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Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts
The budgetary shift from winding down military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq could offset the large price tag associated with eliminating the SGR.
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Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else
The Medicare physician quality reporting system will use participation in 2013 to determine who will be penalized starting in 2015.
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AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors
Switching to new diagnosis codes would create a significant administrative burden to physician practices at a very inopportune time, the Association says.
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Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute expects the public to help shape its mission to determine the most effective medical care.
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Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society
The proposal won't cut physician pay but will set quality goals and establish medical homes.
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Pharmacists say marketing of Medicare drug plans is misleading
A community pharmacy association has asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow disgruntled patients to switch Part D plans midyear.
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CBO: Medicare demos didn't save much money
A report details the lessons learned from Medicare demonstration projects that tried to reduce costs and improve quality of care.
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States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion
The national health system reform law will require states to broaden coverage to people who earn up to 133% of the federal poverty level.
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Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians
The concept would use loan repayment, tax credits and other financial incentives to place more primary care clinicians in areas with significant health disparities.
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States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP
Twenty-nine states lowered cost-sharing, increased eligibility or improved enrollment systems in 2011, according to a survey.
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Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law
Congressional Republicans have continued to urge repeal of the statute while attempting to invalidate pieces of it.
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Spending growth on physician services sinks to record low
Consumers restrained their health spending in part because of declining private coverage and greater consumer awareness of health care costs.
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CBO: Raising Medicare age to 67 would save $148 billion over decade
Increasing the Medicare eligibility age would prompt more Americans to delay retirement, but it also would lead to higher out-of-pocket costs for enrollees.
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Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina
However, sicker enrollees and those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid have posed more challenges for the program.
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Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan
In 2009, the state cut immigrants out of an aid program to save money, but the state high court calls the move discriminatory.
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Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings
Gov. John Kasich also wants a single care manager and benefits access point for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.
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Med students to get training to treat PTSD, combat head injuries
The Obama administration is encouraging schools to address the hundreds of thousands of new veterans with mental health problems and traumatic brain injury.
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Medicare intensifying documentation reviews before payment
A Florida contractor selected cardiology and orthopedic procedures for prepayment reviews after many mistakes were made on claims.
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Physician innovators among those advising on health delivery reforms
Those chosen as CMS innovation advisers are expected to quicken the pace of system reforms for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP.
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Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use
Four have signed requests for the federal government to change the classification to a schedule II drug.
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