive presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) that not only replace lens clouded by cataracts but also allows the eye to focus on near, intermediate, and far vision, minimizing the need for corrective lens.
Braided Hair Half Cent, 1840-1857
Photos used with permission and courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries Description: By 1809 the half cent was not a denomination as frequently used in commerce as was the cent and various foreign coins that circulated during this era in the United States. Lowered public demand and the difficulty in securing [...]
Hospital Compare now has readmission measures for heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia.
Hospital Compare now has readmission measures for heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia.
New Medicare Poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation
Medicare Part D Electronic-Prescribing Proposed Rule
On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. This landmark legislation provides seniors and people living with disabilities with a prescription drug benefit, more choices and better benefits under Medicare, the most significant improvement to senior health care in nearly 40 years.
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans – 2009 Plan Data
Web based tool to help you find and compare plans that cover drugs, enroll in a medicare prescription drug plan, or view your current plan.
Millions Lost From Counterfeit Coins, Hobby Leaders Warn
(Fallbrook, California) Chinese-made counterfeit coins pose a significant financial threat to unsuspecting consumers, according to leaders of five of the country’s most influential rare coin organizations. They warn the public is spending millions of dollars on fake U.S. coins offered in online auctions and elsewhere, such as flea [...]
Baldwin plans 47th Hong Kong Coin Auction
Following the success of the April Hong Kong Coin Auction, which saw Baldwin’s auction department and Ma Tak Wo Numismatic Co. Ltd weather the ‘economic tsunami’ by achieving exceptional results, (the majority of lots selling at over 10 times their lower estimate) this Hong Kong offering looks set to do much the same with a [...]