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CMS Delays Enforcement of Physician Supervision for Critical Access Hospitals
Critical access hospitals have received a reprieve of sorts from CMS. CMS will not evaluate or enforce the "direct...
Obama's Proposed Budget: More Money for Health IT, Medicare, Medicaid, NIH
The Department of Health and Human Services would see almost a 10% increase from the current fiscal year under...
Health Reform Pilot Projects Look to Transform Healthcare
Buried in the healthcare reform bill are dozens of pilot and demonstration projects that may become a permanent part of...
Feds Investigating Prescription Drug Price Increases
Health and Human Services Inspector General Daniel Levinson has agreed to a request from Sen. Bill Nelson to look into...
Senate Looks for Possible Compromises on Public Option
On the 11th day of Senate floor debate on healthcare reform, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) slowed down the...
Health Leaders Speak Out About MedPAC's Proposed Lower Payments for 2010
A draft recommendation to Congress released by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Thursday has hospital...
High premiums in Senate Democrats' health plan
Senate Democrats have provided few details about their latest healthcare proposal, but this much seems clear: Anyone...
MedPAC: Regional Variation in Service Use Not Same as Medicare Spending
Across the country, regional variation in service use is not equivalent to regional variation in Medicare spending...
Accounts Receivable Alert: The Significant Impact Potential of New Medicare Payment Reforms
Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized two payment reforms in August 2007, which took effect Oct. 1. These changes...
Bush budget plan targets Medicare, Medicaid for cuts
Healthcare providers would get smaller pay increases when caring for the elderly, poor and disabled under President...