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  CMS Names Members of Technical Expert Panel for Special Study on Geographic Variation in Care . . . (in: Quality & Pay-for-Performance)
  OIG Releases Compendium of its Own Unimplemented Recommendations . . . (in: Hospital Services)
  Medicare Contractors -- 2 Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- 2 Newly Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- Drug Formulary Update (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- 5 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Updated: CBO, Joint Committee on Taxation Post New Analyses of Fiscal Effects of Senate-Passed Health Reform Bill . . . (in: Health Care & Entitlement Reform)
  CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Part D, ESRD, Other Topics . . . (in: PDPs & MA Plans)
  Medicare Contractors -- Updated LCDs, Coverage Policy Articles (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  NICE Opens Review to Update Clinical Guidance on Treatment of Hypertension . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Current Resources: Data, Studies, Materials . . . (in: Data, Studies, & Resources)
  Current HombreWire: News, Blogs, Journals . . . (in: Health Care & Entitlement Reform)
  CMS Changes Date for Implementation of Instructions on National Non-Coverage of Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Treatment . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  CMS Revises Instructions on Codes for Point of Origin for Admission or Visit . . . (in: Codes & Coding)
  CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Files . . . (in: Hospital Services)
  National Quality Forum Sets Sessions on Cardiovascular Outcomes, Patient Safety Data . . . (in: Quality & Pay-for-Performance)
  State Medicaid Directors Warn CMS About Annuity "Schemes" That Improperly Shield Assets . . . (in: Medicaid, CHIP, & Low-Income Assistance)
  President Announces Greater Use of Payment Recapture Audits to Address Fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, Other Programs . . . (in: Hospital Services)
  RAC for Region B Posts Sample Letters . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  NIH Announces ARRA-Supported Funding for Project on Impact of Decision-Support Systems on the Dissemination and Adoption of Imaging-Related Comparative Effectiveness Findings . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Medicare Contractors -- 7 Newly Effective LCDs, as Well as New and Revised Coverage Articles (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- Updates on Prior Authorization, Medical Necessity (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Private Insurers -- Updated Listing of Non-Covered Services and Services Subject to Prior Authorization (Subscription Content) . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
  Updated: AHRQ Releases "Disposition of Comments" Documents on Comparative Effectiveness Reviews for 4 Treatment Areas . . . (in: Coverage & Evidence)
 
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