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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Senators' Letter Tells OMB That CMS Repeating Past DMEPOS Mistakes . . .
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Group Plans Outreach to Obama Team, Concludes . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Final Rule on DMEPOS Surety Bonds . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Calls CMS Surety Bond Rule . . .
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Oxygen Changes Causing "Acute Anxiety" . . .
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Dear Carolyn: AHRQ Head Focuses Latest Column on How to Choose Long-Term Care . . .
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Hospice Guidelines . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Bills to Repeal Therapy Caps . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC 2010 Recommendations . . .
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Reform of Medicare Hospice Benefit . . .
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Therapy Caps Legislation . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Competitive Bid Final Rule . . .
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CMS Announces New Members of Advisory Committee . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Bill Aims to Boost Educations and . . .
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Bill to Exempt Pharmacies from DMEPOS Accreditation . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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OASIS Error . . .
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AAHomecare Rebuts Rivlin . . .
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Letter to Daschle Urges Bidding Rule Rescission . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare's February Fly-In Includes More Than 100 Suppliers from 25 States . . .
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NY Times Editorial Advocates Federal Labor Protections for Home Care Workers . . .
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Analysis of Expenditure and Length-of-Stay Data Suggests That Medicare Benefits Being Cobbled Together as Substitute for Non-Reimbursable Long-Term Care Services . . .
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National Quality Forum Issues Voting Materials on Additional Home Health Performance Standards . . .
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Challenging Atlantic Monthly on Competitive Bidding, AAHomecare Says COPD Patients Should Not be Punch Line . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Skilled Nursing Facilities (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Outpatient Therapy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Home Care Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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House Panel Sets Hearing on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health PPS Pricer Files . . .
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Pharmacy Groups Urge Changes in Final DMEPOS Surety Bond Rule . . .
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OIG Report Spots Risk of Duplicate Medicare, Medicaid Payments for Home Health Services . . .
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Long-Term Care Groups Say BLS Jobs Data Show Need for Reform Policies on Worforce Issues . . .
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CMS Considers Delay in Final Rule Implementing MIPPA Provisions on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Posts Corrections to Notice of Proposed Delay in DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Witness List for Today's Hearing on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Posts Winter 2008-2009 Edition of Healthcare Financing Review, with Articles Focused on Psychosocial Services in Long-Term Care . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection on Payment Conditions for Power Mobility Devices . . .
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Survey Finds Generation X Feels Unprepared for Long-Term Care Costs . . .
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CMS Delays Effective Date of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule . . .
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Medicare -- Oxygen Equipment (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Posts Listing of Signers of House Letter on Home Oxygen . . .
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Senate Aging Ranking Republican Martinez Outlines His Agenda for Panel in 111th Congress . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Overutilization Issues for Diabetes Technology (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- FAQs on Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases "Quick Reference" Chart on SNF Spell of Illness . . .
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Analysis Finds Continuing Drop in Average Age of Purchasers of Long-Term Care Insurance . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Policy for Certain Repairs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Information on Certain Supplies and Accessories (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to Manual (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Advisory Group (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Sets Hearing to Review Inclusion of Long-Term Care Provisions in Health Reform Legislation . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Non-Coverage of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Analysis Finds That Nearly 30 Percent of Long-Term Care Costs Financed Out of Pocket . . .
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CMS Yet to Strengthen Rules To Prevent Fraudulent DMEPOS Suppliers from Reacquiring Medicare Billing Privileges . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Documentation Requirements for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Grassley Voices Concern to CMS About GAO Report Highlighting Vulnerability of Medicare Home Health Benefit to Improper Payments . . .
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Specter Letter Asks HHS to Rescind Interim Final Rule on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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AAHomecare Posts Summary of Comments on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Interim Final Rule . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays SNF's Complimenatary Transportation Program . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review of Certain DME (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Hospice-Related Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Comments Seek CMS Withdrawal of Interim Final DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule . . .
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MedPAC Comments Filed with CMS Support DMEPOS Competitive Bidding in Concept, But Also Suggest Areas for Improvement . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Sets Hearing on Role of Long-Term Care in Health Reform . . .
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WS Journal Takes Detailed Look at Potential Effects on Beneficiaries of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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OIG Finds Medicare Pays Too Much for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps, Should Consider Using Inherent Reasonableness, Competitive Bidding Authorities . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Overuse of Modifier for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Step Therapy for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Requirements for Code Applications (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Cut in Payment for Surgical Product (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Audit of SNF Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Grassley, Kohl Reintroduce Bill Aimed at Improving Quality of Nursing Home Care Through Greater Transparency . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 23 New FAQs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Boehner Letter Asks CMS To Reconsider Medicare Oxygen Policy . . .
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AAHomecare Says New 15-Year Medtrade Agreement Will Help Fund DME Supplier Industry's Advocacy Activities . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- MIPPA Oxygen Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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New York Times Editorial Underscores MedPAC Finding That Home Care Costs Too Much . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updates to Coverage and Coding of Home Care Products (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Correction to Final Rule on DMEPOS Surety Bonds . . .
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CMS Takes Accreditation Actions on Hospices, CLIA . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements for Refills of Certain Items (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated Manual Provisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- SNF Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Surety Bond Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain SNF, Rehabilitation Claims (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Therapy Caps Exception Process (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payment Calculations, Appeals (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Calls for Congress to Urge Administration to Rescind DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule Before Scheduled Effective Date of April 18 . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Home Health, HIPAA, Medicaid . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated FAQs for Particular Product (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payment Corrections for Certain Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Long-Term Care Facilities (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare, 27 State and Regional Groups Ask Administration to Rescind DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Edits for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Posts Talking Points on Withdrawal of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule . . .
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AAHomecare Posts Updated Listing of Co-Signers of House Letter on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Accreditation Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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HIDA Gears Up Grass Roots to Contest DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Rule . . .
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CMS Decides Not to Pull Back on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding, Will Let Rule Take Effect Tomorrow . . .
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Updated: Grassley Urges CMS Attention to OIG Report on Unrecovered Overpayments to DMEPOS Suppliers . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Correct Use of Modifiers for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements Applicable to Certain Supplies and Accessories (Subscription Content) . . .
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AAHomecare Turns Sights to Congress for Relief on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Proposes Hospice Wage Index for 2010 . . .
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AAHomecare Statement to Senate Homeland Security Panel Stresses 13-Point Anti-Fraud Program . . .
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OIG Says Nursing Homes Under Corporate Integrity Agreements Had Enhanced Quality-of-Care Structures . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 17 New FAQs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Billing Changes for Certain Inpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 2 Articles on Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on Power Mobility Devices, SCHIP . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated FAQs on Medical Review, Other Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Proposes 2010 PPS Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Guide for Certain Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Outpatient Billing Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Policy for Certain DME (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coding Instructions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Announces Advisory Committee Session on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Article Clarifying Certain Cost-Sharing Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Diabetes Self-Testing Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Oxygen-Related Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Materials for Round 1 Rebid for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Opens Comment Period on CHAP Application for Continuing Deeming Authority for Hospice Accreditation . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Ranking Republican's Proposal Aimed at Using Census to Plan for Long-Term Care Needs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 3 New Calculation Tools (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for June 4 PAOC Meeting on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Hospices, CORFs, State High-Risk Pools . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Billing Discrepancies (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Begins Education Effort as Prelude to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Later this Year . . .
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Senate Aging Panel's Ranking Republican Presses Administration on Anti-Fraud Strategy . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ABNs for Certain Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Analysis of Certain Claims Denials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Issues for DME (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Issues for DME (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Fee Schedule Update (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Broadened ZPIC/PSC Access to Claims Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts New MDS 3.0 Materials for Nursing Homes . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Chairman Introduces Bill to Reform Long-Term Care Services . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Newly Posted FAQs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Guidance on Certain Long-Term Care Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Break-in-Service Rules (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Refocuses Guidance for Surveyors of Nursing Homes, Putting New Emphasis on Quality of Life and Other Environmental Factors . . .
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MedPAC Files Comment on CMS Proposed Rule on 2010 Hospice Wage Index . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- SNF Claims Processing (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised DME Payment Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements for Certain Outpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHA Comments on SNF PPS Proposed Rule Call for Allocation of a Reduced Payment Cut Over 2 Years . . .
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AHA Urges CMS to Withdraw Coding Adjustment from Proposed PPS Rule for Long-Term Care Hospitals . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments on SNF PPS Rule . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Information on Nursing Home Care Management Tool . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Fee Schedule Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Claims Errors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- FAQs on Certain Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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HHS Finds Miscoding of Medicare Claims for Power Wheelchairs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Requirements for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Resources Compilation for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- SNF Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Update of Certain Appeals-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- DMEPOS Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Long-Term Care Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Finds Inappropriate Payments for DME During Non-Part A Stays in SNFs . . .
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CMS Proposes Update, Other Changes for Home Health PPS . . .
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CMS Announces Final Rule on Hospice Wage Index Changes . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health Case Mix Grouper Software Package to Reflect ICD-9 Changes . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health PPS Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Posts Final Rule for 2010 on SNF PPS, Consolidated Billing . . .
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Updated: CMS Announces Schedule, Releases Materials for Round 1 Rebid of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Address DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Geographic Areas, Product Categories . . .
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OIG Finds 86 Percent of Claims for Group 2 Support Services Fail to Satisfy Coverage Criteria . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Compliance Standards for Certain Billing Arrangements (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Republishes Home Health PPS Proposed Rule to Correct Errors . . .
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Medicare Posts Request for Bids Instructions for DMEPOS Competitive Bidding, as Well as Fact Sheet on Subcontracting . . .
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CMS Releases Instructions on DMEPOS Claims, Hospice Payments . . .
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CMS Posts New Fact Sheet on Payment for Skilled Nursing Facility Services . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health PPS Pricer . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Summaries of PAOC Sessions on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Releases Contractor's Analysis of Home Health Case-Mix Changes . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revalidation of Certain Provider Information on Enrollment (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Certificates of Medical Necessity, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health PPS Pricer . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Implementation of 2010 SNF PPS Pricer Update . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Updated: OIG Report Reviews Medicare Payments for Power Wheelchairs . . .
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OIG Finds Ambulance Services Not Always in Compliance with SNF Consolidated Billing Requirements . . .
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CMS Instructions Delay Implementation Date for Compliance Standards for DMEPOS Consignment Closets and Stock and Bill Arrangements . . .
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IOM Sets Late September Session on Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care . . .
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CMS Posts Educational Document on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding, Supplier Accreditation . . .
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CMS Publishes Corrections to 2010 Final Rule on SNF Prospective Payment, Consolidated Billing . . .
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Medicare Posts Information on Financial Standards to be Applied to DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Suppliers . . .
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Medicare Posts DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Fact Sheets on Enteral Nutrition, Mail-Order Diabetic Supplies . . .
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AHA Comments Criticize CMS Proposed Cuts in 2010 Home Health Agency Payments . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments on CMS Home Health PPS Rule for 2010 . . .
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CMS Fact Sheet Provides Final Reminder as DMEPOS Quality Standards, Surety Bond Requirements Take Effect . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Probe of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Files for Home Health PPS Pricer . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain SNF Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Opens Round 1 Rebid of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Manual Provisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated SNF Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Releases 2010 MDS 3.0 Nursing Home Information . . .
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Medicare Releases Materials on Hospice Data Trends for the Period 1998 – 2008 . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Regulatory Issues Affecting Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Address 2010 Payments for Oxygen Maintenance and Servicing . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Replacement Oxygen Equipment Claims in Cases of a Supplier's Bankruptcy . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 Home Health PPS Wage Index File . . .
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CMS Posts Updated/Corrected Nursing Home MDS 3.0 Technical Files . . .
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CMS Updates Provider Reimbursement Manual Provisions Affecting Swing Beds . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Implementation of DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 Rebid . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Denial of Certain Part B Ambulance Service Claims for Beneficiaries in SNFs . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Long-Term Care Personnel Issues . . .
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CMS Instructions Implement 2010 DMEPOS Fee Schedule Update . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide 2010 Therapy Cap Limits . . .
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CMS Posts New Qs and As on Home Health PPS Outlier Policy . . .
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CMS Issues Revised Instructions on Therapy Cap Values . . .
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CMS Releases Manual Chapters on Nursing Home Resident Assessment Tool . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Certain Hospice Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Posts Corrected Instructions on Interpretive Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities . . .
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CMS Posts Revised Fact Sheet on Medicare Hospice Services . . .
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CMS Posts Revised Instructions on Interpretative Guidelines for Long-Term Care Facilities . . .
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Medicare Posts Updated FAQs on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- FAQs on Certain Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for 2010 Home Health Prospective Payment Rate Update . . .
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GAO Report Looks at DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 Issues . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Revises Instructions on Hospice Certification of Terminal Illness . . .
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Medicare Warns DMEPOS Competitive Bidders on Compliance with Antitrust Laws . . .
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CMS Posts FY 2010 Hospice Wage Index Files . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Implementation of Home Health Agency PPS Rule's Program Safeguard Provisions . . .
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GAO Recommends Steps for Improving CMS Use of Nursing Home Sanctions . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Instructions on Certain Hospice Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide Guidance on Implementing Accreditation Requirements for DMEPOS Suppliers . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Outlier Payment Limitation Under Home Health PPS . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Report Finds Medicare Part B Payments for Certain Enteral Nutrient Services Far Exceeded Market Rates . . .
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CMS Releases Updated 2010 Home Health PPS Wage Index File . . .
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OIG Federal Register Notice Provides Updated Fraud Alert on Telemarketing of DME . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Fact Sheet on Home Health Prospective Payment System . . .
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PAOC to Meet in February to Review DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 1 Rebid, Other Bidding Rounds . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Home Health PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Instructions on Code Edits to Recognize DMEPOS Supplier Accreditation Requirements . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Care Management Tools for Nursing Homes and Swing Bed Providers . . .
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CMS Posts Another Update to Home Health PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Skilled Nursing Facility PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Posts February 23 PAOC Meeting Agenda, Releases Article on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Payments for Servicing and Maintenance of Certain Oxygen Equipment . . .
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CMS Instructions Call for Edit to Reject Claims for DME Supplied During Certain Skilled Nursing Facility Stays . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Recoupment of Payments for Certain Implanted DME, Prosthetics . . .
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Center for Regulatory Effectiveness Charges CMS Has Received Insufficient Feedback from Medicare Beneficiaries on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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PAOC Meeting on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Postponed Until March . . .
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DMEPOS Competitive Bidding: CMS Posts Updated Information on Rescheduling of PAOC Meeting . . .
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DMEPOS Competitive Bidding: CMS Posts Agenda for Rescheduled PAOC Meeting . . .
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CMS Posts New Educational Document on DMEPOS Competitive Bidding . . .
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Updated: CMS Instructions Revise Cost Reports for Home Health Agencies, Federally Qualified Health Centers . . .
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Quality & Pay-for-Performance
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AHRQ Adds 9 Quality Standards . . .
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OIG Analysis Addresses Hospital Adverse Events . . .
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AHRQ Publishes . . .
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New PQRI Information . . .
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AHRQ Quality Measures . . .
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Consumer Quality, Price Comparisons . . .
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Demo Downer: CMS Contractor's Report on Health Support Pilot . . .
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Medical Home . . .
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IOM Panel Looking at Standardized Reporting . . .
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More on Health Support Demo . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Latest Digest of Research Findings . . .
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Technology and Disease Management "Lite" . . .
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AHRQ Quality Measures . . .
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Medicare Manuals (Subscription Content) . . .
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New Health Affairs Issue . . .
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Medicare's Black Sheep . . .
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Readmissions for Heart Failure Patients . . .
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Hospital-Acquired Conditions . . .
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Hospitals No Longer Need to Report . . .
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MedPAC Comments on Value-Based Purchasing . . .
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OPPS Quality Reporting . . .
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Lab Quality Standards . . .
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On the Need for Practictioners to Practice . . .
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AHRQ Adds, Withdraws Standards . . .
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CMS Extends Demo . . .
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MRSA Reservoirs . . .
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Value-Based Purchasing Report . . .
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National Quality Forum Reviewing Measures for . . .
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AHRQ Adds 14 Quality Standards . . .
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Public Sector Employers Relying on Disease Management . . .
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Joint Commission Patient Satisfaction Data . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing . . .
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AHRQ's Clancy Sees New Hope . . .
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Cancer Screenings . . .
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Cost Containment Council . . .
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CMS Demos . . .
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CMS Approves ACHC . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing . . .
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Episode-of-Care Payment Likened to Capitation for a Condition . . .
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Orszag Gets Quality Award . . .
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AHRQ Adds 11 Standards . . .
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AHRQ Filing on Patient Safety Act . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Witness List . . .
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2009 PQRI Materials . . .
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IOM Session on Public Health Priorities . . .
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AHRQ Safety Tool . . .
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Findings . . .
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Consistent with MIPPA, HHS Awards Contract to National Quality Forum , , ,
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Chronic Disease Partnership Urges Obama Administration to Prioritize Health Reform Objectives . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Statements, Webcast from Hearing on Services for High-Risk Populations . . .
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Article Says Nashville Companies Part of New Wave Aimed at Busting Medicare's Silos . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Implementing Best Patient Care Practices . . .
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IOM Posts Agenda for Public Workshop on Use of Race/Ethnicity Data for Quality Improvement . . .
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National Quality Forum Seeks Comments on Framework for Evaluating Composite Measures . . .
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AHRQ Adds 9 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 1 . . .
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CMS Posts Call for 2010 Measures for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Program . . .
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WS Journal Reports Federal Appeals Court Rejects Consumer Group's Use of Medicare Claims Data to Rate Individual Physicians . . .
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Makes Sense: Study Finds Patients Who Understand What to Do After Leaving the Hospital are Less Likely to Come Back . . .
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National Business Group on Health Says Court Ruling on Physicians' Claims Data a Setback for Quality, Transparency . . .
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AHRQ Sets Meetings of Scientific Peer Groups on Quality, Technology, Other Issues . . .
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HHS Sets Advisory Panel Session on Disease Prevention, Health Promotion Strategies . . .
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Clancy, Berwick on Agenda as National Priorities Partnership Evaluates Alternative Approaches to 2009 Workplan . . .
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National Quality Forum Seeks Feedback on Proposed Changes to Nursing-Sensitive Care Performance Measures . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Statements, Video from Hearing on Best Patient Care Practices . . .
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AHA Urges HHS to Apply Broader Lens to P4P Plan on Healthcare-Acquired Infections . . .
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AHRQ Adds 17 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory, Including 4 from CMS/Joint Commission . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases Voting Package on Laboratory Medicine . . .
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Cars 'n Care: AHRQ Proposes Information Collection on Using Lean/Toyota Production System to Cut Waste in Health Care . . .
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AHRQ Proposes Information Collection on Project Designed to Provide Feedback on Pharmacies' Performance . . .
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Piece Looks at Star System for Rating Nursing Nomes . . .
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Commentary Decries Court Ruling Preventing Release of Medicare Physician Data for Quality Comparison Purposes . . .
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170 Groups Urge Stimulus Conferees to Adopt House Provisions on Prevention and Wellness . . .
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JAMA Study Finds None of 15 Care Coordination Programs for Chronically Ill Medicare Beneficiaries Yielded Net Savings . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Improving Care Through Innovation . . .
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Nearly 130 Groups Preparing Quality-of-Care Recommendations for New Administration . . .
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Deal Op-Ed Calls for Greater Pricing Transparency . . .
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CMS Releases Materials for Today's PQRI Session . . .
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URAC Seeks Comments on Revisions to PBM Drug Therapy Management Standards . . .
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Study Finds that if Quality is in the Eye of the Beholder, It Can be Gauged Through the Ear of the Patient . . .
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AHRQ Adds 23 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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NY Times Looks at Patients' Zagat Ratings for Physicians . . .
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AHRQ Head Clancy Focuses Latest Advice Column on "Nursing Home Compare" . . .
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Use of Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Events is 1 of 4 Proposed 2010 HEDIS Standards on Which NCQA Seeks Comments . . .
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National Business Coalition on Health Releases Report on How Health Plans are Addressing Diabetes . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Personalized Medicine and the Genomic Basis for Adverse Drug Events . . .
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Commentary Clicks Off 10 Ways U.S. Has Higher Quality Care Than Other Nations . . .
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Cancer Death Rates for African Americans Falling, But Diagnosis Often Occurs at Later Stages . . .
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Medicare Updates Comparison Search Tool for Dialysis Facilities. . .
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AHRQ Announces 10-State Effort to Reduce Central-Line Associated Blood Stream Infections in ICUs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Quality Ratings for Certain Long-Term Care Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Group's RW Johnson Foundation-Supported Report Recommends Basing Physician Payments on Achieving Patient Outcomes Rather Than Meeting Accreditation Standards . . .
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CDC Analysis of Medicare Data Finds Little or No Progress in Reducing Racial Disparities in Total Knee Replacements . . .
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Damned with Faint Praise: Rating Health Care Services as "OK" . . .
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AHRQ Adds 18 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Hill Posts Text, Joint Explanatory Statement for 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill . . .
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CMS Identifies Technical Glitch in Use of CPT II Codes to Support PQRI Reporting . . .
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AHRQ Releases Updated Collection of Research, Resources, and Tools for Improving Quality Through System Design . . .
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HealthGrades Releases its 2009 Listing of 50 Best Hospitals . . .
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National Quality Forum to Develop Quality Standards on Therapeutic Drug Management . . .
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National Quality Forum Endorses 45 Practices on Culturally Appropriate Care . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Agenda for March Session of Steering Committee on Hospital Care Outcomes and Efficiency . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Physician Quality Measures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coding Issues Associated with Physician Quality Measures (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Adds 7 Joint Commission Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Adds 12 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 2 . . .
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Stress Tests: Hospitals Can Review Results of "Dry Runs" on AHRQ Quality Measures . . .
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Study Finds Black Medicare Beneficiaries with Acute MI More Often Received Care at High-Mortality Hospitals . . .
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NCQA Proposes New Standards to Address Health Disparities . . .
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AHRQ Releases March Edition of Online Research Newsletter. . .
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IOM to Hold Sessions on Standardized Collection of Race/Ethnicity Data to Support Quality Improvement . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection on OASIS Requirements . . .
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RWJ Foundation-Supported Issue Brief Highlights Efforts to Broaden Availability of Information on Quality, Cost . . .
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RWJ Foundation and Meharry Medical College to Establish National Health Policy Center . . .
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Post Calls HEDIS Measures Unreasonable, Static, Inflexible. . .
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AHRQ Adds 16 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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HHS Announces Series of (Internet) Advisory Committee Sessions on 2020 Health Promotion, Disease Prevention Objectives . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases 2009 Listing of Safe Practices . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on External Quality Reviews, Hospices, CORFs . . .
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Senate Finance Panel Schedules Hearing on "What is Health Care Quality and Who Decides?" . . .
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Post Calls for Consideration of Moratorium on Disease Management White Papers . . .
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Leapfrog Group Sets Series of Town Hall Conference Calls on 2009 Hospital Survey . . .
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British Physicians Look at Taxing Chocolate to Control Obesity . . .
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AHRQ Adds 22 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Issue Brief Addresses Reimbursement, Other Facets of Health Care-Associated Infections . . .
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Private Insurers -- Hospital Quality Measures (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ's Clancy Weighs in on How to Complain . . .
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Senate Finance Health Subcommittee Posts Statements from Hearing on "What is Health Care Quality and Who Decides?" . . .
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Study Finds Care Coordination Teams Can Reduce Medicare Costs, Improve Quality of Services for Chronically Ill Beneficiaries . . .
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"Friends of AHRQ" Coalition Writes Appropriators to Urge More Core Funding to Complement Agency's Comparative Effectiveness Initiatives . . .
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CMS to Allow Hospitals to Conduct "Dry Run" on 9 AHRQ Patient Safety and Inpatient Quality Indicators . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Provider Certification Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- PQRI and E-Prescribing (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Adds to, Withdraws from, Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Joint Commission and American Heart Association Announce Initiative on Quality of Heart-Failure Care . . .
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Broad-Based, 165-Member Coalition Calls for New Framework to Promote Quality, Affordability of Care . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements, Other Resources from Hearing on Update by Alzheimer's Study Group . . .
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CMS Announces Value-Based Purchasing Demos to Test Whether Cash Incentives Can Improve Nursing Home Care . . .
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House E & C Dems Say New GAO Report Highlights Need for Nationwide Data on Risk of Healthcare-Associated Infections at ASCs . . .
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House Appropriations Labor-HHS Panel Posts Witness List for Hearing on Strategy for Addressing Healthcare-Related Infections . . .
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AHRQ Adds 12 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Thomson Reuters Study Identifies Top 100 U.S. Hospitals . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collection on CAHPS Field Test . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collection on Certification, Forms for Patient Safety Organizations . . .
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Federation Letter Voices Support for Legislation to Implement New Inpatient Quality, P4P Steps . . .
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The "Maytag Repairman" of Health Systems Focuses on Getting Procedures Right the First Time . . .
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Post Sees Growing Number of Hospital Scorecards Requiring Consumers to Do Heavy Lifting . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Nominations for Public Members of Peer Review Groups for Health Care Tech, Quality and Effectiveness Research, Other Project Areas . . .
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JAMA Study Finds Hospitals' Leapfrog Safe Practices Scores Not Significantly Associated with Risk-Adjusted Inpatient Mortality . . .
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House Appropriations Labor-HHS Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Strategy for Addressing Healthcare-Related Infections . . .
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CMS Posts Slides from Session with ACC on Cardiology-Specific PQRI Issues . . .
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AHRQ Adds 11 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Invites Submission of Suggesions on 2010 PQRI Reporting Options . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Agenda for Session on Hospital Care Outcomes and Efficiency . . .
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Op-Ed Charges Quality Standards So Rigid as to Pose Danger to Health Care System . . .
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National Quality Forum Seeks Stakeholder Feedback on Framework for Measuring Quality for Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers . . .
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National Quality Forum Endorses 20 Home Care Standards . . .
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National Quality Forum Circulates Draft Standards on Medication Management . . .
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AHRQ Adds 11 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Agenda for Session on Ambulatory Care Measures . . .
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Berwick, O'Kane, Others Weigh in on WS Journal Op-Ed on Health Care Quality Standards . . .
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Piece Points to Promise of Heart-Care Guidelines . . .
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CMS Files Privacy Act Notice to Expand System of Records to Include Program on Hospital Outpatient, ASC Quality Data . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases Guidance for Internet Reporting of Quality Data on Hospital Acute Care . . .
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AHRQ Supplements, Updates Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AMA Leader Warns Against Quality Measures Shaped by "Undue Influence" . . .
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Controversy Over CT Scans for Strokes Shows Difficult Questions Quality Measures Raise . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Claims Reporting Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts "Tip Sheet" on Reporting PQRI Quality Measures . . .
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CMS Seeks Comments on Continued Recognition of American Osteopathic Association as Hospital Accreditation Body . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Hospital Participation in Pilot Study of Safety Indicators . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Agenda for Session on Common Formats . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Voting Package for Home Health Performance Standards . . .
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AHRQ Adds 10 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Sets Session on Hospital Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Measures . . .
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NICE Invites Applications for Chair of Group Charged with Developing Guidelines on Prevention of Health Care-Associated Infections . . .
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AHRQ Adds 8 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Leaders Call on Sebelius to Fund Prevention, Health Promotion Programs . . .
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AHRQ Adds 13 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Posts New FAQs on PQRI Program . . .
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AHRQ Adds 9 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for Sessions Focused on PQRI, Including Orthorpedic-Specific Issues . . .
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CMS Opens Comment Period on Request of American Osteopathic Association for Continued Recognition as Accrediting Body for ASCs . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Health-Services Comparison Information . . .
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Clancy Column Highlights Recent Reports That Show U.S. Patients Receive Recommended Care Only 60 Percent of the Time . . .
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Grassley Presses CMS on Use of "Substandard" Auditor in QIO Program . . .
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AHRQ Adds 25 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Initiates Project on Designing Consumer Reporting Systems for Patient Safety Events . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases Draft HIT Report . . .
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HHS Sets Session of Secretary's Advisory Panel on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention . . .
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NCQA and George Washington University Team Up to Offer New Graduate Degrees in Health Care Quality . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases Voting Packages on Draft Standards for Medication Management, Hospital Outcomes . . .
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AHRQ Posts Update on Quality-Related Activities Under CHIPRA . . .
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Joint Commission Proposes New Staffing Effectiveness Requirements for Hospitals, Long-Term Care Facilities . . .
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AHRQ Adds 21 New/Updated Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Agenda for Session on Hospital Care Outcomes . . .
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CMS Posts List of Registries Qualified to Submit Data for PQRI Purposes . . .
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AHRQ Releases Resources for States on Improving Quality of Diabetes Care . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Draft Agenda for Session on Pressure Ulcers . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Health Quality Comparison Data . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Report on 1st Year of Implementation of Medicare Care Management Performance Demonstration . . .
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CMS Posts Listing of 2009 PQRI Measures Requiring 2 or More Quality Data Codes . . .
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Comparative Effectiveness Research on Agenda for July Session of AHRQ Advisory Panel . . .
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AHRQ Adds 28 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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NCQA to Report on Health Plans' Resource Use for Diabetes, Asthma . . .
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NCQA to Convene Panel to Update Accreditation for Medicaid Health Plans . . .
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National Quality Forum Names 6 New Members to Panel That Makes Recommendations on Quality Standards Endorsements . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Voting Package on Ambulatory Care Measures, Agenda for Session on Common Formats . . .
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CMS Finalizes Continued Recognition of Joint Commission as Accreditation Body for Critical Access Hospitals . . .
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CMS Publishes Notices on Applications for Deeming Authority for Hospitals, ASCs . . .
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CMS Updates Comparison Data for Home Health, Nursing Homes . . .
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National Quality Forum Names Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Online Research Activities Newsletter for July . . .
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NCQA Releases Guide on Requirements for Physician Practices to be Recognized as Medical Homes . . .
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CMS Contractor Releases FY 2010 Instructions for Hospital Participation in IPPS-Required Cardiac Surgery Database . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Version of 2009 PQRI Implementation Guide . . .
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HealthGrades Names Best-Performing Hospitals for Women's Health, Maternity Care . . .
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AHRQ Adds 29 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Clancy Column Addresses End-of-Life Treatment Decisions . . .
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Updated: CMS Posts Expanded Data on Hospital Care Outcomes . . .
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National Quality Forum Approves Criteria for Evaluating Composite Measures . . .
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AHRQ Adds 20 New/Updated Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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URAC Seeks Comments on External Review Standards for Health Plan and Health Utilization Management Organizations . . .
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Baucus, Grassley Say Death Raises Questions About Participation in Medicare of Physician-Owned Hospitals . . .
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Updated: AHRQ Adds 29 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collections on CAHPS Survey, Factors Affecting Consumer Health Choices . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Set of Patient Safety Tools and Resources . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Information on On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing Project . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Notice on Application of the Accreditation Commission for Health Care for Hospice Deeming Authority . . .
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AHRQ Posts Materials on Today's Session on Making Decisions on Health Service Innovations . . .
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AHRQ Adds 24 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHA Urges CMS to Approve Joint Commission's Application for Continued Deeming Authority for Accreditation of Hospitals . . .
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HHS Announces Use of ARRA Funds to Fight Infections in ASCs . . .
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AHRQ Posts Online August Newsletter Summarizing Agency's Research Activities . . .
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AHRQ Adds 27 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 6 Others . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 PQRI EHR Measure Specifications, Release Notes, and Code Reference Table . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Diabetes-Related Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Adds 24 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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NICE Publishes Set of Potential Indicators for 2010-2011 Quality and Outcomes Framework . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Medicare Comparison Information . . .
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CMS Releases Final 2.0 Version of OASIS Data Specifications . . .
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AHRQ Adds 21 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Touts Results of Quality Demos, Announces Launch of 3 More . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Tools, Resrouces on Healthcare-Associated Infections . . .
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OMB Approves Updated OASIS-C Data Set . . .
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AHRQ National Advisory Council Sets Session of Subcommittee on Quality Measures for Children's Health . . .
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AHRQ Adds 26 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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HHS Publishes Rules Making Inflation Adjustment to Patient Safety, Quality Improvement Confidentiality Penalties . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Summary of Research Activities . . .
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AHRQ Releases New Consumer Information on Blood Thinners . . .
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CMS Posts Summary, Fact Sheet on Nursing Home Value-Based Purchasing Demo . . .
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CMS Posts Final Notice Approving American Osteopathic Association for Continued Recognition as Hospital Accreditor . . .
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AHRQ Releases Return-on-Investment Calculator for Asthma . . .
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Value-Driven Care: CMS Posts New ASC Procedure, Payment Data . . .
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AHRQ Adds 31 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Posts Meeting Materials . . .
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IOM Publication Addresses Standardizing Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data as Way to Combat Disparities . . .
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New IOM Publication Addresses Local Government Efforts to Prevent Obesity . . .
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AHRQ Announces Release of Revised Version of Standard Formats for Patient Safety Data . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Hospital Patient Safety Survey . . .
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HHS Posts Notice of Meeting of Secretary's Advisory Panel on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Analysis of Medicare's "LifeMasters" Disease Management Program . . .
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AHRQ Releases Toolkit Aimed at Ensuring Compliance with Informed Consent, HIPAA Requirements for Subjects of Minimal Risk Research . . .
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HHS Publishes MIPPA-Required Annual Report to Congress of National Quality Forum on Performance Measurement . . .
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AHRQ Adds 40 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Releases Agenda for Session on Quality Measures for Children's Health Care in Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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CMS Releases Corrected OASIS Data Files . . .
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AHRQ Adds 28 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Fact Sheet on Preventing, Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections . . .
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AHRQ Releases Compliance Self-Assessment Guide for Patient Safety Organizations . . .
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AHRQ Adds 48 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Care Comparison Site Updates Directory of Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Hospital Quality and Safety Ratings Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Revises Educational Article on "Never Events" . . .
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CMS Issues Final Approval for Continued Recognition of American Osteopathic Association as National Accreditation Program for ASCs . . .
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AHRQ Releases Update on Research Activities . . .
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AHRQ Adds 39 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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Updated: GAO Recommends Better CMS Targeting of Poorest-Performing Nursing Homes . . .
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AHRQ Program Brief Reviews Recent Research Findings on Mental Health . . .
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HHS Renews Charter of Secretary's Advisory Panel on 2020 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives . . .
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HHS Announces Release of ARRA Funds for Wellness, Prevention Programs . . .
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CMS Posts "Errata Sheet" for Guide on Preventive Services . . .
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CMS Seeks Nominations for Technical Expert Panels on Quality Measures for Nursing Home, Care-Transition Services . . .
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AHRQ Adds 22 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 5 . . .
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AHRQ Solicits Nominations for Public Members of Agency's National Advisory Committee . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Materials on Preventing, Reducing Health Care-Related Infections . . .
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AHRQ Releases Evaluative Report on Program to Address Racial, Ethnic Disparities . . .
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CMS Releases New Hospital Outpatient Cost and Quality Data . . .
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CMS Final Notice Attaches Probationary Period to Continued Recognition of CHAP as National Accreditation Body for Hospices . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Information for Medicare Options Compare, Nursing Home Compare . . .
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CMS Seeks Nominees for Technical Expert Panel on Maintenance and Development of Medication Quality Measures . . .
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HHS Announces Grants to Fund Projects to Combat Health Care-Associated Infections . . .
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National Quality Forum Opens Comment Period on Project for Measuring and Reporting Care Coordination . . .
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AHRQ Releases Corrected Resource Materials for States on Improving Quality of Asthma Care . . .
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CMS Initiates Medicare Project to Improve Diabetes Care Among Mississippi's Medically Underserved . . .
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8 of 15 Baldrige Quality Award Finalists are in Health Care . . .
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AHRQ Adds 14 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 13 Others . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Hospital Survey on Patient Safety . . .
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AHRQ Updates 18 Items in Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Posts Information on Registry Requirements Applicable to Physicians Making 2010 PQRI Submissions . . .
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HHS Announces Use of ARRA Funds to Combat Infections in ASCs . . .
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AHRQ Announces Pediatric Healthcare Quality Measurement Research and Demonstration Projects . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Final Research Report on Assigning Post-Acute Care Claims and Rehospitalizations to Episodes of Care . . .
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National Quality Forum Releases Framework for Capturing Quality Data in Electronic Health Records . . .
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CMS Announces PQRI Payments to Physicians Totaling $92 Million for 2008, Up From $36 Million for 2007 . . .
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CMS Posts Materials on 2010 PQRI Reporting by Group Practices . . .
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AHRQ Adds 17 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Performance Data on Part D Drug Plans . . .
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New Maximum Civil Monetary Penalty Takes Effect November 23 for Violations of Confidentiality Provisions of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Rule . . .
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AHRQ Adds 8 Updated Radiology Standards (Including Screening Mammography) to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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HHS Sets Session of Secretary's Advisory Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention . . .
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AHRQ Posts Proposed Information Collection on Clinical Decision Support Project . . .
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CMS Publishes Final Notices Approving, Conditionally Approving Organizations as Accreditors for Hospices, Hospitals, ASCs . . .
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AHRQ Document Addresses Agency's Efforts Over Last Decade to Use Evidence to Improve Patient Safety . . .
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AHRQ Adds 12 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Posts Newsletter on Agency's Research Activities . . .
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AHRQ Adds 8 Stroke-Related Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Posts Program Brief on Agency Activities to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities . . .
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AHRQ Posts Materials from Agency's Annual Conference . . .
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AHRQ Announces Grants for Research on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Ambulatory Care Settings . . .
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CMS Posts Information on Use of Registries, EHR to Report Physician Quality Data . . .
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AHRQ Adds 12 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 1 . . .
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HHS Announces ARRA Grants to Help Older Americans Address Chronic Diseases . . .
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CMS Sets Listening Session on PQRI . . .
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AHRQ Issues ARRA-Supported Funding Opportunity Announcement for Project on Comparative Value of Different Approaches for Addressing Chronic Conditions . . .
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AHRQ Adds 9 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Posts Final Specifications for 2010 EHR-Based Physician Quality Reporting . . .
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CMS Announces Hospitals Receiving (or Not) Full CY2010 OPPS Annual Payment Update, Based on Reporting of Quality Information . . .
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HHS Sets January Session of Advisory Committee on Minority Health . . .
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AHRQ Adds 7 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Quality Indicators Improvement Toolkit . . .
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AHRQ Adds 4 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 2 . . .
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CMS Seeks Emergency Clearance for Proposed Information Collection on Reporting of Hospital Outpatient Quality Measures . . .
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AHRQ Releases Materials on Improving Quality Through Interactive Media . . .
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AHRQ Head's Column Looks at Comparing Antidepressants . . .
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CMS Posts List of EHR Vendors and Programs Qualified to Submit 2010 PQRI, eRx Data . . .
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AHRQ Adds 7 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 1 . . .
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AHRQ Releases Program Brief on Use of Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Health Disparities . . .
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CMS Posts 2009 PQRI Data Code Submission Error Report . . .
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AHRQ Adds 9 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collection Request on Consumer Assessment Comparative Database . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notices on New Projects on Patient Safety . . .
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AHRQ Adds 6 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Program Brief Addresses Research Dissertation Grant Program's Recent Projects . . .
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CMS Announces Quality Demos in 2 States . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notices of Meetings of Special Emphasis Panels on ARRA-Supported Assistance for Primary Care, Electronic Data, Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notice of Meetings of Scientific Peer Review Groups on Health Care Technology, Quality and Effectiveness, Other Topics . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collections on Clinical Decision Support, Chronic Care Toolkit . . .
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Michigan Hospital Leaders Launch Statewide Project to Cut Preventable Readmissions . . .
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GAO Says It's Too Early to Judge HHS Effectiveness in Implementing Patient Safety Act . . .
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AHRQ Adds 11 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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HHS Announces ARRA-Funded Awards to States for Prevention and Wellness Steps . . .
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National Quality Forum Posts Materials for Session on Prioritizing High-Impact Conditions . . .
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CMS Issues Call for Technical Expert Panel to Address ESRD Quality Measure Development and Maintenance . . .
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AHRQ Releases February Online Newsletter on Agency's Research Activities . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Listing of EHR Vendors and Registries Qualified for 2010 PQRI, eRx Programs . . .
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HHS Announces ARRA-Funded Awards to States for Prevention and Wellness Programs . . .
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URAC Opens for Comment Revised Standards, Performance Measures for Pharmacy Accreditation Programs . . .
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AHRQ Adds 5 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Sets Session to Address CHIPRA-Required Pediatric Quality Measures . . .
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Study Finds Physician Efforts to Overcome Disparity-Related Communication Gaps are "Modest" and "Unveven" . . .
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Foundations Announce Program Aimed at Reversing Incidence of Childhood Obesity . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Timeframe Applicable to Call for Technical Experts on ESRD Quality Measures . . .
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AHRQ Adds 11 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 1 . . .
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Study Finds Physician-Initiated Exceptions to Quality Measures Correct Most of the Time . . .
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Medical Group Management Association Releases Research That Highlights Challenges in Reporting PQRI Data . . .
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Study Finds ARRA Investments in Health Centers Yields "Major Returns" . . .
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Updated: NE Journal of Medicine Articles Air Concerns About Dartmouth Atlas Data . . .
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CMS Posts Final FY 2010 Technical Documents on Use of Electronic Health Records to Report PQRI Data . . .
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HHS Sets Session of Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 2020 National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives . . .
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NQF Posts Agenda for Upcoming Session on Imaging Efficiency . . .
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National Quality Forum Updates Policy on Endorsing Measures on Time-Limited Basis . . .
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AHRQ Adds 10 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 1 . . .
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HealthGrades Releases its List of America's 50 "Best" Hospitals, Says They Have 27 Percent Lower Mortality . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Childhood Obesity . . .
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HHS Sets Session of Secretary's Advisory Panel on Minority Health . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection Request on Organ Procurement Organizations' Medicare and Medicaid Participation . . .
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AHRQ Adds 7 Items to Quality Measures Inventory, Withdraws 3 . . .
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URAC Opens Comment Period on Proposed Accreditation Changes for Independent Review Organizations . . .
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NQF Starts Review of Statin-Related Quality Measure . . .
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OIG Recommends Attention to Coding, Other Steps to Address Hospital-Acquired Conditions . . .
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NQF Submits MIPPA-Required Annual Report to Congress, HHS . . .
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AHRQ, in Concert with NCI, Solicits Survey Instruments for Patient Assessments of Cancer Care Providers' Quality of Services . . .
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Senate Help Committee Posts Statements, Other Resources from Hearing on Childhood Obesity . . .
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House Oversight Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment . . .
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HHS Secretary Announces ARRA-Supported Assistance for Community Prevention and Wellness Projects . . .
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AHRQ Adds 5 Items to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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CMS Names Members of Technical Expert Panels on ESRD Quality Measures . . .
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NCQA Seeks Public Comments on Draft HEDIS Measure on All-Cause Hospital Readmissions . . .
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National Quality Forum Opens Public Comment Period on Prioritization of CMS' 20 High-Impact Conditions . . .
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National Quality Forum Sets March 11 Session of Expert Panel on Clinical Decision Support . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Listing of Agency's Responses to Congress, Others for Data and Information . . .
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AHRQ Federal Register Posting Allows Additional Comment Period on Quality Indicators Improvement Toolkit . . .
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National Quality Forum Sets Sessions on Cardiovascular Outcomes, Patient Safety Data . . .
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CMS Names Members of Technical Expert Panel for Special Study on Geographic Variation in Care . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Regulating Concierge Practices . . .
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Physician Payment Rule Corrections . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Boston Globe Editorial Says Wave of Boomers . . .
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Physician Cost-Effectiveness Profiles . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Says Media . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health IT Hearing . . .
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Bartering Making Comeback . . .
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New Fact Sheet on Medical Home . . .
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PPAC Materials . . .
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Totally RUCed: Physician Fee Computation Group . . .
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Fee-for-Service Appeals . . .
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Compensation for Employed Physicians . . .
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Physician-Owned Hospitals . . .
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Adequately Funded Primary Care . . .
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Stark Continues to Proscecute . . .
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PPAC Meeting Agenda . . .
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Spine Society Imposing Strict Device Disclosure Requirements . . .
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Medical Home a Duplex . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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ACP Takes the Measure of the AMA's Position on Increased Funding for Primary Care . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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With Prospect of Wider Insurance Access Fanning Flames of Physician Demand, Report Calls for Broad Overhaul of Medical Education . . .
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Academic Health Centers' Report Says HIPAA Privacy Rule Impedes Medical Research . . .
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As Stimulus and Health Reform Get the Headlines, Bundling of Medicare Payments Also Being Weighed . . .
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Increasing Number of Physician Practices Using Software That Allows Point-of-Care, Real-Time Claims Adjudication . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Physician Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Physician Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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ACP, Calling for Aggressive Action, Says That "State of America's Health Care is Poor" . . .
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CMS Establishes Process, Entity to Resolve Provider Disputes with MA Private Fee-for-Service Plans . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Surgical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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"Telestroke" Centers Use Remote-Services Capabilities to Speed Care . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Physician Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Group Launches Effort to Brand Physical Therapists as Experts in Human Motion . . .
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IOM Sets March Session on Health Reform and the Future Health Care Workforce . . .
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New ASCO Guide Designed to Help Physicians, Cancer Patients Communicate About Costs . . .
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Physicians, Nurses Increasingly Trapped by Health System's Competing Demands . . .
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Post Says Medical Home Too Focused on Physician Office, Needs to Branch Out Electronically . . .
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Wilensky NE Journal Piece Says Bundling Strategies Hold Key to Reform of Medicare Physician Payment . . .
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OIG Finds Equipment, Supply Claims with Invalid Physician Referring UPINs . . .
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New CDC Report Looks at Role of International Medical Graduates in Filling Primary Care Gaps . . .
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McKinsey Piece Says Health System Suffers by Separating Clinician, Management Roles . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Releases "Basics" Document on Relative Value Units . . .
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Survey Finds Oncologists Believe Reimbursement Poses Most Signficant Threat to Practice Viabiliy Over Next 2 Years . . .
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Medicare -- Anti-Markup Limitation on Diagnostic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Coding for Certain Post-Surgical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Coverage of Certain Outpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Rising Cancer Care Costs Leading to More Candid Physician-Patient Discussions on How to Pay . . .
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Study Finds Typical Primary Care Physician for an Elderly Medicare Patient Must Coordinate Care with 229 Other Physicians in 117 Different Practices . . .
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Analysis Examines Role of Physicians in Allocating Critical-Care Resources . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Part B Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Economic Downturn Accelerates Trend Towards Physicians Working as Employees . . .
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Federation Urges CMS to Apply Physician Self-Referral Restrictions to Lithotripsy . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Part B Appeals (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Contractor's Draft Report on Design of Medical Home Demo . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Telemedicine Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Approves Group as National Accreditation Body for Entities Providing Diabetes Self-Management Training . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coding and Payment for Specified Service (Subscription Content) . . .
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Study Finds That Only About Half of IRBs Have Written Prohibitions on Paying Finder's Fees to Physicians Who Recruit Clinical Trials Subjects . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Investigation Focused on Certain Physician Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Letter Provides MedPAC with SGR Estimate for 2010 Physician Fee Schedule . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for March 9 Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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AHRQ Posts Proposed Information Collection on Project for Coordinating Services Across Primary and Specialty Care Practices . . .
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Medicare -- Physician Fee Schedule Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Electronic Claims (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Disclosure of Physician Ownership of Hospitals (Subscription Content) . . .
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Physicians Increasingly Fight State "Scope of Practice" Battles to Ward Off Encroaching Health Professionals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Probe of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AMA Says No-Go on Imposing Comparative Effectiveness Results on Physicians . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Diagnostic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Piece Looks at Rising Number of Hospitalists, How They Affect Primary Care . . .
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While Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Gets Attention, New Studies Show Growing Need for 2 Kinds of Specialists . . .
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House Small Business Panel Sets Hearing on President's Medicare Budget . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Appeals Process (Subscription Content) . . .
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Physician in Trouble with Law for Not Charging Enough . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Physician-Related Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Piece Reviews Issue of Whether There Will be Enough Primary Care Physicians to Carry Out Health Reform . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Witness List, Statements for Hearing on Effects of Administration's Proposed Medicare Budget on Small Providers . . .
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Post Sees SGR as "Parakeet in the Mineshaft," Views P4P as No Panacea . . .
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Baucus Floor Statement Addresses Importance of Workforce Issues in Health Care Reform . . .
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AMedNews Looks at How Physicians Can Challenge Their Quality Ratings . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Physician Certifications (Subscription Content) . . .
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In Open Letter to Providers, OIG Narrows Scope of Self-Disclosure Protocol as it Pertains to Physician Self-Referral Law . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updates for Certain Medical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Physician's Post Raises Second Thought on the Medical Home . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements for Initial Date of Service for Certain Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements for Certain Consultations (Subscription Content) . . .
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CBO Letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Says Current Law Physician Payment Reductions, if Left Undisturbed, Will Total 40 Percent by 2014 . . .
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"Laborists" are Newest Hospital Specialists . . .
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As More Americans Reach Medicare Age, More Physicians Opt Out of the Program . . .
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Medicare -- Updated Edits for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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MGMA Lauds CMS Reversal of Policy on Provider Enrollment . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Reopening Claims (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Reference Guide on Participating v. Non-Participating Providers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims for Demonstration Project Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Posts Correction to NY Times Article on Access of Medicare Beneficiaries to Primary Care Physicians . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Clarifications for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Program Integrity Manual Changes (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Materials from March Meeting of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Physician Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Requirements for Certain Sedation Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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June Agenda for Practicing Physicians Advisory Council Includes Value-Based Purchasing, RACs, IPPS, DMEPOS Surety Bonds, Parts C and D . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Telehealth Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain MIPPA Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Payment Schedules for Physicians, Other Professionals (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims for Certain Diagnostic Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Physician, Ambulance Rates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Clarification of Certain Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Codes Excepted from Usual Payment Methodology (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Pathology Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Fee Schedule Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for June 1 Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Physician Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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House Reform Bill Overhauls SGR, Medicare Physician Payment . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Review of Certain Services and Subsequent Hospital Admissions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Payments Under Demonstration Project (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Multiple Endoscopic Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Contractor's Report on Oncology Demonstration on Evidence-Based Practices . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Request for Tools, Information on Physician Practice Workflow in Context of HIT Implementation . . .
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Updated: CMS Releases 2010 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule . . .
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CMS Releases Contractor's Report on Analysis of the Budget Neutrality of the Demonstration of Medicare Coverage of Chiropractic Services . . .
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House Small Business Panel Sets Hearing on Physician Shortage . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- PQRI, E-Prescribing Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Witness List for Hearing on Future Shortage of Physicians . . .
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CMS Sets August Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council, Posts Updated Council Charter . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Materials from Hearing on Projected Shortage in Primary Care Physicians . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript, Other Materials from June Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Posts Table Showing PQRI Measures Suggested for 2010, Disposition of Same . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Schedules July 29 Hearing on Medical Research and Education . . .
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CMS Solicits Nominations for 4 Members of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Publishes Fact Sheet on Telehealth Services . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on Relationship of Drug, Device Industries to Medical Education . . .
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CMS Posts Technical Corrections to Physician Payment Proposed Rule . . .
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OIG Reports Cites Risks in Performance of Physician Services by Unqualified Non-Physicians . . .
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CMS Posts Data on Physician Malpractice Premium Amounts and Risk Factors by Specialty . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Screening Mammography Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Lost in Transmission: CMS Says Early Filers of Physician Payment, OPPS/ASC Comments Need to Do it Again . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for Next Week's Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Posts Instructions on October Update to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database . . .
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GAO Calls for Physician Fees That Better Reflect Efficiencies of Furnishing Services Together . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments on Medicare Physician Payment Proposed Rule . . .
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CMS Posts Report to Congress on Evaluation of Physician Group Practice Demo . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Surgical Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for September 17 National Provider Session . . .
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CMS Educational Document Clarifies Requirements for Certain ESRD Outpatient Services . . .
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CMS Sets Listening Session on Using Episodes of Care as Unit of Medicare Measurement . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Arrangement Between Professional Group and Referral Service . . .
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Value-Driven Care: CMS Updates Data on Payments for Physician Services . . .
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CMS Instructions Revise CORF Provisions of Medicare Benefit Policy Manual . . .
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GAO Report Finds Sustained Beneficiary Access to Physician Services, with Growing Levels of Service in Some Regions . . .
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CMS Releases Summary, Transcript, Other Materials from August 31 Practicing Physicians Advisory Council Meeting . . .
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Citing GAO Report, Baucus Calls for CMS to Adjust Provider Payments to Address Practice Variations . . .
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AHRQ Sets Advisory Panel Session on Obama-Ordered Medical Liability Demos . . .
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CMS Instructions Summarize Requirements on Place, Date of Service for Diagnostic Tests . . .
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Updated: CMS Transmittals Address Enrollment Revalidation for Home Health Agencies, Portable X-Ray Suppliers, FQHCs, Other Providers . . .
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AHRQ Sets Session of Panel on Medical Liability Demos . . .
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AHRQ Posts "Early Alerts" on Opportunities for Medical Liability Planning Grants, Demo Funding . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Roster for Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on Medical Education, Medicaid, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Puts Medical Home Demo on Ice, Pending Congressional Action on Health Reform Legislation . . .
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GAO Finds Patient Resource-Use Methodology is Feasible Means for Providing Feedback to Physicians, Constructing MIPPA-Required Profiles . . .
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Updated: CBO Releases Analysis of Bill to Repeal SGR Formula, Replace It With a Freeze on Physician Fees . . .
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December Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council to Address Value-Based Purchasing, Quality Measures, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Demo Details on New Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Initiative . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepay Audit for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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In Tandem with Health Reform Legislation, House Dems Introduce Bill to Provide Physician Fee Schedule Fix . . .
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2nd Update: CMS Releases Final Rule on 2010 Physician Fee Schedule . . .
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OIG Recommends Steps to Strengthen Process for Medicare Practioners' Reassignment of Benefits . . .
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CBO Posts Budget Estimates for House Bill on Physician Fee Schedule . . .
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AHRQ Posts Qs and As on Medical Liability Demo, Planning Grants . . .
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AAMC Releases Data Book Providing State-by-State Profile of Physician Workforce . . .
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Updated: CBO Posts Analysis of House Bill on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule . . .
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AHRQ Posts New Qs and As on Medical Liability Demo, Planning Grants . . .
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CMS Instructions Implement MIPPA Special Payment Rule for Teaching Anesthesiologists . . .
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CMS Posts Final Analysis of Estimated SGR and Conversion Factor for 2010 Medicare Payments to Physicians . . .
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AHRQ Releases Clarifications and Updates on Medical Liability Projects . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for December 7 Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Publishes Corrections to Final Physician Payment Rule for 2010 . . .
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CMS Seeks Member of Technical Expert Panel for Study on Geographic Variation in Care . . .
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CMS Instructions Help Implement 2010 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule's Elimination of Use of Consultation Codes . . .
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Expands Operations, Charges 30 Individuals . . .
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With Eye on Capitol Hill and Physician Fee Schedule Fix, CMS Instructs Contractors to Hold Claims for First 10 Business Days of 2010 . . .
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Private Insurers -- Clarification of Reimbursement Guidelines for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Summarize 2010 Physician Fee Schedule, Announce Telehealth Originating Site Facility Payment . . .
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With Scheduled Cut in Physician Payments Delayed, CMS Instructions Provide for Emergency Revisions to Fee Schedule Database . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Requirements for Diagnostic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Files on Medically Unlikely Edits for Practitioner/Supplier and OPPS Services . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Fee Schedule Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Payments to Physicians and Other Suppliers for Diagnostic Tests Subject to the Anti-Markup Payment Limitation . . .
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CMS Schedules March Meeting of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Announces 3 Organizations to Accredit Suppliers of Technical Component of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Fact Sheet on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule . . .
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Private Insurers -- Policy on "Medical Home" Implementation (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Requirements Applicable to Physician Ordering of Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Contradicting Conventional Wisdom, Study Finds Reduced Medicare Fees for Physicians Associated with Lower, Not Higher, Volume of Procedures . . .
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Study Finds That When Physicians are Excluded from a PPO, Patients Don't Follow . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Releases Background Paper on Physician Education . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Global Payment May be Making Comeback as Many of Capitation's Past Kinks Now Worked Out . . .
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CMS Educational Document Provides Qs and As on Reporting Physician Consultation Servivces . . .
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Baucus Jobs Bill Substitute Contains Doc Pay Fix, Other Health Provisions . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for March 8 Session of Practicing Physicians Advisory Council . . .
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CMS Instructions Revise Manual Provisions on Diagnostic Tests to Bring Language into Conformity with Anti-Markup Rule . . .
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People & Groups
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Par for the Course for Stark . . .
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Health Policy Pioneer Paul Ellwood . . .
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Orszag Leaves Gap at CBO . . .
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Joint Commission Announces . . .
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AMA Names New Vice President . . .
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Blues Announce That Alissa Fox . . .
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Orszag Hearing . . .
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Longtime Hillary Clinton Aide . . .
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Ways and Means Health Subcommittee . . .
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AdvaMed Names New Vice President . . .
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Teeing Up Daschle as First Cabinet Nominee . . .
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House E & C Health Subcommittee . . .
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Kennedy Suffers Seizure . . .
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"Speed Bump" in Senate Finance Likely to Delay Daschle . . .
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"Divided We Fail" Kicks Off . . .
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Blue Dog Leader Cooper, Who Knows a Thing or Two . . .
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CNN Grooms Health Care Experts . . .
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Orszag Wins Senate Confirmation . . .
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Senate Approps Staff . . .
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New CBO Head . . .
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Health Reform and Kennedy's Health . . .
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Daschle Nomination . . .
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CMS Administrator Names . . .
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IOM Announces New Class of RW Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows . . .
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Harvard Health Economist David Cutler to Take Position in Obama Administration . . .
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Daschle Path to Confirmation Slowed by Back-Taxes Issue . . .
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Politico Reports Health Groups Paid Daschle $220,000 Over Last 2 Years . . .
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Fate of Daschle Nomination Now Reported to be Unclear . . .
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Named in Daschle Stories, HIDA Posts Terse Rebuttal Aimed at Correcting "Misrepresentations and Factual Errors" . . .
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PBM Group Appoints Grassley Staffer as Senior Vice President for Policy . . .
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Lambrew Says Economic Downturn Has Put Health Woes "Under Fluorescent Lights" . . .
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NY Times, WS Journal Call for Daschle Withdrawal, But Senate Finance Dems Rally 'Round . . .
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Tax Issue Claims Daschle Nomination . . .
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"The Hill" Reports NY Times Editorial Was Final Straw for Daschle . . .
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Let the Speculation on Daschle Successor Begin . . .
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Post Says Tennessee Governor Under Consideration for One or Both Daschle Positions . . .
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A New Name for HHS Secretary: Newt Gingrich . . .
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Post Says All Signs on Next HHS Secretary Point to Kansas Governor Sebelius . . .
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Cortese Suggested as Possible Pick to Run CMS . . .
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Barton Announces GOP Members of House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees . . .
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2 Oregonians with Different Views on Becoming HHS Secretary . . .
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Report Says Berwick Chosen to Head CMS . . .
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Washington Post Piece Polls Political Observers on Who Should be Nominated for HHS . . .
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2 Key Hill Dems Says Dean Would be Solid Choice for HHS . . .
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The Case For Howard Dean as Next HHS Secretary . . .
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Sebelius Reported Near Top of List for HHS Secretary Pick . . .
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Piece Takes Measure of Orszag Role on Health Issues, Finds Subtlety and Thoughtfulness That Distinguish Him From a Dem David Stockman . . .
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Waxman Announces Capps as Vice Chair of E & C Health Subcommittee . . .
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Bredesen Fights Back Against Those Seeking to Strike Him from HHS Secretary List . . .
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National Coalition on Health Care Chooses Ralph Neas as New CEO . . .
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"The Hill" Reviews the Politics That Block Dean's Path to HHS Nomination . . .
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Politico Reports Orszag Left Profound Imprint on Stimulus Law in Warmup for Health Reform . . .
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Post Senses a Trace of Potential Controversy Lurking in the Anticipated Sebelius Nomination . . .
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Alliance for Retired Americans Selects New President . . .
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CQ Reviews Sebelius' Handling of Kansas Health Issues as Preparation for Possible HHS Role . . .
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Editorial Decries Advocacy Groups' Campaign Against Would-Be HHS Nominee Bredesen . . .
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American Medical News Profiles Two New Physician-Congressmen and Their Agenda for Preventive Care . . .
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Senate Finance Announces Subcommittees, Rosters . . .
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Piece Looks at How PhRMA, Families USA Finding Common Ground on Health Care Reform . . .
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Mayo CEO To Retire, May Amp Up Role on Health Reform . . .
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Mayo's Retiring CEO Seeks National Health Policy Challenge . . .
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Report Says Sebelius to be Nominated for HHS on Monday, with DeParle to Head White House Health Office . . .
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Sebelius Reported to Accept HHS Job, With Official Announcement Monday . . .
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Sebelius Known for Bipartisanship, But Health Policy the One Area Where It's Not Worked for Her in Kansas
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Obama Announces Sebelius as HHS Nominee, DeParle as Head of White House Health Office . . .
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Piece Examines DeParle Board Seats, Obama Ethics Policies . . .
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Pear NY Times Piece Says That While Obama Has Named Health Team, He May Also Have Set Up Power Struggle . . .
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NICE Chairman Reappointed . . .
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AAMC Names Chief Advocacy Officer . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Continues Baucus Watch . . .
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Baucus Steps into Void on Health Reform . . .
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Piece Looks at Relative Lack of Hill Experience of Sebelius, DeParle . . .
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Piece Highlights Growing Prominence of Baucus in Health Reform Debate . . .
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Is Obama Staff Too Thin to Pull Off Health Reform? . . .
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Article Examines Health Insurance Industry's "Image Makeover" . . .
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Detroit News Editorial Says Gingrich Wows Michigan Legislators on Health Policy . . .
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Politico Looks at Wal-Mart's Push on Health Reform . . .
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Chip Kahn, Present at Creation of "Harry and Louise," Sees Different Climate This Time Around . . .
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Profile Explores Zeke Emanuel's Fear of Failure . . .
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McClellan Profile Reviews His Efforts to Use P4P to Bend the Health Cost Curve . . .
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Report Says Sebelius Could be Confirmed as HHS Secretary Before Hill's April Recess . . .
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Senate Finance Sets April 2 Hearing on Sebelius HHS Nomination . . .
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Senate Finance Committee to Consider Sebelius HHS Nomination on Tuesday . . .
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Hal Sox to Retire as Editor of Annals of Internal Medicine . . .
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Senate Finance Sets Hearing on Corr Nomination for HHS Deputy Secretary . . .
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Hospital Quality Alliance Names New Managing Director . . .
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Baucus Announces New Head of Finance Committee's Media Operations . . .
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National Quality Forum Selects Tom Valuck of CMS as New Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Sets Confirmation Hearing on Nominee for HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Other HHS Positions . . .
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Updated: Baucus Lauds Prospective HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Other Agency Nominees . . .
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CEO of American College of Physicians Stepping Down . . .
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Sebelius Names New HHS Regional Directors . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Favorably Reports Nominations for Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Other HHS Positions . . .
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PDPs & MA Plans
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Health Cost Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Part D (Subscription Content) . . .
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2010 Drug Plan Materials . . .
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Retiree Drug Program . . .
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CMS Final Rule Alters Calculation of Part D Negotiated Prices . . .
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Information Collection Requests on 2010 PDP, MA Benefit Packages . . .
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Information Collection Requests on MA Risk Adjusted Payments . . .
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2010 Drug Plan Combined Call Letter . . .
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CMS Proposes Banning . . .
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Obama Singles Out MA as Priority . . .
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New PDP, MA Data . . .
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CMS Bans Insurer . . .
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Part D Retiree Drug Subsidy . . .
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CMS Interim Final Rule Implements MIPPA-Mandated Changes . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Posts . . .
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Long-Term Care Pharmacies Tell Obama Team . . .
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CMS Withdraws Draft 2010 Combined Call Letter . . .
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Stark Applauds Call Letter Withdrawal . . .
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Study Documents Increased Utilization of Certain Drugs After Introduction of Medicare Part D . . .
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Medicare -- Guidance on Certain MA, PDP Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Commentary Sketches Plan for Cutting MA Plans' Costs of Acquiring New Members . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Data on Medicare Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA, Drug Plan Data . . .
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Medicare -- Part C, D Reporting Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Looks at Reporting on Medicare Advantage, Prospects for Changes in Upcoming Budget . . .
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CMS Releases Advance Notice of 2010 Changes in Medicare Drug Plan Payment Rates . . .
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Medicare -- Prescription Drug Coverage Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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After Pulling Back Earlier Version, CMS Reissues Draft of 2010 Part C and D Combined Call Letter . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Report on MA Plan Availability, Premiums, and Enrollment . . .
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Analysis Finds That Over a Third of 2009 Part D Enrollees Get Drug Coverage Thorugh MA-PD Plans . . .
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Post Says Economy Inducing More Beneficiaries to Enroll in MA Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on MA Plan Applications, Part D Drug Plan Coordination . . .
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CMS Notice Announces URAC Application to Accredit Medicare Drug Plans . . .
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Budget's Strike at MA Payments Causes Insurer Stocks to Fall . . .
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MedPAC Contractor's Report Finds Growing Use of Specialty Tiers in Medicare Part D, With Trend Toward Higher Coinsurance Levels . . .
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GAO Calls for Review of Effects of MA, Drug Plan Payments on U.S. Treasury Cash Flow . . .
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OIG Report Finds That 7 Percent of Beneficiaries Who Entered Doughnut Hole in 2006 Received No Financial Help for Drug Costs . . .
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Analysis Finds Part D Has Done Little to Close Longstanding Access Gaps for Vulnerable Populations . . .
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CRS Report Provides Overview of Medicare Advantage . . .
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MedPAC Provides Comments to CMS on 2010 Part C, D Payment Policies . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Data on Enforcement Actions Against MA, Drug Plans . . .
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AARP Releases Analysis of MA Plan Benefit Structures, Cost-Sharing, Other Characteristics . . .
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WSJ Piece Reviews Proposals to Cut Payments to MA Plans . . .
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Baucus Voices Support for CMS Actions to Curb MA Plan Upcoding . . .
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AARP Research Focuses on Expensive Drugs on "4th Tier" of Medicare Drug Plan Formularies . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA, PDP Corrective Action Plan Information . . .
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OIG Finds Improper CMS Payments to MA Plans on Behalf of Deceased Beneficiaries . . .
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CMS Proposes Extension of Information Collection Request on Part D Drug Plan Eligibility, Compliance, Other Requirements . . .
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Medicare Data -- Certain Part D County-Level Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Data -- Certain MA, Drug Plan Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Fixing Part D Doughnut Hole May be a Bridge Too Far in Health Reform Debate . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Guide for Requesting Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Event Data . . .
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Medicare Data -- Certain Prescription Drug Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Files on Part D Low Income Subsidy Enrollment at the State/County/Contract Level . . .
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CMS Issues Final 2010 Call Letter to Medicare Drug, Health Plans . . .
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New CMS Rules for MA Plans Aim to Provide Beneficiaries With Greater Clarity, Lower Costs . . .
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CMS Expected to Finalize 2010 MA Plan Payment Cuts . . .
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CMS Announces 2010 Payments to MA and Drug Plans . . .
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Medicare -- New MA, Drug Plan Data, Requirements, and Guidance (Subscription Content) . . .
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Stocks Up for MA Companies on Heels of CMS Rate Cut . . .
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2010 MA Plan Monthly Premiums May Rise $40-70 . . .
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CMS Releases Updated MA, PDP Information and Data . . .
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Looking for Answers on Part D Overcharges . . .
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CMS Posts for Comment Draft PDP, MA Plan Enrollment and Disenrollment Guidance . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on MA Plans, PDPs, DSH, Home Health ABNs, Other Topics . . .
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Medicare -- Certain MA, PDP Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain MA, PDP Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections to Carry out Medicare Part D Requirements . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Data on Enforcement Actions Against MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Drugs, ASCs, Hospices, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Corrective Action Information for MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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PhRMA Campaign Aimed at Bolstering Support for Medicare Part D Benefit . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Information, Data for PDPs, MA Plans . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on HIPAA, MA Plans, PDPs, DME MACs, Other Topics . . .
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Posts Recommendations to HHS Secretary on Standards for Part D e-Prescribing . . .
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OIG Finds CMS-Posted Prices on Online Part D Drug Finder Generally Exceed Actual Drug Costs, Frequently by Large Amounts . . .
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AHRQ Posts Final Research Report on Improving Part D Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance Using Observational Data . . .
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CMS Posts Latest Medicare Drug Plan Data . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Medicare Drug, Health Plan Information . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on PDPs/MA Plans, QIOs, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Releases Updated PDP, MA Plan Data . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Data on PDP, MA Plan Enrollment . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Interim Report on Care and Disease Management Under MA Program . . .
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CMS Releases 4 Guidance Documents on Implementation of Part D Benefit . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on MA Plans, Part D, DSH, ABNs, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Memo Addressing Part D Plan Sponsors' 2010 Formulary Submissions . . .
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CMS Updates Technical Document on Reporting Requirements for MA Plans . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Report on Enforcement Actions Against MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Marketing Requirements for MA, Drug Plans (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases 2010 MA, PDP Rate Information . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Government Entity's Subsidizing of Part D Copayments for Needy Medicare Beneficiaries . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA, PDP Data . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Contract Summary Report for MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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OIG Audit Report Addresses Duplicate Capitation Payments Made to MA, PACE Plans . . .
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CMS Updates Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual to Reflect Final 2010 Guidance on Eligibility, Enrollment, and Disenrollment . . .
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CMS Updates Medicare Managed Care Manual to Reflect Updated 2010 Guidance on MA Plan Enrollment and Disenrollment . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Creditable Coverage, Part D Drug Event Data, Quality-of-Care Information . . .
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CMS Memo to Part D Plan Sponsors Provides Technical Revisions to Model Explanation of Benefits and Transition Letter . . .
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CMS Releases Draft Revisions to Prescription Drug Benefit Manual Provisions on Creditable Coverage Determinations . . .
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OIG Report on Part D Payment Reconciliation Finds That Plan Sponsors "Continue to Make Large Unexpected Profits" . . .
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CMS Posts Updated PDP, MA Plan Data on Enforcement, Corrective Actions . . .
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CMS Posts, Seeks Comments on Proposed Update to Chapter 1 of Managed Care Manual . . .
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Updated: CMS Posts New PDP, MA Plan Data . . .
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Updated: At Behest of Baucus, CMS Writes Insurer on Alleged Political Contacts with Beneficiaries, Issues New MA, PDP Guidance . . .
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CMS Memo Seeks MA Plan, PDP Comments on Part C and D Data Validation Standards, Related Materials . . .
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CMS Memo Seeks Feedback on 2010 MA Plan, PDP Readiness Checklist . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on CHIP, Medicaid, QIOs, MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Memo to PDPs Addresses 2010 LIS Grace Period Policies . . .
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Senate Republicans, Including Enzi and Grassley, Write Sebelius to Urge Lifting of "Gag Order" on MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collection on Drug Plan Applications, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA, PDP Enforcement Actions . . .
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CMS Releases Memo to Part C, D Plans on Translating Marketing Materials into Other Languages . . .
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CMS Memo Describes Opportunity for Part D Plan Sponsors to Enhance 2010 Formularies . . .
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Updated: As 2010 Medicare Drug Plan Marketing Begins, CMS Says Beneficiaries Will Have Wide Range of Options, Stronger Protections . . .
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CMS Announces Additional Funding for Health Insurance Counseling Program . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA Plan, PDP Corrective Action Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on MA Plans, PDPs, QIOs, Other Topics . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Rule Making Policy and Technical Changes for MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for Today's Session on Part C, D Marketing Compliance . . .
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CMS Posts Updated MA, PDP Data . . .
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OIG Report Finds 20 Percent of Part D Plans Launch Voluntary e-Prescribing Initiatives, with Another 18 Percent Preparing to Do So . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 Premium Information for Medicare Plans Offering Part D Coverage . . .
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OIG Finds Beneficiaries Appeal Fewer Than 1 in 10 Adverse MA Plan Determinations . . .
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CMS Releases Memo to Part D Plan Sponsors on National Drug Codes That Can't be Reimbursed in 2010 . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection Notice on Revisions to Medicare Part C and D Universal Audit Guide . . .
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CMS Posts Latest Monthly Contract Summary Report for Medicare Drug Plans . . .
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OIG Report Finds Medicare Drug Integrity Contractors Hindered by Limitations on Access to Part D Data . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Pharmacist Resources on Part D Point-of-Sale Facilitated Enrollment . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Information on Enforcement Actions Against MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on MA Plans, Part D, Hospital Quality . . .
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MedPAC Releases Recommendations for Report to Congress on Comparing Quality in MA and FFS Medicare . . .
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CMS Posts Memo Intended to Put Part D Plan Sponsors on Notice Concerning Unresolved Automated TrOOP Balance Transfer Transaction Problems . . .
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CMS Memo to Part D Plan Sponsors Addresses Patient Safety Measures . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Information, Data on MA Plans and PDPs . . .
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CMS Releases Updated MA, PDP Enforcement Data . . .
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CMS Posts Guidance Memos on Quality Measures, Readiness Compliance by MA, Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Version of Part D Non-Matched National Drug Code List . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Leaders Release Majority Staff Report on Medicare Advantage Plans' Administrative Expenses . . .
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OIG Report Finds Most Drug Plans in Compliance with Part D Requirements for Midyear Formulary Changes . . .
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CMS Transmittal Explains Changes in Medicare Managed Care Manual Chapter on Benefits and Beneficiary Protections . . .
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CMS Posts Latest Monthly Data for MA Plans, PDPs, Other Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Version of Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual Chapter on Creditable Coverage and Late Enrollment Penalty . . .
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Updated: CMS Releases Latest Monthly Reports on MA Plans, PDPs, Other Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Corrective Action Files for MA Plans, PDPs, Other Drug Plans . . .
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MIPPA-Required GAO Report Evaluates Issues in Converting Medicare Cost Plans to Medicare Advantage Plans . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 Manual Revisions on Drug Plan Anti-Fraud Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Memos to Drug Plans Address Reporting Requirement Changes, Complaint/Casework Issues . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for 2011 Medicare Drug Plan Applications . . .
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CMS Posts Guidance for Part D Plans on Submission of Medication Therapy Management Data . . .
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CMS Posts Information Collection Notices on Indirect Medical Education, Drug Plan Materials . . .
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CMS Releases Latest Monthly Data on MA, PDP, Other Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Corrective Action Files for MA Plans, PDPs, Other Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Memo to Drug Plans Addresses Claims for Drugs Prescribed or Dispensed by Excluded Providers . . .
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CMS Memo to Drug Plans Provides Revisions to Model Part D Prescription Transfer Letter . . .
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CMS Memo to Part D Sponsors Describes Process for Submitting 2010 Formulary Updates . . .
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GAO Finds CMS, Despite Helpful Steps, Lacks Data on Extent to Which Beneficiaries Experience Inappropriate MA Plan Marketing . . .
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CMS Memo to Part D Sponsors Addresses Adequate Access to Home Infusion Pharmacies . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Information on Enforcement Actions Against MA Plans, PDPs . . .
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CMS Releases Updated 2010 Medicare Part D Formulary Reference Files . . .
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CMS Memo to Medicare Part C and D Plan Sponsors Seeks Information to Evaluate Marketing Compliance . . .
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CMS Transmits Revised Prescription Drug Benefit Manual Chapter on Subsidies for Premiums, Cost Sharing . . .
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CMS Posts Latest Monthly Drug Plan Data and Information . . .
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CMS Posts Contractor's Final Report on Evaluation of Care and Disease Management Under Medicare Advantage . . .
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HHS Announces Grants to States to Help Offset Part D Drug Payments for Duals . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Ratings Data on Part D Plans . . .
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Analysis Finds MA Drug Plan Enrollees to Face Sharp Premium Rise in 2010 . . .
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CMS Issues Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter for 2011 Payments to Drug Plans . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection Request on Medicare Part C and D Complaint Resolution Performance Measures . . .
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CMS Suspends Part D Drug Plan's Marketing, Enrollment of New Members . . .
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Updated: GAO Report Looks at High-Cost Part D Drugs Eligible for Specialty Tier . . .
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OIG Report Finds Noncompliance with MA Marketing Requirements for Sales Agents . . .
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CMS Memo to Part D Sponsors Addresses Certain PBM-Related Changes . . .
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Senate Homeland Security Panel Posts Statements, Other Materials from Hearing on Medicare Part D . . .
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MedPAC Files Comments on Changes in Methodology for 2011 Parts C and D Policies and Rates . . .
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Updated: CMS Terminates Insurer's Medicare Part D Participation . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Part D, ESRD, Other Topics . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Sets March 17 Hearing on Drug Prices and Medicare Part D . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Listing of National Drug Codes With an FDA Status That Renders Them Ineligible for Part D Reimbursement . . .
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CMS Releases Updated MA, Drug Plan Data . . .
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Outpatient Facilities
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Medicaid, CHIP, & Low-Income Assistance
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Steps Needed to Ease Entry into Medicaid, SCHIP . . .
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Medicaid, SCHIP Response to Recession . . .
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Coalition's Letter to Congressional Leaders . . .
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Dems Prepare to Move Forward on SCHIP . . .
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Op-Ed Argues Stimulus Plan Will Throw More Money . . .
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Medicaid and Economic Stimulus . . .
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Outlook for Medicaid Dependent . . .
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House Dems Scale Back SCHIP Plans . . .
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Medicaid as Stimulus Tool . . .
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Baucus SCHIP Bill . . .
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SCHIP Extension May Not be Clean . . .
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House Okays SCHIP . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Home . . .
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Senate Finance SCHIP Approval . . .
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Effects of Rising Unemployment on Medicaid . . .
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Premium Assistance Programs Unlikely to be Able to . . .
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Children Who Leave SCHIP Program More Likely to . . .
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Post Says Ditching Grassley . . .
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State SCHIP Directors Post Updated Policy Brief . . .
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Inaugural Bill Signing . . .
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Obama to Act Administratively to Rescind . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Critiques . . .
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SCHIP Bill's Broadened Eligibility . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors . . .
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Surge in Medicaid Rolls . . .
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Medicaid Town Hall . . .
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RWJ on SCHIP Reauthorization . . .
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Updated Medicaid Data . . .
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Senate to Move to SCHIP Bill Next Week . . .
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DSH Correction . . .
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CMS Halts Action on Medicaid Rule . . .
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SCHIP Expansion Linked to Educational Outcomes . . .
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SCHIP Victory . . .
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State Survey on Health Insurance Steps . . .
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SCHIP Sounds Themes for Health Reform . . .
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New SCHIP Enrollment Data . . .
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New SCHIP, Medicaid Data . . .
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CBO Estimate on SCHIP Bill . . .
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At Least 25 States Effect or Propose Medicaid Cuts . . .
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Acting on Obama Administration's Regulatory Review Plan, CMS Delays Medicaid Rule on State Flexibility on Benefits Packages . . .
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Senate Approves SCHIP Expansion Bill . . .
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House Rules Committee Sets Session on Floor Consideration of SCHIP Expansion Bill . . .
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AEI Analysis Finds Medicaid Long-Term Care a "Forgotten Entitlement" That's Oozing Expenditures at Unsustainable Rate . . .
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White House Seeks Public Comments on Senate-Passed SCHIP Bill . . .
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House Primed to Back Senate SCHIP Bill, Send Measure to President . . .
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Chart by Ways and Means Republicans Aims to Make Point That Under Dems' Policies, You're Never Too Rich for Government-Funded Health Care . . .
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As Expected, President Signs Expansion of SCHIP . . .
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GAO Provides Estimates of State-by-State Funding Under Stimulus Package's Temporary Medicaid Allocations . . .
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As Grist for Stimulus Package Mill, CRS Analysis Addresses Medicaid's FMAP . . .
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On Heels of Signing SCHIP Expansion Bill, President Undoes Bush Restrictions on Enrolling Higher-Income Families . . .
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Grassley Stimulus Amendment Would Alter Bill's Formula for Distributing Medicaid Funding Increases . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts New FY 2009 State-by-State SCHIP Data . . .
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Baucus Says Targeted FMAP Changes Most Effective Way to Get Stimulus Help to States . . .
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State Medicaid Directors Post Summary of New SCHIP Reauthorization . . .
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Kaiser Commission Posts Updated Fact Sheet on Dual Eligibles . . .
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Hospital, Health System Coalition Urges Support for Moratorium on 7 Medicaid Regs . . .
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CBO Posts Budget Estimates for New SCHIP Expansion Law . . .
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Long-Term Care Groups Voice Support for New SCHIP Law's Creation of "MACPAC" . . .
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Kaiser Commission Posts Analysis on the Financing of Care for Dual Eligibles . . .
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Group Posts Materials from Medicaid Background Briefing . . .
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Likening Oregon to the U.K., Analysis Reviews Changes in State's Priorities for Access to Medicaid Services . . .
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Group Releases Revised Backgrounder on Section 340B Drug Discount Program . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Estimated State-by-State Stimulus Allocations for Medicaid . . .
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Group's Issue Brief Looks at Efforts to Go Against Grain of Downturn to Increase Medicaid, SCHIP Enrollment . . .
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APHSA Releases Policy Blueprint for State and Local Public Health Issues . . .
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Policy Brief Looks at State Efforts to Plug at Least Some Access Gaps by Encouraging Use of Limited-Benefit Health Plans . . .
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Study Looks at State Experiences in Medicaid Managed Care . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Releases Updated Health Care Data . . .
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Kaiser Commission Posts Fact Sheet on Stimulus Act's Medicaid, Health Care Provisions . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Issue Brief Examines Section 1115 Waivers for Medicaid, SCHIP Programs . . .
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National Academy for State Health Policy Publishes Latest Newsletter . . .
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Health Affairs Article Says SCHIP's Lesson for Health Reform is That Incrementalism is Not Enough . . .
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AARP Finds Medicaid Home-, Community-Based Services Cost Effective . . .
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CMS Delays Final Rule on Medicaid Premiums and Cost-Sharing, Seeks Comments on Effects of Certain Stimulus Law Provisions . . .
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State Medicaid Directors Say Emerging Stimulus Law Guidance Means States Will Not be Able to Benefit from FMAP Assistance . . .
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American Public Human Services Association Releases Broad-Ranging Recommendations for Adjusting Health System to Economic Downturn . . .
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Hospital Groups Ask HHS to "Take Swift Action" to Halt 6 Bush Administration Medicaid Regs . . .
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CMS Further Delays Medicaid Final Rule on State Benefit Packages, Seeks Comments on Effects of Certain SCHIP Reauthorization Provisions . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Releases Updated State-by-State Medicaid, SCHIP Data . . .
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CMS Announces Funding to Support Counseling of Beneficiaries About Care Choices . . .
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Pharmaceutical Industry Assistance Program Has Helped 5.7 Million Uninsured Patients . . .
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CMS Provides Additional Guidance to State Medicaid Directors on Stimulus Law Implementation . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Medicaid Stimulus Funds Usage, Retracts Another on Electronic Health Records . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Outlines Key Provisions of SCHIP Reauthorization . . .
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CMS Makes Technical Correction in Medicaid Final Rule on Disproportionate Share Hospitals . . .
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CMS, DOL Establish Children’s Health Insurance Program Working Group . . .
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CMS Proposed Rule Would Delay Enforcement of Certain Portions of Medicaid Reg on Health Care-Related Taxes . . .
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CMS Proposes to Rescind 2 Medicaid Final Rules, Partially Rescind a Third . . .
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State Medicaid Directors Urge CMS to Withdraw Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Audit and Reporting Final Rule . . .
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Sebelius Announces That Georgetown Research Professor to Head CMS Center for Medicaid and State Operations . . .
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AHA Letters Support CMS Medicaid Actions to Delay Enforcement of Provider Taxes, Rescind Rule on Outpatient Services . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Medicaid Drug Rebates, CHIPRA, Organ Transplant Centers . . .
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House Republicans' Letter to CMS Seeks Medicaid Enrollment Data . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Provides Guidance on ARRA Implementation . . .
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CMS Publishes Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Changes to Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Waivers . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on CHIPRA Dental Requirements . . .
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CMS Sets Hearing on Reconsideration of Disapproval of Washington State Proposal to Boost Medicaid Dispensing Fees Paid Pharmacies . . .
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GAO Addresses Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Under CDC. Medicaid Programs . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Outlines Medicaid, CHIP Policies on HIV Testing and Screening . . .
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Updated: CMS Issues Final Rule Delaying Enforcement of Certain Clarifications on Medicaid-Related Taxes . . .
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Updated: CMS Final Rule Rescinds Earlier Medicaid Regs on Hospital Outpatient Services, Other Issues . . .
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GAO Report Finds ARRA Medicaid Funds Being Used to Shore Up Some State Budgets . . .
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CMS Sets Hearing on Disapproval of Washington State Medicaid Proposal to Increase Pharmacy Dispensing Fees . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Rule to Implement CHIPRA Provisions on Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control and Payment Error Rate Measurement Programs . . .
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AHRQ National Advisory Council Posts Agenda for Subcommittee Session on Quality Measures for Children's Healthcare . . .
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OIG Report Finds That Drug Categorizations Used to Calculate Medicaid Rebates Consistent with Categorizations in National Compendia . . .
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CMS Files Information Collection Requests for Medicaid, CHIP, CHIPRA . . .
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HHS Publishes, Seeks Comments on Notice Detailing Method for Calculating Higher 3rd Quarter Federal Medicaid Match Payments Under ARRA . . .
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CMS Releases Guidance to State Medicaid Programs on ARRA "Prompt Pay" Requirements . . .
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OIG Audit Report Confirms Correctness of CMS Calculation of Additional Medicaid Funding Under ARRA . . .
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GAO Seeks Nominees for Members of Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection on Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Services . . .
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AHRQ Posts Presentation on Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Medicaid and CHIP Programs . . .
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OIG Posts Annual Report on State Medicaid Fraud Control Units . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Offers Guidance on Implementation of ARRA Provisions on Increased FMAP Expenditures . . .
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OIG Analysis Cites Delays in Use of Data to Fight Medicaid Fraud . . .
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CMS Letters to State Health Officials Provide New CHIPRA Guidance . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Provides Initial Guidance on Expenses for Administering ARRA Incentives for Providers . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Provides Additional CHIPRA Guidance . . .
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CMS Files Emergency Information Collection Request on ARRA-Required State Reports on Temporary FMAP Increases . . .
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AHRQ Posts Issue Brief on Findings of Child Health Insurance Research Initiative . . .
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Updated: GAO Outlines Steps to Enhance Availability of Preventive Services to Children, Adults in Medicaid . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Rule on FY 2009 CHIP Allotments . . .
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Senate Confirms New Assistant HHS Secretary for Children and Families . . .
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AHRQ Posts Report on Initial Core Set of Quality Measures for Children's Care . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Provides Guidance on Swine Flu Issues for Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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Sebelius Announces Grants to States to Boost Enrollment of Children in CHIP, Medicaid . . .
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GAO Finds Potentially Widespread Controlled Substances Fraud/Abuse in Medicaid Program . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collection on CHIP, Medicaid . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Provides Guidance on Implementation of Optional Self-Direction Personal Assistance Services Program . . .
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House Oversight Subcommittee Sets Medicaid Hearing . . .
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Dental Checkups: CMS Provides Guidance to State Health Officials on CHIP Coverage, While GAO Releases Report, Provides House Testimony . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Addresses Quality Assurance Requirements for State CHIP Managed Care Programs . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Releases Fact Sheet on Prospects for Medicaid Under State Budgets . . .
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CMS Proposes Delay in Medicaid Final Rules on Premiums/Cost Sharing, Benefits Packages . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collection on Medicaid, CHIP Issues . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Addresses CHIPRA Parity Requirements for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Rate Increases to Medicare Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers . . .
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CMS Withdraws Proposed Rule That Would Have Changed Medicaid Definition of "Rehabilitative Services" . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Addresses Implementation of Requirements on Self-Directed Personal Assistance Programs . . .
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CMS Posts Fiscal 2011 FMAP and Enhanced FMAP Percentages . . .
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CMS Final Rule Delays Effective Dates of Medicaid Regulations on Premiums/Cost Sharing, Benefit Packages . . .
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CMS Proposed Information Collections Address Medicaid Drug Rebates, HHA Survey Reports, State Medicaid HIT Plans, Other Topics . . .
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HHS Finalizes Methodology, Rates for ARRA-Mandated Funding Increases for Medicaid, Other Programs . . .
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AHRQ Posts Summary of Session of National Advisory Committee Panel on Quality Measures for Children's Health . . .
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CMS Announces 2010 Grants and Contracts for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs . . .
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CMS Seeks Comments on Model Process for Children's Health Insurance Enrollment and Coverage . . .
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CMS Letter to State Health Officials Addresses CHIPRA Performance Bonus Payments . . .
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GAO Announces Appointments to New Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission . . .
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HHS Publishes Proposed Children's Health Quality Measures for Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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GAO Analysis on Medicaid Outpatient Drugs Addresses Federal Upper Limits for Reimbursement Compared with Average Retail Pharmacy Acquisition Costs . . .
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GAO Report Provides Recommendations on State Nursing Home Surveys That Understate Care Problems . . .
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AHRQ Releases Background Report on Proposed Quality Measures for Children's Health . . .
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GAO Analysis Addresses CHIPRA-Authorized State Premium Assistance Programs . . .
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OIG Posts Reports on Medicaid Federal Upper Limit Amounts . . .
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GAO Publishes Formal Notice of Appointments to Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Medicaid/CHIP, ESRD . . .
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HHS Federal Register Notice Provides ARRA-Required Q1 2010 Adjusted FMAP Rates for State Medicaid Programs . . .
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Health Care is Key Focus of Governors' Winter Meeting . . .
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Majority Leader Strips Some Health Provisions from Senate Jobs Bill . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Data on FMAP for Medicaid with ARRA Adjustments . . .
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AHRQ Releases Agenda for Experts' Session on CHIPRA Pediatric Health Care Quality Measures . . .
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National Academy for State Health Policy Issues Report That Looks at Options for Reimbursing Preventive Dental Care . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Fact Sheet on State Fiscal Conditions Affecting Medicaid . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Analysis Shows Record Medicaid Enrollment Growth in 2009, with Every State Recording an Increase . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Data on Medicaid Coverage of Genetic Screening Services . . .
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NGA, State Budget Officers Release Fiscal Update on Medicaid, Other State Program . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Issue Brief Looks at Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility Under Obama, Senate, and House Health Reform Proposals . . .
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Sebelius Announces $100 Million in Grants to 10 States to Improve Quality of Care for Children Under Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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CMS Letter to State Medicaid Directors Addresses Implementation of MIPPA Provisions Aimed at Lessening Barriers to Low-Income Subsidies . . .
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Pew Report Finds States Need to Do More to Address Kids' Dental Care Needs . . .
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Alliance for Health Reform Posts Materials from Session on State Budgets, Medicaid, and the Economy . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Eligibility Error Rate Measurement in Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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CMS Federal Register Notice Provides Opportunity for Hearing on Finding that Missouri Medicaid Plan Out of Compliance on Home Health . . .
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State Medicaid Directors Warn CMS About Annuity "Schemes" That Improperly Shield Assets . . .
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Insurers, Employers, & Consumers
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Surgeon Uses Human Fat to Run His Cars . . .
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CMS Posts Medicare Secondary Payer Information . . .
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Medicare Secondary Payer . . .
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Managed Care Sector Takes Drubbing . . .
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Part B Premium Issues . . .
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Obama on Medical Debt . . .
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Women, Downturn, Long-Term Care . . .
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Mandatory Individual Insurance Coverage . . .
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COBRA Costs Consume 84 Percent . . .
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Paid Caregivers . . .
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Health Care World Flattens, Medical Tourism . . .
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Berenson JAMA Commentary Warns . . .
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AARP Sued Over Health Insurance . . .
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Few Use COBRA . . .
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Consumer-Driven Care: Choice Trumps Management . . .
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Survey on Worker Care Payments . . .
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State Legislators' Guide to Health Insurance . . .
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CRS Report Looks at Continuation of Health Insurance Coverage Under COBRA . . .
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NFIB Study Finds That Mandating Employer Health Insurance Would Nuke 1.6 Million Jobs in 5 Years . . .
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Recession May Restain Health Cost Growth, Helping Insurers . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Post Says Public's Newfound Interest in Financial Transparency Spills Over into Health Care . . .
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CMS Posts Transcripts of Town Hall Conference Calls on Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements . . .
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National Governors Association Says Ensuring Health Insurance for Employees of Small Businesses is New State Priority . . .
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Insurer Provides Funding to Hospitals for Training on Controlling Costs . . .
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Urban Institute Analysis Finds HSAs, High-Deductible Plans Mostly Help Employees Who Don't Need It . . .
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Economic Downturn Spurring Online Activitity, Which Could be Boon for Health Care Social Networks . . .
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Report Says Cancer Patients Face Formidable Financial Challenges, Even When They Have Private Insurance . . .
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CMS Posts Q-and-A Document on Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements . . .
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Small Business Group's Index Ranks States by Policies That Affect Health Care Cost . . .
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Health Insurance -- Federal Government Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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NY Times Takes Look at UnitedHealth-IBM Medical Home Project . . .
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CMS Posts Transcripts of Town Hall Sessions on Mandatory Liability Reporting by Health Plans . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Releases Materials from Session on Medicare Wrap-Arounds . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medicare Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Retiree Health Care Costs Reported at Center of GM-UAW Stalemate . . .
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Where the Developed World Can Learn from the Developing: Application of Mobile Phones to Health Care . . .
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Analysis Finds That Over 6 Million Americans Have HSAs, with Growth Faster Than That for IRA Assets During Comparable Period . . .
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American Benefits Council Posts Summaries of Stimulus Law's COBRA Provisions . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Survey Finds Employers Expect 2009 Health Costs to Hold Steady at 6 Percent Rise . . .
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Survey Finds Over 25 Percent of Employers Conducting Health Plan Eligibility Audits . . .
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Post Finds Health Brands Underrepresented in Social Media . . .
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Report Says Costs of Individual Health Insurance Policies Soaring . . .
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CMS Posts Audio Files of Town Hall on Mandatory Reporting of Secondary Payer Information . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Posts Materials from Session on Rating Rules in Individual Insurance Market . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Hill Committees Release FAQs on Stimulus Law's COBRA Premium Reduction Provisions . . .
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Retiree Health Costs Continue to Pose Tough Riddle in Auto Industry Talks . . .
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Piece Looks at Political Vulnerability of Health Insurers . . .
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CMS Publishes Guide on Medicare Secondary Payer Group Health Plan Requirements . . .
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CDC Finds 17 Percent of Working-Age Americans with Health Insurance Have High-Deductible Plans . . .
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Survey Finds Political Landscape Causing Large Employers to Reconsider Role as Health Benefits Provider . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Op-Ed Calls for Different Type of Health Insurance for Young "Invincibles" . . .
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Columnist Skeptical of Insurers' Commitment to Health Reform . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Version of User Guide on Health Plan Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements . . .
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EBRI Posts Materials from Policy Forum on Consumer-Directed Health Care . . .
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Surveys Suggest Handwriting on Wall for Eventual End of Employer Health Benefits . . .
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Survey Finds Number of Companies Helping Empoyees and Their Families Battle Chronic Diseases Increased Nearly 30 Percent in Past Year . . .
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Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Proliferation Making It Harder to Get Good Data on Uninsured . . .
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Article Looks at Legislation to Require Medicare to Cover Costs of Immunosuppressive Drugs for Life of a Transplanted Kidney . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Posts Materials from Session on Health Insurance Exchanges . . .
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Actuaries Group Posts Materials from Hill Briefing on Risk Pooling and Health Reform . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Health Insurance Market Reform . . .
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Piece Reviews Wyden, Cooper Ideas on Scrapping Employer-Based Health Insurance . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Panel Posts Statements, Video from Hearing on Ensuring Affordable Health Insurance Coverage . . .
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Rockefeller Legislation Would Prohibit Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions . . .
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Urban Institute Analysis Finds Stimulus Law's Provisions on COBRA, Medicaid Unlikely to Do Intended Job Completely . . .
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Department of Labor Posts Updated Resources on Stimulus Law's COBRA Changes . . .
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NFIB Research Paper Examines Health Insurance Reform Scenarios, Finds Mandates Don't Yield Improvements for All Stakeholders, With Smaller Employers Particularly Vulnerable . . .
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Survey Finds Employer-Based Long-Term Care Insurance Plans Have Younger Enrollees, With Longer Coverage Periods . . .
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Paper Reviews Trend Toward State-Mandated Health Benefits for Autism . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Hard Times Diet: People Eat Better During a Recession . . .
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CBO Releases Cost Projection on E & C-Reported Bill to Require Enhanced Disclosure by Group Health Plans . . .
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CMS Renews Charter for Advisory Panel on Medicare Education, Announces Upcoming Meeting . . .
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CMS Posts "Alert" on Common Errors in First Quarter of Group Health Plans' Reporting of Medicare Secondary Payer Information . . .
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Senate Commerce Committee Posts Statements, Related Resources from Hearing on Deceptive Health Insurance Practices . . .
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Study Finds Typical Couple Retiring This Year Will Need Nearly $250,000 for Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses . . .
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120 Patient Groups Voice Support for Legislation to End Medicare's 2-Year Waiting Period for Those With Disabilities . . . .
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BLS Chartbook Addresses Health Benefits, Other Labor-Related Indicia of Global Competitiveness . . .
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Senate Commerce Committee Posts Witness List for Second Hearing on Deceptive Health Insurance Practices . . .
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Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Focuses on Insurers' Payments for Out-of-Network Services . . .
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HSAs Now Viewed as Means for Paying Health Expenses in Retirement . . .
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IRS Posts Guidance Document on Implementation of Stimulus Law Provisions on Premium Assistance for COBRA Continuation Coverage . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript from Town Hall Teleconference on Health Plan Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements . . .
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Some Concerned That Possible Insurance Industry Consolidation Could Mean Greater Competitive Threat to Providers . . .
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Self-Insured Companies Increasingly Seek Physician Repayments on Past Claims . . .
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With Instructions Issued, CMS Provides Comment Opportunity on Additional Steps for Implementing Health Plan Mandatory Secondary Payer Reporting . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Policy Executive at New York Managed Long-Term Care Provider Named Director of HHS Office on Disability . . .
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Health Insurers Losing Members at Rapid Rate . . .
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CMS Implements Certain GINA, MIPPA Requirements for Medigap Insurance . . .
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CMS Posts Transcripts of Sessions on Health Plan Mandatory Liability Reporting . . .
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CMS, IRS, DOL Seek Public Comments on Effects, Interpretation of Mental Health Parity Statute . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collection on Expedited COBRA Premium Reviews Under ARRA . . .
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CMS Extends Implementation Schedule for Medicare Secondary Payer Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript from Town Hall Teleconference on Medicare Secondary Payer Health Plan Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Schedules Session of Advisory Panel on Medicare Education . . .
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CMS Posts Transcripts from Recent Town Hall Teleconferences on Medicare Secondary Payer Health Plan Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Posts HIPAA Guidelines for Mandatory Reporting (Non-Group Health Plan) Entities . . .
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CMS Posts Compliance Guidance, Model Language on Collection of Individual Data for Group Health Plan Reporting of Medicare Secondary Payer Information . . .
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New Guidelines Call for Early, Clear Communications with Patients About Their Health Care Bills . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Sets Hearing on Value of Long-Term Care Insurance . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript from Town Hall Teleconference on Medicare Secondary Payer Health Plan Reporting Requirements . . .
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New CMS Resources Designed to Facilitate Appeals of COBRA Premium Assistance Denials . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements, Video from Hearing on Value of Long-Term Care Insurance . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Schedules, Names Witnesses for Hearing on Termination of Individual Health Insurance Policies . . .
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MedPAC Posts Contractor's Report on Effects of Medigap Insurance on Medicare Spending . . .
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CMS Posts New Information, Including Qs and As, on COBRA Premium Assistance Under ARRA . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Posts Statements, Video from Hearing on Termination of Individual Health Insurance Policies . . .
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CMS Posts HIPAA-Related Document, Other Materials on Mandatory Insurance Reporting Requirements . . .
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Senate Commerce Committee Releases Staff Report Charging That Health Insurers Underpay Consumers for Out-of-Network Services . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript of Town Hall Teleconference on Section 111 Group Health Plan Reporting Requirements . . .
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CMS Publishes Resolicitation of Proposals for the Private, For-Profit PACE Demo Project . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Sets Field Hearing on Health Insurance Terminations . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Posts Materials from Hearing on Health Insurance Terminations . . .
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GAO Says CMS Needs Policy to Aid Translation of Medicare Documents into Languages Other Than English . . .
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CMS Posts Updated User Guide on Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting . . .
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GAO Releases Report That Addresses Characteristics of State High-Risk Health Insurance Pools . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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GAO Releases Analysis of Competition in Health Insurance Industry . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Panel Leaders Seek Insurance Industry Information on Policy Termination Practices for Small Business . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on State High Risk Pools, Provider Satisfaction Surveys, Medicaid HIT Requirements Under ARRA . . .
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Joint Economic Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on Census Data on Health Insurance Coverage . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Examines Public Attitudes Toward Health Insurance . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Drills Into Data on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance . . .
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Updated: House Health Leaders Introduce Bill to Limit Effects of 2010 Part B Premium Increase on Beneficiaries with Disabilities. . .
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CMS Schedules Session of Advisory Panel on Medicare Education . . .
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CMS Posts Updated HIPAA Guidelines for Mandatory Liability Reporting by Group Health Plans, Non-Plan Entities . . .
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Private Insurers -- Elimination of Cost Sharing for Phototherapy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Updated: CMS, Other Agencies Release Rules on Use of Genetic Information in Health Insurance Coverage and Group Health Plans . . .
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Baucus Scolds Senate Republicans for Objecting to Unanimous Consent Request on Medicare Premiums Legislation . . .
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Justice Department Tells Senate Judiciary Committee That Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson Act Antitrust Exemption Would Make Health and Medical Malpractice Insurance Markets More Competitive . . .
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Updated: House Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee Posts Statements, Other Resources from Hearing on Underinsurance . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements, Other Resources from Hearing on Cost of Federal Long-Term Care Insurance . . .
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CMS Posts Federal Register Notices on 2010 Beneficiary Premium and Cost-Sharing Amounts . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Sets Hearing on Cost of Small Business Health Insurance Coverage . . .
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Updated: House, Senate Panels Post Statements from Hearings on Health Reform and Small Businesses . . .
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Kaiser Commission's Issue Brief Addresses Recession's Effects on Health Insurance Coverage . . .
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Updated: Senate Committees Triangulate on Health Insurer Practices . . .
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CMS Releases Contractor's Focus Group Findings on Medicare Medical Savings Accounts . . .
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CMS Instructions Address 2010 Updates to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance, and Premium Rates . . .
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AHRQ Analysis Uses Expenditure Panel Data to Show Trends in Employer Health Premium Costs . . .
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CMS Schedules Meeting of Medicare Education Panel . . .
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CMS Sets March Session of Panel on Medicare Education . . .
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2d Update: HHS, Other Agencies Post Interim Final Rules to Implement Mental Health Parity Act . . .
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Sebelius Challenges Insurer on Premium Hike of Nearly 40 Percent . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Sets February 24 Hearing on Insurer's Premium Increase . . .
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EBRI Releases Updated Databook on Employee Benefits . . .
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Updated: Sebelius Rebuts Insurer's Defense of Premium Increase . . .
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EBRI Posts Issue Brief on Employer-Based Health Benefits . . .
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National Business Coalition on Health Posts Annual Report on Steps by Employers to Address Quality, Cost of Diabetes Care . . .
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Study Finds Value Based Insurance Design Can Improve Adherence Among Diabetes Patients . . .
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Urban Institute Analysis Addresses Employee Choice Voucher Options for Making Care More Affordable . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Surveys International Experiences on Self-Directed Care, Financing of Long-Term Care . . .
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Council for Affordable Health Insurance Posts Issue Brief on HSAs, FSAs, and HRAs . . .
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EBRI Releases Survey Results on Consumer Engagement in Health Care . . .
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HHS Releases Report on Health Insurance Premium Increases Across Country . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Panel Presses Insurer on Cause of Premium Increase . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Releases Papers, Resources on Health Insurance Premiums . . .
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Just What We Needed: Bogus Health Plans Popping Up Around Country, Group Warns . . .
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Towers Watson Survey for National Business Group on Health Finds Economy Leading Companies to Become Even More Aggressive on Benefit Costs . . .
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House E & C Oversight Panel Posts Witness List for Wednesday Hearing on Health Insurance Premium Increases . . .
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Grassley Seeks Information from Insurer on Rate Increase . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Insurer's Premium Increases . . .
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Actuaries Group Puts Forward Prinicples for Health Insurance Oversight . . .
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Study Finds Market Power of California Hospitals and Physicians Helping Drive Insurance Premium Increases . . .
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AHRQ Data Show 66 Percent of State and Local Government Workers in Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, Compared to 54 Percent of Private Sector Workers . . .
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Waxman, Stupak Request Insurers to Provide Information, Send CEOs to Hearing . . .
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Hospital Services
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AHA Opposes Differential OPPS Payments . . .
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CMS Awards Contracts for Medical Necessity Reviews . . .
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Moody's Report Sees Negative . . .
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Taxes as Cost-Sharing . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Analysis Affords First Look at MS-DRG Claims Data . . .
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CMS Posts Transcripts of RAC Sessions . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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January OPPS Addenda . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Agenda . . .
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Medical Tourism . . .
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RAC Update . . .
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Hospital Amenities . . .
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Hospitals and the Downturn . . .
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"Hospitals are Hurting" . . .
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OPPS Pricer Files . . .
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AHA Economic Stimulus Plan . . .
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Health Care Sector Could Snag . . .
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Bundled Hospital Payment Demo . . .
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Final 5 A/B MAC Awards . . .
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Hospital Groups Write MedPAC . . .
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Survey Finds Growing Use of Hospitalists . . .
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MedPAC Recommends Full Market-Basket Update . . .
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Noridian to Handle Over 10 Percent of Medicare Claims . . .
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CMS Posts 2009 OPPS Edits . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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A/B MAC Awards . . .
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Hospitals' Economic Contributions . . .
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MedPAC Transcript . . .
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Emergency Room Crowding . . .
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Certification for Hospitalists . . .
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Claiming Michelle Obama's Job . . .
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Effects of Economic Downturn on Hospitals . . .
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No Surprise: Hospital CEOs Rank . . .
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Public Hospitals' Characteristics Survey . . .
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130 House Member Write Obama, Urging . . .
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AHA Urges OMB to Deny CMS Authority to . . .
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OIG Report Details 2008 Performance . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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BLS Data on Producer Prices . . .
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Regulatory Freeze . . .
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Hospital Financial Disclosure . . .
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Hospitals' Access to Capital . . .
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OPPS Pricer Files . . .
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APC Advisory Panel . . .
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Decline in Inpatient Volumes . . .
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Hospitals May Need to Shift Focus from Capital Projects to Human Resources . . .
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OPPS Final Rule Corrections . . .
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Bill on Critical Access Hospitals . . .
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Hospitals Seek Reg Moratoria . . .
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Health Groups Seek Mortgage Insurance Support . . .
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Hospital IT Use Improves Outcomes . . .
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Utilization Unfazed by Downturn . . .
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Medicare Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Grassley Legislation Aids Rural Providers . . .
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Just in Time: As 111th Congress Swings into Gear, AHA Publishes Legislative Manual . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Reimbursement Contacts (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- MAC Jurisdictional Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment (Subscription Content) . . .
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Fitch Maintains Negative Rating for Nonprofit Health Sector . . .
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In Non-Profit Hospital Ratings for Q4, Moody's Downgrades Exceeded Updgrades by Record 27-4 Margin . . .
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Medicare Appeals Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Contract Award Posted for Zone Program Integrity Contractor for Zone 5 . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Secondary Payer Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Announces RAC Bid Protest Resolved, Implementation to Resume . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Financial Control Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Banking, Health Care Coalition Urges HUD to Focus More Resources on Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHA Voices Support for Grassley Bill to Aid Rural Hospitals . . .
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Moody's Report Sounds Alarm on Effects of Interest-Rate Swaps on Nonprofit Hospitals . . .
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OIG Posts Updated Report on Civil, Criminal Actions . . .
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CMS Details Challenges to 4 of Last 5 A/B MAC Contract Awards . . .
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CMS Plans March Roll Out of Permanent Recovery Audit Contractor Program . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- OPPS Payment Tool (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Appeals (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHA Says IRS Report on Community Benefit Shows Hospitals Meeting Mission of Caring for Communities . . .
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Medicare -- Date-of-Service Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Claims Processing Issues for Certain Institutional Providers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Hospital Wage-Index Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Dartmouth Study Finds Data "Hemorrhages" Pose Significant Health System Risks . . .
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AHA, AAMC, Federation Ask OIG to Withdraw 1999 Bulletin on Gainsharing, Request CMS to Make Changes in Proposed Self-Referral Exception . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Inpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Update of OPPS Device-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Moody's Report, While Viewing Stimulus Law as Helping Some Non-Profit Hospitals, Also Sees Continuing Financial Pressures . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Audits of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CQ Profiles Justice Department's Chief Medicare Fraud Fighter and His Strike Force Model . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updates to Benefit Policy Manual (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Standardized Materials (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts New FAQs on Recovery Audit Contractors . . .
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Medicare -- IPPS-Related Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Fact Sheet on Fraud and Abuse . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Medicare Provider Cost Report Reimbursement Questionnaire, Other Items . . .
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Medicare -- IPPS-Related Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Notice of Continued Effectiveness of Interim Final Rule on Medicare Appeals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Stimulus Law's Effects on Reimbursement for Certain Providers (Subscription Content) . . .
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New Data to Show That Half of U.S. Hospitals Operating in the Red . . .
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CMS Updates OPPS Pricer Information for Quarter 1 . . .
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CMS Proposes Information Collection on Electronic Health Records . . .
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Groups' Letter to Senate Judiciary Voices Concern About False Claims Act Proposals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Hospital DSH Calculations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- RAC Implementation (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Posts Agenda, Materials for March 12-13 Meeting . . .
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Medicare Looking at Greater Hospital Use of "Observation" Stays and Resulting Reimbursement Consequences . . .
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OIG Posts Criminal and Civil Enforcement Report for February . . .
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OIG Finds Medicare Overpaid Nearly $25 Million on Improper Hospital Postacute Care Transfers . . .
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AHA Releases Data Showing Hospitals' Declining Economic Position . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Audit of Certain Inpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Allows Additional 30-Day Comment Period on Proposed Information Collection on Project to Improve Patient Flow in Emergency Departments . . .
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AHRQ Schedules Web Conference on Reengineering Hospital Discharge Process . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain OPPS Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Group Posts Materials from Briefing on "Medicare 101" . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collection Requests on EDI Information, MA Plan Risk Adjustments, Drug Plan Application Materials, Rehab Hospital PPS, Other Topics . . .
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Fitch Finds For-Profit Hospitals Stable in Quarter 4 of 2008 . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHA Letter Asks CMS to Affirm PRRB Decision That Medicare Can Reimburse Certain Critical Access Hospital Nurse-Anesthetist Costs . . .
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CMS Posts Fact Sheet on "ACE" Care-Bundling Demo . . .
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CMS Posts Region-by-Region Schedule for RAC Outreach to Providers . . .
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HHS Announces Additional $268 Million in Stimulus Funds for DSH Hospitals . . .
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Medicare Data -- Certain OPPS Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Posts Report from Government-Industry Roundtable, "Driving for Quality in Acute Care: A Board of Directors Dashboard” . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- MAC Transition Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Quarter 2 OPPS Addenda on HCPCS Codes, Status Indicators, APC Groups, Payment Rates . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- MAC Transition (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated FAQs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain Stimulus Statute Hospital Provisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Appeals and Claims Adjustments (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated RAC FAQ on Whether Medicare Pays Interest When Provider Wins on Appeal . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Quarter 2 OPPS Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Quarter 2 OPPS Product-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Posts Agenda, Materials for April Meeting . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Appeals Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Transition Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Posts Updated Enforcement Reports . . .
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MedPAC Posts Transcript of April 8-9 Meeting . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS Pricer Files . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Calculation of Overpayments and Underpayments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Widespread Probe of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Most Frequent Billing Errors (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Announces Project Sites for Demo on Reducing Unnecessary Hospital Readmissions . . .
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Medicare -- Edits for Certain Outpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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12 Provider Groups Write CMS to Urge Withdrawal or Delay of OPPS Requirements on Physician Supervision of Certain Procedures . . .
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AHA Says Recent CMS Projections on MA Payments Contain Troubling Implications for IPPS Update . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Description of OPPS Pass-Through Process for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceutical Agents . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Infusion Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Calculation of APC Payments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care, Other Groups Step Up Opposition to False Claims Act Changes . . .
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AHA Survey Finds Economic Downturn Taking Toll on Hospitals . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed 2010 PPS Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities . . .
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Private Insurers -- Issues Affecting Institutional Providers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Billing Guide for Hospital Outpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes PPS Update for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, with Request for Comments on Teaching Adjustment, Market Basket . . .
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2d Update: CMS Posts Proposed 2010 PPS Rule for Services at Acute and Long-Term Care Hospitals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Audits of Claims for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Overrules PRRB, Decides That Medicare Can't Reimburse for On-Call Nurses at Critical Access Hospitals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Outpatient Billing Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain OPPS Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Report Says Economic Downturn Could Send Many Public Hospitals into Bankruptcy . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain MIPPA Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Claims for Certain MS-DRG (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 IPPS Wage Index Files, Acumen Report . . .
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HHS Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda . . .
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Medicare -- Inpatient PPS Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collections on CAHPS Hospital Survey, Primary/Specialty Care Coordination . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Inpatient Hospital Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Hospital Outpatient PPS Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain IPPS Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Provider Groups Urge CMS to Withdraw Policy Change Requiring Direct Physician Supervision for Outpatient Therapeutic Services . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Demonstration Project Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated FAQs on Recovery Audit Contractors . . .
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Attorney General, HHS Secretary Announce Interagency Team on Fraud Prevention and Enforcement . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Inpatient Hospital Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Information on RAC Subcontractors in Each Region . . .
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Majority of House Signs Letter to President Urging Cancellation of Scheduled IPPS Capital Cut for Teaching Hospitals . . .
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Report Says No RAC Complex Reviews of Medical Necessity of Hospital Services Till 2010 . . .
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Medicare -- Certain IPPS Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Rules on MS-DRGs for Long-Term Care Hospitals . . .
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OIG Posts Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations . . .
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Baucus Calls GAO Findings on Emergency Room Crowding a Symptom of a "Sick" Health Care System . . .
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Provider Groups' Letter Urges CMS to Take Steps to Mitigate Enforcement Risks Concerning Medicare Policy on Physician Supervision of Hospital Outpatient Therapeutic Services . . .
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CMS Posts 12 Updated Questions/Answers on Recovery Audit Contractors . . .
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Private Insurers -- Billing Updates That Take Effect July 1 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments to CMS on 2010 IPPS Proposed Rule . . .
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AHA Comments on 2010 IPPS Rule Calls CMS Case-Mix Analysis Flawed . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain Hospital-Related Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Update of Certain RAC-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Urges Greater CMS Transparency . . .
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AHRQ Posts FAQs on Project Aimed at Reengineering Hospital Discharge Process . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Correction to Certain 2009 Payment Weights (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHA Files Comments on 2010 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rule, Urges CMS to Consider Separate Market Basket . . .
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CMS Posts Fact Sheet on Medicare Dependent Hospitals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Hospital Outpatient Coding Issue (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Files Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS . . .
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CMS Posts RAC Review Phase-In Strategy, Schedule . . .
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CMS Posts Updated RAC Contact Information . . .
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AHA Comments Urge CMS to Withdraw Proposed Changes to Certification Criteria for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments on PPS Proposed Rules for IRFs, LTACHs . . .
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OIG Posts 2 New Advisory Opinions . . .
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MedPAC Posts Corrections to Comment Letter on Proposed IPPS/LTACH Rule . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Submits Comments on IPPS, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Proposed Rules . . .
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CMS Publishes Proposed Information Collections on Cost Reports, Provider Satisfaction, SNFs . . .
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CMS Posts July OPPS "Addendum A" and "Addendum B" Updates . . .
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CMS Releases OPPS, ASC Proposed Rule . . .
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CMS Sets August Session of APC Advisory Panel . . .
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Updated: CMS Posts OPPS Pricer Files for Quarter Starting in July . . .
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CMS Posts Updated OPPS Device/Procedure Edits . . .
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MedPAC Releases Comments to CMS on Proposed PPS Rule for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Audit Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Establishing Accountable Regional Emergency Care Systems . . .
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Private Insurers -- Payment Updates for Hospitals and ASCs for Certain Cardiology, Surgical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Error in Computing Certain PPS Rates (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Names TrailBlazer New A/B MAC for Jurisdiction 7 . . .
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CMS Posts Additional Materials on New A/B MAC Award for Jurisdiction 7 . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Model Letters on Large Number of Topics (Subscription Content) . . .
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GAO's Letter to Hill Panel Details Medicare, Medicaid Fraud-and-Abuse Vulnerabilities . . .
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CMS Names 5 New Members to APC Advisory Panel . . .
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Bid Protest Halts Implementation of A/B MAC Contract for Jurisdiction 7 . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Recovery Audit Contractor FAQs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated Data for Certain Hospital Payments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Hospital Payments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payment for Certain Hospital Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payments for Certain Hospital Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays ASC Joint Venture by Hospital, Physicians . . .
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Medicare Posts Fact Sheet on Bid Protest on A/B MAC Contract for Jurisdiction 7 . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS Pricer Files . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain MIPPA Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Publishes Final Rule on Inpatient Hospital PPS for 2010, Along With LTCH Updates . . .
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CMS Releases Final PPS Rule for 2010 for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Use of "Preferred Hospital" Network in Medigap Plan . . .
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Updated: HHS Notice Changes Delegation of Certain HIPAA Authorities . . .
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CMS Posts 3-Year Wage Data for Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board's Reclassifications for FY 2011. . .
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CMS Posts Outpatient PPS Pricer Files for 3rd Quarter . . .
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CMS Posts Corrections to Notice on 2010 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities PPS Update . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to Manual (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Program That Provides Free Blood Pressure Screenings to Hospital Visitors . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on Provider Billing, Medicaid, Other Topics . . .
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OIG Posts Reports of Recent Enforcement Activities . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Hospital Subsidies for Affiliated Ambulance Cooperative . . .
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Recovery Audit Contractor for Region C to Address Clinical Social Work Services . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Pricer . . .
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American Hospital Association Submits Comments on OPPS/ASC, Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules . . .
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CMS Seeks Nominations for Advisory Panel on Medicare Education . . .
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CMS Instructions Address OPPS Changes for Quarter Starting in October . . .
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CMS Releases Instructions on IRF Annual Update, Pricer Changes . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Posts Comments on Physician Payment Rule, Medicare Cost Report . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Posts Comments on Proposed OPPS Rule . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments on CMS Proposed Revisions to Medicare Cost Report . . .
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MedPAC Posts Comments on OPPS Rule, ASC Changes . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Hospital Wage Index, COBRA . . .
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OIG Releases 2 Advisory Opinions on Ambulance Transport Arrangements . . .
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CMS Instructions Require Contractors to Verify Hospitals Qualifying for DSH Payments . . .
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New IOM Publication Addresses National System for Emergency Care . . .
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CMS Issues Implementing Instructions for 2010 IPPS, LTCH, and IPF PPS Changes . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Future of Nursing in Acute Care . . .
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CMS Posts Fact Sheet on Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS . . .
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CMS Publishes Final Rule on Limitation on Recoupment of Provider and Supplier Overpayments . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Review of Certain DRGs (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Fact Sheet on Acute Care Hospital Inpatient PPS . . .
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CMS Posts Deadline for Submission of FY 2011 Applications for IPPS New Tech Add-On Payments . . .
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CMS Releases Results of 2009 Provider Satisfaction Survey . . .
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RAC for Region A Adds New FAQs on Medical Records, Audit Review, Other Topics . . .
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RAC for Region A Posts Sample Automated Demand Letter . . .
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RAC for Region A Adjusts Deadline for Submission of Additional Documentation and Medical Records . . .
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RAC for Region A Posts Descriptions of 3 Audit Issues . . .
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AHA Releases 2010 Environmental Scan . . .
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MedPAC Posts Transcript of September 17-18 Meeting . . .
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CMS Schedules Annual Medicare Provider Town Hall . . .
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CMS Makes Annual Adjustment in Appeals Threshold Amounts . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated Provider FAQs on Part A Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Releases Updated Criminal, Civil Enforcement Data . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Provider Advisory Group Materials (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Medicare Payment Policy for Ambulance Services When Multiple Patients Transported . . .
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CMS Posts Additional Information on Tuesday Provider Town Hall . . .
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AHA Issue Brief Highlights Role of Teaching Hospitals . . .
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CMS Posts Corrections to Final 2010 Rule on PPS for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities . . .
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CMS Posts Updated OPPS Addenda A and B Coding, Payment Information . . .
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OIG Releases Workplan for 2010 . . .
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CMS Posts OPPS Pricer Files for Current Quarter . . .
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CMS Posts Corrections to 2010 PPS Rules for Inpatient, LTCH Services . . .
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CMS Instructions Add New Manual Provision on Onsite Inspections of Providers . . .
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Updated: Medicare Posts FY2011 IPPS Wage Index Timetable, Preliminary Data . . .
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CMS Plans Town Hall Session on Section 935 Appeals . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Joint Venture to Provide Ambulance Services . . .
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OIG Seeks Organizations to Monitor Compliance with Quality-of-Care Corporate Integrity Agreements . . .
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MedPAC Updates 18 Backgrounders on Medicare "Basics" . . .
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CMS Rescinds Ruling on Criteria for Medicare Coverage of Inpatient Hospital Rehabilitation Services . . .
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Medicare Releases Updated Timetable for Development of FY 2011 Hospital Wage Index . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Instructions Implement Changes in Coverage in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services . . .
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Moody's Analysis Shows Fewer Health Care Downgrades, but Overall Outlook Stays Negative, Pending Health Reform . . .
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AHRQ National Advisory Council Subcommittee Holds First Session on Medical Liability Demonstrations . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda, Other Materials for Thursday Provider Town Hall . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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Updated: CMS Posts Final 2010 Rule on Hospital Outpatient PPS . . .
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CMS Posts Guidance on Submission of OPPS ASP Data for Nonpass-Through Separately Payable Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals, as Well as for Radiopharmaceuticals with Pass-Through Status
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CMS Instructions Address When Rural Air Ambulance Services are Reasonable and Necessary . . .
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CMS Instructions Transmit Amendments to Manual Provisions on National RAC Program . . .
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AHA Comments "Strongly Support" CMS-Proposed Changes in Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey . . .
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GAO Solicits Letters of Nomination for MedPAC Candidates . . .
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Clancy Column Asks: "Does Your Hospital Do a Good Job?"
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Federation of American Hospitals Voices Strong Support for CMS-Proposed Changes in Hospital Wage Index Occupational Mix Survey . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Part A Hospital Reimbursement Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Releases Transcript of November 5-6 Meeting . . .
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AHA Survey Finds Recession Taking Toll on Hospitals . . .
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CMS Instructions Modify Benefit Policy Manual Provisions on Ambulance Transport to Nearest Appropriate Facility . . .
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RAC for Region A Posts Updated FAQs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain New Documentation Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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2nd Update: As Administration Readies Executive Order on Fraud and Abuse, CMS Announces Change in Methodology for Calculating Error Rates in Medicare Fee-For-Service Payments . . .
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CMS Posts Additional FY 2011 IPPS Wage Index Information . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New FAQs for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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President Signs Executive Order Targeting Waste, Fraud, Abuse . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for 2010 Ambulance Inflation Factor . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Description of Process for Obtaining OPPS Device Pass-Through Payments . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Identifies Procedures with the Most Rapidly Increasing Hospital Costs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Audit of Certain Outpatient Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases Materials on Additional Documentation Request Limits for 2010 RAC Program . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Administrative Appeals Process for Provider Enrollment . . .
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HHS Publishes Semiannual Regulatory Agenda . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Medicare Provider Enrollment Requirements Applicable to VA Hospitals . . .
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CMS Posts Final Rules on Medicare Appeals . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Description of Process for Obtaining OPPS Pass-Through Payments . . .
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CMS Posts Updated IPPS PC Pricer . . .
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HHS OIG Posts Criminal and Civil Enforcement Report . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide January OPPS Update . . .
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MedPAC Releases Transcript of Last Week's Meeting . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Shows Decline in Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Rates for Older Adults . . .
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CMS Announces First 2010 Semi-Annual Session of APC Advisory Panel . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collections on LTCHs, DMEPOS Competitive Bidding, QIOs, Other Topics . . .
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GAO Report Recommends Stronger CMS Oversight of Calculation of Hospital-Specific DSH Payment Limits . . .
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CMS Releases First Quarter 2010 OPPS Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Implements Program Integrity Manual Changes on Provider Enrollment . . .
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CMS Publishes Corrections to 2010 OPPS Final Rule . . .
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CMS Educational Article Addresses Medicare Requirements Set to Expire at Year's End . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 Medicare OPPS Radiolabeled Product Edits . . .
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Region B RAC Posts Sample of Letter for Requesting Additional Documentation . . .
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CMS Posts 2010 OPPS Device/Procedure Edits . . .
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CMS Posts January OPPS Addenda A and B Coding, Payment Information . . .
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CMS Announces Launch of Medicare Provider Satisfaction Survey . . .
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OIG Report Finds Limited Public Disclosure of Hospital Adverse Events . . .
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CMS Posts Updated OPPS Procedure-to-Device Edit Files . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Information Collections on Hospital Wage Index, Home Health PPS, Gainsharing, Other Topics . . .
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GAO Report Calls for Improved Hiring, Management of Administrative Law Judges . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Instructions on Coverage of Inpatient Rehabilitation Services . . .
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MedPAC Releases Materials on Details of This Week's Meetings . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collection Request on Hospital Discharges, State Medicaid Reporting Under ARRA . . .
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Private Insurers -- Reimbursement Change for Multiple Surgeries (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Addresses Inpatient Stays in Rural Hospitals . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Fact Sheet on Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System . . .
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HHS Inspector General on Conflicts of Interest: "Trust But Verify" . . .
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Grassley Bill Addresses Fraud and Abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient Hospital PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Applies Additional Restrictions on RAC Documentation Requests of Institutional Providers . . .
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CMS Publishes Notice with Comment Period on Hospital Applications for Waivers from Organ Procurement Requirements . . .
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RAC for Region B Updates FAQs on Medical Records Requests . . .
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HHS Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Demo That Addresses Effects of Falls by Elderly on Health Outcomes, Costs of Care . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Instructions Address Implementation of Global Payments for Acute Care Episode Demonstration Project . . .
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AHA Names New Senior Vice President for Communications . . .
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AHRQ Data Show Nearly 60 Percent of Surgical Encounters in Hospitals Performed on Outpatients . . .
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CMS Updates FY 2010 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for Friday Town Hall on FY 2011 IPPS New Technology Add-On Payments . . .
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AHA Analysis Looks at Clinical Integration Among Hospitals and Physicians, Calls it Key to True Reform . . .
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CMS Releases Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Data . . .
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CMS Posts Presentations for Friday Town Hall on IPPS New Technology Add-On Payments . . .
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OIG, Finding That RACs Made 2 Fraud Referrals in 2005 - 2008 Period, Recommends Training Them . . .
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CMS Releases Updated IPPS Wage Index Data Files . . .
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OIG Releases 3 Advisory Opinions on Use of a "Preferred Hospital" Network as Part of Medigap Insurance . . .
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CMS Releases FY 2011 IPPS Wage Comparison Data Files . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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House Approps Subommittee on Labor-HHS Sets Hearing on Health Care Fraud and Abuse . . .
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MedPAC Submits March Report to Congress . . .
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GAO Letter to Grassley Summarizes Research on Extent to Which GPOs Produce Hospital Savings on Purchases of Health Care Products . . .
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House Appropropriations Labor-HHS Subcommittee Posts Statements from Hearing on Health Care Fraud and Abuse . . .
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House Judiciary Subcommittee Posts Statements from Hearing on Criminal Actions Against Medicare, Medicaid Fraud . . .
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OIG Posts Criminal and Civil Enforcement Report for February . . .
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Citing Urban Institute Study, AHA Urges IRS to Revise Schedule H to Make Depiction of Non-Profit Hospitals' Community Benefits More Accurate . . .
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MedPAC Releases Transcript of Last Week's Meeting . . .
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Baucus, Grassley Request GAO Review of Care Safety and Quality in Long-Term Care Hospitals . . .
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President Announces Greater Use of Payment Recapture Audits to Address Fraud in Medicare, Medicaid, Other Programs . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Files . . .
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OIG Releases Compendium of its Own Unimplemented Recommendations . . .
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GPO Organization Announces Steps to Increase Transparency in Group Purchasing Industry . . .
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Health Information Technology
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Updated: HHS Revises FAQs on HIT Extension Program . . .
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Updated: Waxman, Rangel, Other House Health Leaders Urge Sebelius to Revise Rule on Disclosure of Personal Health Information . . .
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HHS HIT Policy Committee Sets Meeting, Agenda for Workgroup on Health Information Exchange . . .
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HHS National HIT Coordinator Releases Draft Revisions to Requirements on Consumer Preferences . . .
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Current HombreWire . . .
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Releases Letter to Sebelius on Privacy and Security of Personal Health Records . . .
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CCHIT Posts Applications Materials for Preliminary ARRA 2011 Certification . . .
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AHRQ Evidence Report Finds Consumers' Use of Health Informatics Improves Clinical Outcomes . . .
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OIG Report Finds Partial e-Prescribing Connectivity Among Part D Plans . . .
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HHS Federal Register Notice Provides Information for Upcoming Session of HIT Standards Committee's Implementation Workgroup . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments on Breach Notification Interim Final Rule . . .
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HHS Posts Instructions for Covered Entities to File Breach Notifications on Protected Health Information. . .
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CCHIT Seeks Trustee and Commissioner Candidates, Opens Comment Period on EHR Certifications . . .
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HHS Posts Revised Agenda, Other Materials for October 27-28 HIT Policy Committee Meeting . . .
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AHA Comments Offer General Endorsement of Interim Final Rule on Breach Notification for Protected Health Information . . .
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Blumenthal HIT Policy Committee Materials Address Future Topics, New Workgroups . . .
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HHS Posts Revised Blumenthal Presentation to HIT Policy Committee, Materials for HIT Standards Committee Workgroup Session . . .
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At November Session, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to Address "Meaningful Use," Comparative Effectiveness, Other Topics . . .
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HHS Publishes Interim Final Rule to Conform HIPAA Enforcement Regs to HITECH Act Provisions . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Payments to Practices Participating in EHR Demonstration . . .
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HHS Publishes Federal Register Notice on Meeting of HIT Standards Committee . . .
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HHS HIT Standards Committee Posts Agenda for November Meeting . . .
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Chair of Certification Commission for Health Information Technology to Retire . . .
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CCHIT Opens Comment Period on Criteria for New Types of Certified EHRs . . .
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AHRQ Posts ARRA-Required Notice on Task Order for Operations Plan for Program Management of HIT Research Center . . .
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HHS Posts Agenda for HIT Standards Committee Session . . .
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HHS Posts Updated Funding Opportunity Announcement for HIT Regional Centers Cooperative Agreement Program . . .
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MGMA Raises Alarms About Potential Requirements on "Meaningful Use" of EHRs . . .
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Blumenthal Announces $80 Million for Health IT Workforce . . .
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HHS Posts HIT Policy Committee Summary of Information Exchange Workgroup's Web Conference . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notices on HIT Policy, Standards Committee Meetings . . .
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AHRQ Posts Request for Applications for Grants to Use HIT to Support "Active Aging" . . .
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3rd Update: CMS, ONC Release Rules on "Meaningful Use," EHR Standards . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notices of January Sessions of HIT Policy, Standards Committees . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notice on ARRA-Supported Task Orders for Tools and Resources to Encourage "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Records . . .
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HHS Files Proposed Information Collection on Project to Evaluate How Use of EHRs in Primary Care Affects Consumer Satisfaction . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notices of February Meetings of HIT Policy, Standards Committees . . .
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Blumenthal NE Journal Article Addresses New Proposed Regs on EHR Meaningful Use, HIT Standards . . .
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HHS HIT Policy Workgroup Posts Presentation on Comments, Recommendations on Meaningful Use Proposed Rule . . .
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AHA Issue Brief Criticizes CMS Proposed Rule on EHR Meaningful Use as "All or Nothing" . . .
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HHS Releases Audio of February 5 Meeting of HIT Policy Committee's Meaningful Use Workgroup . . .
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AHA Supports Provision in Senate Jobs Bill to Clarify Eligibility of Certain Hospital-Based Physicians for "Meaningful Use" Incentives . . .
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Insurers Launch State Web-Based Initiative to Reduce Paperwork Burdens of Physician Office Visits . . .
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Responding to ARRA Requirements, HHS Office of Civil Rights Sets Workshop on HIPAA Privacy Rule's De-Identification Standard . . .
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17 Senators Write Sebelius to Say that "Meaningful Use" Rule Contravenes Congressional Intent on Hospital-Based Professionals . . .
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HHS Files Information Collection Request on Medicare Personal Health Records Pilot . . .
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GAO Report Addresses Effects of Health Care Entities' Electronic Personal Health Information Exchange Disclosure Practices . . .
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Report of National Academy for State Health Policy Addresses Issues Associated with Electronic Release of Clinical Laboratory Results . . .
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HHS Posts Additional Information on Workshop Panels on HIPAA Privacy Rule's De-Identification Standard . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notices of HIT Policy, Standards Committee Workgroup Meetings . . .
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ONC Posts Agenda for February 24 HIT Standards Committee Meeting . . .
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HHS Office of Civil Rights Posts Federal Register Notice of Workshop on the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De‐Identification Standard . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notices on March Meeting of HIT Policy, Standards Committees . . .
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HHS Posts Audio of Today's Meeting of HIT Policy Committee's Strategic Plan Workgroup . . .
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AHA Makes Available Model Letters for Hospital Comments on "Meaningful Use" Rule . . .
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CMS Releases Audio of Session on "Meaningful Use" Proposed Rule, Other HITECH Issues . . .
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HHS Publishes Proposed Rule on Two Programs to Test and Certify Health Information Technology . . .
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Updated: HHS Posts Corrected Version of Proposed Rule Providing for Certification and Testing of Health Information Technology . . .
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Provides Recommendations to HHS Secretary on Updated HIPAA Transaction Standards and ICD-10 Code Sets . . .
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AHA Comments Tell HHS That "Meaningful Use" Rule Sets Too High a Bar for Adoption of Electronic Health Records . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments on EHR "Meaningful Use" and Standards Rules . . .
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CCHIT Submits Comment on Interim Final Rule on EHR Standards . . .
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ONC Says it Wants Copies of Comments Submitted to CMS That Relate to EHR Standards Rule . . .
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Health Care & Entitlement Reform
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Health Care Reform is Magic Bullet . . .
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Holiday Party Report . . .
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Health Reform to be Stymied as Long as Drug Companies . . .
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Paper Profiles U.S. Health Care Sector, Calls . . .
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Single-Payer Not Taking Hold . . .
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Obama Can Get the Needed Level of Health Savings Only By . . .
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Op-Ed Charges Obama Health Plan Could Crater , , ,
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Health Reform House Parties . . .
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Year of Living Dangerously . . .
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AAMC Sends Obama . . .
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Daschle's Health Reform Book . . .
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Competitiveness and Health Costs . . .
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Key Obama Opponents . . .
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Heritage President Says Daschle Health Board . . .
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"Nation-Ruining" Issue . . .
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Obama Reform Plan Causing Market Uncertainty . . .
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U.S. Reform and Canadian Physicians . . .
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The List . . .
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Medicare Spending Trigger . . .
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Stark Introduces . . .
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"Principled Opposition" to Rationing . . .
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Failed Early-'90s Clinton Reform Effort . . .
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No Obama Health Reform Bill . . .
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Billions for Health Reform . . .
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Obama Calls Changes in Medicare Essential . . .
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Daschle Health Reform Approach as Simple as . . .
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Disruptive Dx . . .
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U.S. on Path to Nationalize Health Care . . .
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Possible to Cover Everyone at Little Additional Cost . . .
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Dole Introduction of Daschle Shows . . .
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Bush Record on Medicare . . .
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Daschle Hearing Lovefest . . .
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Piece Says Obama's Reluctance to Draw Health Reform Line in the Sand Requires Advocacy Groups to Help Fill the Gap . . .
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Gingrich Encouraged by Obama Initiatives . . .
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Obama Can Use SCHIP to Prove . . .
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Taking on the Interests That Protect Excess Levels of Care . . .
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Details of Daschle Health Board Proposal . . .
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Current Health IT Plans Offer Insufficient Cognitive Support . . .
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Toward Health Information "Liquidity" . . .
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Public Plan Option Would Test Notion . . .
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Health Reform Comparison Tool . . .
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Iglehart Piece Foresees Many a Pitched Battle . . .
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Obama Faces 4 Major Obstacles . . .
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Religious Group Pushing Health Reform . . .
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Capping Tax Exclusion for Employer-Paid Health Insurance . . .
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Cost Sharing in 3 European Countries . . .
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Sliding Scale: As Drug Industry's Marketplace Woes . . .
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American Benefits Council Proposes Health Reform . . .
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House Ways and Means Sets Markup of Economic Stimulus . . .
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House Leaders Release Stimulus Package Details . . .
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Public Views Health Reform . . .
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9 Perspectives on Reform . . .
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Orszag Testimony Suggests Lead Times on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Medco CEO Call for Doc Protocols . . .
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CMS Releases Roadmap Documents . . .
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In Memo to President-Elect, Brookings Fellow Calls for . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Analysis Finds Swiss, Dutch Experiences . . .
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Economy Both Drives and Splits Consensus . . .
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Shakespeare on Reform . . .
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Logic of Obama Health Reform Focus Leads Him to Medicare . . .
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Health Reform's "Irrational Exuberance" . . .
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Health Care Opinion Leaders Want Reform to Address Full Gamut of Issues . . .
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Stimulus Package: Reshaping Medicaid, COBRA for Newly Unemployed . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing . . .
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Money, People, and Systems Hold Key . . .
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Health Passages of Inaugural Address . . .
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Health IT Issues Dot February Agenda of National Committee . . .
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Entitlement Reform Should Include Addressing Tax Treatment . . .
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National All-Payers Database . . .
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March White House Event . . .
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House Approps Document Lays Out , , ,
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Senate Budget Committee Posts Charts . . .
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Full-Scale Health Reform . . .
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NE Journal Roundtable Looks at How Recession . . .
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Health Reform's "Happy Talk" Stage . . .
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Stark Drops Health IT Bill . . .
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House Stimulus Package IT Provisions . . .
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China Has Big Plans . . .
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House GOP Appropriators . . .
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Trying to Manage the Inaugural Crowd . . .
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Comparative Effectiveness 1 of 11 . . .
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AHA Letter on Stimulus Legislation . . .
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House Republicans Tee Off on Stimulus Legislation . . .
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"Divided We Fail" . . .
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"Constitutional Inability" to Overhaul Medicare . . .
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House Committees Approve Stimulus Legislation . . .
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Senate Finance Mark on Stimulus Bill . . .
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Senate HIT Stimulus Spending Outstrips House Package . . .
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Siren Song for Policy Mariners . . .
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Building Data Liquidity . . .
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President Details Goals for Health Stimulus . . .
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Whip Says No Comprehensive Reform in '09 . . .
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Stimulus: Text of H.R. 1 Posted . . .
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Senate Approps Stimulus Markup . . .
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Pelosi Clarifies Dems' Schedule on Health Reform . . .
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CBO Releases New Stimulus Cost Estimates . . .
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Stimulus Views of E & C Republicans . . .
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McClellan Dartmouth Paper . . .
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ACP Stimulus Letter , , ,
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Senate Approps Panel Approves Stimulus . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Approves Economic Stimulus Package . . .
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Piece Sees Reform Efforts Plagued by Health Care "Isolationsism" . . .
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Some Fear Window for Health Care Reform is Closing . . .
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If You Think the Economic Stimulus Bill Bears a Strong Resemblance to Health Care Reform, You'd Not be All Wrong . . .
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As Stimulus Bill Prepares to Move to House Floor, Pelosi Calls Legislative Process More Open and Transparent Than in the Past . . .
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Senate Approps Panel Releases Committee-Approved Stimulus Bill Text, Accompanying Report . . .
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Consumer Groups Urge Single-Payer System, Call for Eliminating Private Insurers . . .
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NEJ of Medicine Piece Argues That Universal Coverage v. Economic Stimulus is False Choice . . .
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House Passes Economic Stimulus Package . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Assesses Media's Reporting on Stimulus Debate . . .
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Report Suggests Health Care Reform May Not be Doable in 2009 . . .
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CBO Letter Addresses Ways Stimulus Spending Could be Hastened . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Releases Webcast, Statements from Hearing on Health Reform's "Quality Chasm" . . .
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Waxman on the Schedule for Health Reform: "This is Our Time" . . .
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Op-Ed Says Obama Should Talk to Orszag Before Getting Too Far Down the Health Reform Road . . .
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Global Lessons: The Gradient for Achieving Universal Coverage Looks Different, Depending on Where on the Hill You Start . . .
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Does Stimulus + Health = Stealth Care? . . .
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Krugman Column Says Obama Too Timid on Health Reform, Urges FDR-Like Charge into the Fray to Prevent Economic Crisis from Becoming a Care Catastrophe . . .
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Reinhardt Finds U.S. Beset by Teenage Culture, Thinks That Explains a Lot About Our Health Care . . .
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House Small Business Committee Sets Hearing on Health Care Reform . . .
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Senate Finance Releases Bill Text for Committee-Approved Stimulus Plan . . .
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CBO Releases Budget Estimate for House-Passed Stimulus Package . . .
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Post Says Cost of Care, Not Cost of Access, is True Nut That Health Reform Needs to Crack . . .
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Post Fears Health Reform Pace Faltering, Threatening to Let Historic Opportunity Slip by . . .
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Congressional Panels Post Summaries of Senate- and House-Passed Stimulus Bills . . .
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Group Posts Side-by-Side Comparison of House, Senate Stimulus Packages . . .
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Senate Releases Full Text of Stimulus Legislation . . .
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Baucus Says, "Getting Health Care Reform Legislation Enacted This Year is My Top Priority" . . .
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House Small Business Committee Releases Witness List for Health Reform Hearing . . .
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Q and A Drills into the Details of Jacob Hacker's "Public Plan" Reform Proposal . . .
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Post-Daschle, Reform Likely to be Harder . . .
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RW Johnson Foundation "State of States" Report Reviews Prospects for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage Amid Downturn, Possible National Reforms . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Looks at Piece on How Mayo Clinic Takes on Health Reform . . .
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Washington Post Reports Senate Dems Lack Votes to Pass Stimulus Package . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Materials from Hearing on Health Reform . . .
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House Republicans Form Health Care Task Force . . .
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Post Finds Play-or-Pay Present in Current Reform Debate, Albeit Well Camouflaged . . .
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Piece Revisits, Finds Lessons, in New Deal-Era Stab at Health Care Reform . . .
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Post Sees Public Plan Option as Testing the Much-Sought Bipartisanship on Health Reform . . .
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New Joint Tax Committee Estimates Show Revenue Effects of Senate Stimulus Bill . . .
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In Letter to President, Baucus and Kennedy Affirm Their "Continuing Commitment to Enacting Comprehensive Health Care Reform This Year" . . .
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Think Tank's Report Says Public Plan Represents Health Reform's Best Shot at Containing Costs . . .
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ACP Letter Tells Hill That Health Care Spending is Indeed Stimulus . . .
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Report Says Stimulus Bill's HIT Provisions Help Bush Kin More Than Obama Advisor . . .
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Grassley Stimulus Bill Amendments Focus on Hospitals' Tax-Exempt Status . . .
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Though Health Care a Relatively Safe Haven in Economic Maelstrom, Prospect of Reform Makes Picture More Complicated . . .
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Wyden, Bennett Introduce New Version of "Healthy Americans Act" . . .
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Post Says Stimulus Bill's Provisions Might Qualify George W. Bush for Medicaid . . .
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"5-Tool" Analysis Concludes Biden May be the Utility Infielder Needed to Field Administration's Health Reform Team . . .
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Senate Appropriations Committee Posts Updated Summary of Stimulus Package . . .
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View Persists That Health Reform Possible This Year . . .
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Op-Ed Charges That Canadian Lawsuits on Access Point Up Rationing Path on Which U.S. is Embarking . . .
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Report Says Health Care to be "Central Focus" of Obama Budget Proposals . . .
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Senate Releases Bill Text for Nelson-Collins Stimulus Compromise . . .
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"Divided We Fail" Urges President to Give Sign That Health Reform Still a Go This Year . . .
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Baucus Calls Nelson-Collins Stimulus Substitute a "Principled Compromise" . . .
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So Far, Obama Has Latitude from the Left on Entitlement Reform . . .
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Where Health Reform Headed: "5 Points of Fight" . . .
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Obama Administration Goo-Goos Wield Spreadsheets to Gauge Health Reform Feedback . . .
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HHS Publishes Notice, Topics for Meeting of National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics . . .
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McCaughey Does a Point-by-Point on the Stimulus Package's Health Provisions . . .
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CBO Releases Estimate of Number of Individuals Who Would Receive Medicaid, COBRA Benefits Under House-Passed Stimulus Bill . . .
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Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Package . . .
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Senate Budget Committee Posts Materials from Hearing on Health Reform . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Side-by-Side of Major House and Senate Stimulus Provisions . . .
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Senate Finance Posts FAQs on Stimulus Package Health Provisions . . .
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Senate Finance Posts Estimates of Budget Effects of Nelson-Collins Stimulus Substitute's Revenue Provisions . . .
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Lewis-Camp Letter Requests GOP be Included in All Stimulus Negotiating Sessions . . .
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FAH Outlines Stimulus Positions in Letter to Hill Leaders . . .
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Editorial Charges that Stimulus HIT Provisions Establish Monopoly . . .
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Hill Leaders Want President's Budget Proposals to Lay Down Health Reform Marker . . .
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White House Seeking to Restore Some Stimulus Health Funding . . .
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50 Experts Tell White House That Implementation Holds Key to Success of Stimulus Provisions on Electronic Health Records . . .
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Editorial Sees House Stimulus HIT Provisions as Threatening Physician-Patient Relationship . . .
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Posting Shows Stimulus Conferees, Today's Conference Schedule . . .
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Hill GOP Charges That Dems Negotiate "Dead of Night" Stimulus Deal . . .
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"The Hill" Reports Stimulus Bill Agreement is Near . . .
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Congressional Stimulus Bill Agreement Announced . . .
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Poll Finds Americans' Most-Favored Health Reform Idea is Direct Government Drug-Price Negotiations . . .
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CBO Releases Analysis of Macroeconomic Effects of Stimulus Legislation . . .
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House Republicans Criticize Lack of Text on Stimulus Bill Agreement . . .
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Pharmacy Groups Release Health Reform Principles . . .
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Post Underscores CBO Director's Testimony that Limiting Tax Exclusion for Employer-Paid Health Insurance the "Cleanest and Strongest Lever" to Make Reform Work . . .
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Congressional Votes on Stimulus Package Expected by the Weekend . . .
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Hill Postings Provide Summaries of Stimulus Package Conference Report . . .
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Hill Releases Text of Stimulus Bill Conference Report . . .
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Post Says Health Reform Ideas Treading Water . . .
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Wyden Says New Version of "Healthy Americans Act" Echos Obama by Ensuring Workers Can Keep the Coverage They Have . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Integrative Health and the Path to Health Reform . . .
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Group Releases Stimulus Side-by-Side Comparison of Selected House, Senate, and Conference Health Provisions . . .
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NPR Reports Stimulus Bill's Comparative Effectiveness Debate Foreshadows Deeper Health Reform Controversy . . .
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CBO Posts Budget Estimate for Stimulus Conference Agreement . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Addressing Underinsurance in National Health Reform . . .
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Even Lobbyists Amazed at Specter's Stimulus Bill NIH Funding Feat . . .
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HealthHombre Updates Reform Dashboard to Reflect Key Excerpts from Stimulus Package . . .
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Report Says No One Likely to Give Health Reform That Daschle Spark . . .
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AP Reports "Divided We Fail" Coalition is Itself Divided . . .
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LA Times Article Reviews Stimulus Bill's Winners and Losers . . .
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NE Journal of Medicine Article Says Stimulus Package Jump Starts Obama Administration's Plans for Health Care . . .
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PhRMA Says Comprehensive Health Reform a Must for 2009 . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Sets Health Reform Hearing on CBO Budget Options . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Commission Releases Health Reform Recommendations . . .
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OMB Releases Guidance Document on Stimulus Law Implementation . . .
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Post Says Health Reform "Happy Talk" May be Ending as Groups Hew to Own Agendas . . .
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George Washington University's Health Policy Department Posts Summaries of Major Health Care Provisions of New Stimulus Law . . .
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Pear NY Times Article Reports Secret Hill Meetings Moving Stakeholders Toward Compromise on Health Care Reform . . .
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House Rules Committee Sets Session on 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation . . .
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Think Tank's Reports Review Medicare Spending's Key Drivers, Possible Fixes . . .
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BCBS Report Reviews 2008 State Efforts to Address Access, Quality, and Cost . . .
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Post Puts Cautious Gloss on Reports of Emerging Health Reform Consensus . . .
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Report Says Obama to Call for Setting Aside "Significant" Sum for Health Reform . . .
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Post Sees Shrewdness in Administration's Plan to Come Clean on Full Cost of Physician Fee-Schedule Expenditures . . .
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Op-Ed Charges that Push to Cut Deficit Will Damage Medicare . . .
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Finance Panel to Interrupt Wednesday's Health Reform Hearing to Organize Itself . . .
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House Budget Committee Sets Hearing on President's 2010 Budget . . .
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NGA Names Health Reform Task Force That Includes Sebelius, Bredesen . . .
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Health Reform Returns to Center of Administration's Messaging . . .
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Analysis, Seeing Reform Closer Than Ever, Says Bold Steps on Utilization Could Wring Dramatic Savings Out of System . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on "Integrative" Path to Health Reform . . .
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Context is All: What to Listen for in Tonight's Presidential Address . . .
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IOM Identifies New Chasm: The One That Separates Uninsured from Needed Health Services . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on Addressing Underinsurance in Health Reform . . .
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Commentary Looks at Technical Limitations of Latest CMS Health Expenditure Projections . . .
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SEIU Head, Pfizer CEO Say Health Reform Can't Wait . . .
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Obama Presents Health Reform Issue Through Prism of Costs . . .
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Reid Singles Out Health Care, Energy as Senate Priorities for the Year , , ,
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Report Says Obama Budget Proposal to Call for Higher Taxes on Affluent to Pay for Health Care Initiatives . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on CBO's Health Reform Budget Options . . .
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Baucus-Kennedy Op-Ed Says Comprehensive Health Reform Needed Now . . .
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Dartmouth Analysis Finds Silver Lining in Health Cost Escalation: We Can Learn from Geographic Areas Where Spending is Lower . . .
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Piece Finds Careful Calculation in What Obama Chose to Leave Out of His Budget . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Statements from Latest in Series of Hearing on Integrative Care . . .
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Administration Releases Text of Proposed 2010 Budget . . .
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NY Times Editorial Calls Obama Health Reform Proposal "Bold and Long Overdue" . . .
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MedPAC Releases March Report to Congress . . .
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CQ Piece Sees Health Reform Risk for Obama in "Putting the Pain Before the Plan" . . .
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Leavitt Looks at Effects of Daschle Withdrawal on Staff Leadership in White House . . .
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Kondracke Piece Sees Obama Health Reform Summit as Good Bipartisan Move . . . .
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Though Preferring to Handle Health Reform Through Regular Order, White House Does Not Rule Out Reconciliation Vehicle . . .
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Orszag Says Administration Open to Federal Board to Make Key Health Care Decisions . . .
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Program Note: Hombre Updates Health Reform Dashboard . . .
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Report Says Obama Had His Reasons for "Going Big" on Budget, Health Reform, etc. . . .
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Big Week for Health Reform . . .
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CBO Releases Analysis of Year-by-Year Effects of New Stimulus Law . . .
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Group Posts Materials from Session on Health Reform Options for Covering the Uninsured . . .
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Annals of Internal Medicine Sifts Through Variety of Potential Health Reform Approaches . . .
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With Health Leaders Named, Administration Turns to Challenging Path to Reform . . .
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Article Says Comparative Effectiveness, Other Elements of Health Reform Can Do Little Unless Patients, Physicians Change Their Behavior . . .
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Group Launches Campaign to Fight Government-Centered Health Reform . . .
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Post Says Obama Vagueness on Reform Details Shows Need for Commission on Entitlement Reform . . .
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New Poll Finds 49% of Voters Believe Obama Should Defer Health Reform Until Economy Improves . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Sets Hearing on President's 2010 Health Care Reform Proposals . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Announces First in Series of Hearings on Making Health Care Work for American Families . . .
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Jacob Hacker (of Public Plan Fame) Lauds Obama Health Reform Strategy as "Almost Perfect" . . .
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Congressional Schedule on Health Reform Comes into Clearer Focus . . .
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Baucus Questions Obama Proposal of Using Tax Hikes on Wealthy Americans to Help Fund Health Reform . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements, Video from Hearing on Health Reform . . .
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House Ways and Means Committee Sets Health Reform Hearing . . .
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Iglehart NE Journal Piece Notes Obama Faces Tough Odds in Trying to Bring Major Changes to Health Sector During Severe Downturn . . .
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White House Gears Up for Health Reform Summit . . .
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Senate Finance Posts Witness List for Hearing on Workforce Issues in Health Care Reform . . .
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President Calls Reform a "Fiscal Imperative," Says It's a Must for This Year . . .
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Op-Ed Says Dems' Reform Plan So Weak That Their Only Hope is to Pass it Fast . . .
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Next Up After White House Health Reform Summit: Regional Forums . . .
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National Journal Piece Says 5 Major Crossroads Lie Between Policymakers and Health Care Reform . . .
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2 Unions Withdraw from AHA-Led Coalition on Health Reform . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Posts Witness List for Health Reform Hearing . . .
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NY Times Editorial Lauds Obama Leadership on Health Reform, But Notes Somebody Still Has to Answer the Hard Questions . . .
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CQ Reviews Sunday Talk Show Chatter on Health Reform . . .
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To Achieve Health Reform, Obama Will Need to Deploy Political Skills That Brought Him to the Presidency . . .
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Public Plan May be Health Reform Deal Breaker . . .
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Large Number of Stakeholders Urge Senate, House Budget Committee Leadership to Let Health Reform Bypass Pay-As-You-Go Rules . . .
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Analysis Finds Stimulus HIT Funding Still Leaves Many Physicians in Small Practices Facing Imposing Upfront Costs . . .
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Health Reform Moves into Real-Life, On-the-Ground Phase . . .
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Group Releases Materials from Session on International Lessons for U.S. Health Reform . . .
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March/April Health Affairs Focuses on Health IT . . .
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Piece "Translates" 8 Principles That Guide Obama Health Reform Plan . . .
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AARP Report Looks at What Health Reform Means for Those 50 - 64 . . .
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Hill Committees Start the Slog Toward Health Reform . . .
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Baucus Says He Aims to Have Health Reform Bill on President's Desk This Summer . . .
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Another Argument for a Public Plan: Easier to Say "No" to Unjustified Interventions . . .
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Politics Has Its Irony: Red States Would Benefit Most from Obama Health Plan . . .
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DeParle Op-Ed Says Nation Can't Afford to Wait on Health Reform . . .
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House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Sets Hearing on MedPAC March Report . . .
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House Health Leaders Tell Obama They're Committed to Comprehensive Reform This Year . . .
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Baucus Floor Statement Reiterates Aggressive Senate Schedule on Health Reform . . .
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NE Journal of Medicine Piece Reviews Health Provisions of New Stimulus Law . . .
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HHS Launches New Office to Coordinate Spending of Stimulus Funds . . .
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Former President Clinton Says Road to Health Reform Looks Easier Now . . .
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House Ways and Means Health Panel Posts Statements from Health Reform Hearing . . .
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Key Congressional Democrats Push Back on Obama Health Budget . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Statements from Hearing on Workforce Issues in Health Care Reform . . .
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After 30 Years in Senate, Baucus Calls Health Reform "the Hardest Legislative Challenge of My Lifetime" . . .
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Article Says Political Tensions Inherent in True Health Reform Have Not Gone Away; They've Just Put on a Happy Face . . .
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Post Views Health Care as Another Sector of Economy Where Bubble May be About to Burst . . .
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Piece Argues That for Electronic Records to Work, They Need Right Physician Attitude to Go With the Stimulus Money . . .
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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Despite Health Reform Euphoria, Poll of Hill Insiders Suggests Change More Likely to be Incremental Than Sweeping . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Panel Posts Witness List for Second in Series of Health Reform Hearings . . .
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National Journal Posts "Promise Audit" on Health Care Issues . . .
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NY Times Reports Obama Now Open to Taxing of Some Health Benefits . . .
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Time Reports Senate's Bipartisan "Gang of Nine" Nearing Consensus on Broad Reform Outline . . .
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Boston Globe Editorial Lauds Obama Health Reform Stance, Says Fixing System Can't Wait for Economy to Recover . . .
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Post Advocates Better Design As Route to Health Care Solutions That Stick . . .
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Piece Calls for Obama to Consider Using Budget Reconciliation as Route to Health Reform . . .
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Article Reports on Pitched Battle Over Public Plan . . .
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MedPAC Posts Transcript of Last Week's Sessions . . .
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Post Calls Emerging Obama Position on Taxing Health Benefits a Weak Imitation of McCain Plan . . .
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Pear NY Times Piece Looks at House Team Effort on Health Reform . . .
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Inside Look at Team Obama's Health Reform Decision Making Shows a President Willing to Break Out of Cautious Mode and Take a Risk . . .
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Some Estimates Show Cost of Providing Coverage for Uninsured Could be Double the Amount of the Administration's "Down Payment" . . .
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Orszag Says Using Reconciliation for Health Reform Would Not be Unusual . . .
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Report from Vermont: Obama Regional Health Forum More Lively Than the White House Event . . .
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House Ways and Means Health Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on MedPAC March Report to Congress . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Video Highlights of Hearing on Effects of Medicare Budget Proposals on Small Providers . . .
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Piece Dissects Differences in Approach of Senate, House Republicans on Health Reform . . .
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DeParle Op-Ed Lays Out Case for Health Reform Now . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Issue Brief Provides History of Health Reform Efforts . . .
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Gingrich Group Releases White Paper on an "Intelligent Health System" That is "Information Rich" . . .
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WS Journal Article Walks Through Health Reform's Reconciliation Scenario . . .
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Grassley Calls Public Plan Option the Toughest Health Reform Nut to Crack . . .
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Administration Names Blumenthal Health Information Coordinator . . .
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Daschle, Disclaiming His Own Indispensibility, Says Health Reform's Moment is Now . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Reports Grassley Wants Conservative Critics to Keep Hyping Comparative Effectiveness Concerns . . .
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Updated: Berenson, Nichols Call for Independent Health Care Entity to Insulate Congress, CMS "From Day-to-Day Stakeholder Lobbying" . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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Some Starting to Call for President to Set Aside Health Reform to Focus on Economy . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Posts Witness List for Hearing on Improving Access to Care . . .
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Post Says AIG's Lesson for Health Reform is Not to Forget to Read the Bill Itself . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Posts Statements from Latest in Series of Health Reform Hearings . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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House Ways and Means Committee Sets Health Reform Hearing on Delivery System Changes . . .
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Senate Finance Health Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Role of Long-Term Care in Health Reform . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform (Including Budget Resolutions) . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Posts Witness List for 4th in Series of Health Reform Hearings . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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White House Releases Report on Health Reform Summit . . .
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House Budget Committee Files Report on Budget Resolution . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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Pick Your Brackets: March Madness Meets Health Reform . . .
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Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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Updated: House Ways and Means Committee Posts Statements from Health Reform Hearing . . .
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2nd Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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House, Senate Pass Budget Resolutions . . .
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CMS to Terminate Phase II of Electronic Health Records Demo to Get Out of the Way of Stimulus Funds . . .
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2nd Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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HHS Creates New Office to Coordinate Implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act . . .
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National Commission Recommends 7 Strategies for Addressing U.S. Health Care "Crisis" . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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HHS Establishes Stimulus-Required Committees on Health Information Technology . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform . . .
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Updated Roundup: Health Reform -- Including Obama Budget Details . . .
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HHS Announces Members of HIT Policy and Standards Panels, Sets Meeting . . .
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GAO Announces MedPAC Appointments . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Releases Health Reform Options for Generating Savings, Raising Revenues . . .
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HHS Releases ARRA Implementation Materials . . .
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CBO Letter Addresses MA Payments Option Under Review in Senate Finance Committee . . .
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National HIT Coordinator Releases ARRA-Required Schedule for Standards Committee Assessment of Policy Recommendations . . .
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Latest from Health Policy Newswire . . .
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Hospital Groups File Comments on Guidance for Implementing ARRA's HIT Security Breach Notification Provisions . . .
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Department of Labor Posts Summary of Subsidy Denials Requirements Under ARRA's Continuation of Coverage Provisions . . .
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American Hospital Association Submits Comments on Senate Finance Committee Options Paper on Expanding Health Care Coverage . . .
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Baucus "Thrilled" With Coburn-Burr Health Reform Bill . . .
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HIT: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Compiles Report for Blumenthal on Hearing on Definition of "Meaningful Use" . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments with Senate Finance Committee on Options for Expanding Health Care Coverage . . .
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BIO's Seat at Health Reform Table . . .
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AHA Submits Comments on Senate Finance Committee's Savings and Revenue Options . . .
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HHS Releases ARRA-Required Description of Regional Program to Help Providers Become Meaningful HIT Users . . .
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House Small Business Panel Sets Health Reform Hearing . . .
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CBO Releases Issue Brief on Budgetary Treatment of Health Insurance Overhaul Proposals . . .
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DeParle Meets with Physician Leaders in Health Reform Stakeholders Session . . .
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United Healthcare Posts Working Paper on Health Reform Cost-Containment Options . . .
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Orszag Weighs in on McAllen, Texas, and Practice-Pattern Variations . . .
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Orszag Uses Blog Post to Graph Cost-Restraint Effects of Health Reform Over Budget Window . . .
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Orszag Cites "Belt and Suspenders" Approach to Health Reform . . .
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In Letter to President, Stakeholder Groups Detail Steps for Cutting Health Costs, as Grassley Remains Skeptical . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Witness List for Health Reform Hearing . . .
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President's Council of Economic Advisers Releases Report on Economic Case for Health Reform . . .
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IOM Releases Presentations of Orszag, Other Speakers at Session on the "Healthcare Imperative" of Lowering Costs, Improving Outcomes . . .
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National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Posts Observations on "Meaningful Use" of HIT . . .
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Today's Policy Blogs & Newswire . . .
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AHRQ Posts Listing of Health Policy Actions Taken at Request of Hill, HHS . . .
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Obama, in Letter to Kennedy and Baucus, Says He's Open to Stronger MedPAC Role, Willing to Cut an Additional $200-$300 Billion from Medicare and Medicaid Over Next Decade . . .
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Without Endorsing Public Plan Option, Blue Dog Democrats Set Conditions to Which Any Such Plan Should Adhere . . .
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House Small Business Committee Posts Statements, Video from Health Reform Hearing . . .
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Orszag Bores in on McAllen, Texas . . .
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Zeke Emanuel Posits "Inconvenient Truths" on Health Care Costs . . .
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House Education and Labor Panel Sets Hearing on Single-Payer Health Reform Option . . .
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Wyden Bill Would Establish Demo on Reducing Chronic Conditions Among Those About to Enter Medicare . . .
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Kennedy Draft Reform Bill Cuts Broad Swath Through Health Insurance Landscape . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets June 11 Health Reform Session . . .
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President Uses Weekly Radio Address to Keep Up Heat on Need for Health Reform . . .
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CBO Director Addresses Methods for Costing Out Health Reform Proposals . . .
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Ways and Means Ranking Republican Says MedPAC Data Show Chink in Public Plan Armor . . .
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Orszag Says Quality-Aligned Incentives Needed to Get Most Out of Innovation . . .
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National Coordinator Sets HIT Standards Committee Session for June 23 . . .
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CBO Director Explains Rationale for Not Counting Prevention and Wellness Initiatives as Medicare Savers . . .
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House Education and Labor Panel Posts Initial List of Witnesses for Hearing on Single-Payer System . . .
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Secretary Sebelius Releases New Report on Need for Health Reform to Address Care Disparities . . .
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Senate Budget Committee Leaders Ask CBO to Use Cost-Control Prism to Identify Health Reform Options . . .
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Updated: Key House Committee Chairs Release Outline of Draft Health Reform Legislation . . .
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2nd Update: Senate HELP Committee Posts Health Reform Bill, Gets Set for June 16 Mark-Up . . .
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Enzi Says He's "Pushing Back" on Dems' Attempt to Act on a Health Reform Bill Without a CBO Score . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Releases Videos from 2-Day Health Reform Roundtable . . .
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House Budget Committee Sets Hearing on the Economic Case for Health Reform . . .
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As President Outlines More Medicare and Medicaid Cuts, White House Steps Up Health Reform Effort . . .
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MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Moves Back Health Reform Session to June 17 . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Program Brief Summarizing Agency's Health IT Portfolio . . .
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CBO Finds HELP Committee's Health Reform Bill Would Increase Spending $1 Trillion Over 2010-2019 Period . . .
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President Makes Health Reform Pitch to AMA . . .
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Coalition Charges That Administration's Imaging Proposals Will Impede Needed Care Access . . .
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AHA "Disappointed" That Administration's Latest Reform Proposals Call for $220 in Hospital Cuts . . .
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Updated: HHS HIT Policy Committee Sets 10-Day Comment Period on "Meaningful Use" . . .
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CMS Releases New Fact Sheet, FAQs on ARRA's HIT Provisions . . .
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House Education and Labor Committee Sets Hearing on House Draft Proposal on Health Reform . . .
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2nd Update: CBO Provides New Analyses of Effects of Reform Proposals on Health Spending . . .
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Orszag: "CBO Points the Way" on Health Reform . . .
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House Republicans Release Health Reform Proposal . . .
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Former Senate Leaders Baker, Daschle, and Dole Release Health Reform Plan . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Sets Hearing on Draft Health Reform Proposal . . .
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House Small Business Committee Schedules Hearing on Health IT Adoption . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Posts Videos of Health Reform Markup . . .
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URAC Opens Comment Period on HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files HIT "Meaningful Use" Comments . . .
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House Committees Release Health Reform Discussion Draft, Related Materials . . .
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PhRMA Releases Statements on Health Reform Agreement on Part D Costs . . .
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HHS Posts Preliminary Agenda for June 23 HIT Standards Committee Session . . .
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HHS Posts Additional Materials from June 16 HIT Policy Committee Meeting . . .
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House Small Business Panel Posts Witness List for Hearing on HIT Adoption . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Sets 3 Hearings on Health Reform Draft, Names 1st-Day Witnesses . . .
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House Education and Labor Committee Posts Witness List for Hearing on Health Reform Draft Bill . . .
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HHS Posts Materials from Today's HIT Standards Committee Meeting . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Panel Posts Statements, Video from 1st Day of Hearings on Health Reform Draft . . .
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House Education and Labor Committee Posts Webcast, Statements from Hearing on Health Reform Draft . . .
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HHS Releases Report on "Hidden" Costs of Care . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Panel Posts Statements from 2d Day of Hearings on Draft Reform Bill . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Files Comments on HIT Policy Workgroup's Definition of "Meaningful Use" . . .
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MedPAC Submits "Meangingful Use" Comments to HHS HIT Policy Committee . . .
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Series of Reports Shows State-by-State Need for Health Reform, HHS Says . . .
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Health Reform: CBO Releases Cost Estimate for Senate HELP Bill . . .
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Report of CBO Scoring of House Reform Bill Was "Fabricated," Committees Say . . .
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CBO Provides Estimates for Adding Substantial Medicaid Expansion to Senate HELP Committee's Reform Bill . . .
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Updated: CBO Releases Preliminary Estimate for House Health Reform Bill . . .
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HHS HIT Policy Committee Posts Agenda for July 14-15 Session of Certification/Adoption Workgroup . . .
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CBO Issue Brief Examines Effects of Changes to Health Insurance System on Labor Markets . . .
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Senate Finance GOP Tax Counsels Release Qs and As on Effects of House Dems' Tax on Small Businesses to Help Finance Health Reform . . .
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Joint Tax Committee Posts Description, Estimates for Chairman's Mark for Ways and Means Consideration of House Health Reform Bill . . .
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Updated: House Ways and Means Committee Approves Health Reform Bill . . .
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Updated: White House Floats Draft Bill to Create Independent Medicare Advisory Council . . .
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CBO Posts Preliminary Analysis of House Health Reform Bill . . .
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HHS HIT Standards Committee Posts Agenda for July 21 Meeting . . .
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IOM Sets Final of 3 Sessions on the "Healthcare Imperative" of "Lowering Costs and Improving Value" . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Voices Strong Opposition to "Super-MedPAC" . . .
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CBO Releases Review of IMAC Legislation, Additional Views on House Reform Bill . . .
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Energy and Commerce Panel Posts Analyses of District-by-District Effects of House Health Reform Bill . . .
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CRS Report Provides Introduction to Health Care Reform . . .
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Joint Economic Committee Report Finds Women Would Benefit from Public Option, Health Insurance Exchanges . . .
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Updated: CBO Letter Addresses Fiscal Effects of Preventive, Wellness Initiatives . . .
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HHS Posts Agenda for August 14 Meeting of HIT Policy Committee . . .
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NICE Says U.S. Health Reform Debate Mischaracterizes Institute's Role . . .
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CMS Posts FAQs on Health Information Technology . . .
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HHS Posts Materials from HIT Policy Committee's August 14 Session . . .
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HHS Secretary Delegates HIT Authority to National Coordinator . . .
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HHS Posts New HIT Fact Sheets . . .
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National HIT Coordinator Posts Update on Program Initiatives . . .
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Federation of American Hospitals Says "Meaningful Use" Funding Should Not be Tied to Achievement of Quality Measures . . .
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Updated: CBO Posts Analysis of House Reform Bill's Effects on Part D Premiums . . .
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AHRQ Posts Proposed Information Collection on HIT Community Tracking Study . . .
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AdvaMed Study Finds Certain Chronic, Acute Conditions Drain GDP by $1.4 Billion Annually . . .
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HHS Releases Information, Agendas for Meetings of HIT Policy, Standards Panels . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Overview of Agency's Role Under ARRA, Including Role in Providing Funding Opportunities . . .
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AHRQ Annual Conference to Focus on Health System Change . . .
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Public Opinion Survey Finds Most Voters Want Obama to Tell Congress to Reject Further Imaging Cuts . . .
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Baucus Document Sketches Framework for Health Reform . . .
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AdvaMed Vows Fight on Proposed Tax on Device, Diagnostics Industry . . .
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PhRMA Commends Baucus, Finance Committee on Reform Framework Document . . .
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CBO Releases Written Answers to Questions on Effects of Senate HELP Panel's Reform Bill . . .
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HHS Posts Agendas for Upcoming Meetings of HIT Policy, Standards Committees . . .
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HHS Posts Materials from ONC's August Technical Expert Workshop . . .
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House Oversight Panel Schedules 2 Days of Hearings on "The Bureaucracy of Private Health Insurance" . . .
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HHS Posts, Seeks Comments on HIT Standards Committee Recommendations . . .
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HIT Standards Committee Releases Additional Materials for September 15 Meeting . . .
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AdvaMed Asks Baucus, Grassley to Strike Proposed Device Tax from Reform Proposal . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Sets Health Reform Briefing . . .
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Stark Blasts Insurance Industry Studies . . .
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Baucus Releases Reform Plan Chairman's Mark . . .
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Updated: AdvaMed Commends Senators Fighting Reform Proposal's Device Industry Tax . . .
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Updated: CBO Posts Preliminary Analysis of Baucus Reform Proposal . . .
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Joint Tax Committee Releases Preliminary Analysis of Baucus Reform Proposal's Revenue Provisions . . .
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HHS Announces Participation in State-Based Medical Home Demo . . .
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2d Update: HIT Policy Committee Posts Presentations for September 18 Session . . .
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ONC Posts Summary of Comments from Provider Groups with Special Needs on EHR, "Meaningful Use" . . .
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Finance Committee Posts Fact Sheets on Baucus Chairman's Mark . . .
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President Instructs HHS to Start State Demos on Medical Liability . . .
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Carrying Out President's Request, AHRQ Moves Forward on Medical Liability Demos . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Backgrounder on Chairman's Mark Provisions on Insurance Exchanges . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Information on Planned Amendments to Baucus Chairman's Mark . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Backgrounder on Chairman's Mark Provisions on Women, Families . . .
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CCHIT Posts Materials from Town Hall on New Requirements for EHR Certification . . .
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CBO Posts Letter in Response to Health Reform Options Posed by House Budget Committee's Ranking Republican . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Sets Markup to Consider Amendments to Health Reform Bill . . .
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Updated: Baucus Releases Revised Health Reform Mark, Associated Fiscal Projections . . .
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Updated: Senate Finance Releases New Materials on Baucus Mark's Provisions . . .
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Updated: CBO Director Blogs on Baucus Mark's Provisions . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Posts Amendments, Other Materials from Health Reform Markup . . .
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Wyden Summarizes 7 of His Amendments Adopted During First Day of Senate Finance Markup . . .
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HIT Policy, Standards Panels Officially Transmit Recommendations to ONC . . .
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HHS Files Latest Weekly Report on ARRA Finances, Activities . . .
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Updated: Senate Finance Democratic Staff Releases Chart Showing How Changes to Chairman's Mark Affect Budget Scoring . . .
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House Health Leaders Vow Protection of Veterans in Reform Bill . . .
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Updated: CBO Director Releases Presentation on Budget and Economic Outlook . . .
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Baucus on Markup Progress: "We Continue to Move Forward" . . .
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HHS Federal Register Notice Sets Session of HIT Standards Committee . . .
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HHS Posts Federal Register Notice on Upcoming HIT Policy Committee Session . . .
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HHS Announces ARRA Grants for Electronic Health Records, Other HIT-Related Activities . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Sets Health Reform Hearing . . .
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HHS Posts Latest Weekly Report on ARRA Activities and Expenditures . . .
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AdvaMed Analysis Finds Baucus Mark's Provisions Would Double Device Industry Tax Burden . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Releases Backgrounder on Baucus Mark's Insurance Options for Small Businesses and Employees . . .
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Senate Aging Committee Posts Statements, Other Resources from Health Reform Hearing . . .
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HHS Releases Report on Benefits of HIT to Care in Rural America . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Posts Backgrounder on Chairman's Mark Provisions on Taxes, Insurance Affordability . . .
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Senate Finance Committee Approves Amendment to Allow States to Establish Basic Health Care Plans . . .
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4th Update: Senate Finance Committee Posts Technical Corrections to Redlined Version of Chairman's Mark . . .
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MedPAC Provides New Comment Opportunity, Inviting Feedback at Time Meeting Agendas Become Public . . .
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Grassley Urges That CBO, Joint Tax Committee Weigh in Before Senate Finance Votes on Health Reform Bill . . .
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2nd Update: CBO, Joint Tax Committee Release Estimates of Baucus Mark, as Amended . . .
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Senate Finance Set to Return to Reform Bill Next Tuesday . . .
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14 Democratic Senators Write to Urge Reid, Baucus, Harkin to "Moderate" Device Fees in Health Reform Bill . . .
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Joint Tax Committee Posts Estimates for Revenue Provisions of Baucus Mark . . .
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CBO Releases Analysis of Cost Effects of Proposals on Medical Malpractice Reform . . .
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CBO Releases New Data on Baucus Mark's Insurance Provisions , . . .
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House E & C Oversight Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Insurance Coverage . . .
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MedPAC Posts Transcript of October 8-9 Session . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Oversight Panel Posts Witness List for Hearing on Underinsurance . . .
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Senate Finance Posts Summary of Committee-Approved Health Reform Bill . . .
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2nd Update: Ways and Means Transmits Health Reform Bill and Committee Report to House Budget Panel, Officially Discharging Reconciliation Instructions . . .
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Updated: Senate Finance Posts Committee-Approved Health Reform Bill and Report . . .
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Grassley Writes Sebelius About Use of Federal Funds for Health Reform Materials on HHS Web Site . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Analysis Examines Major Health Reform Bills' Provisions on Insurance, Health Delivery, and Financing . . .
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CBO Director's Blog Post Addresses Insurance Provisions of Senate Finance-Reported Health Reform Bill . . .
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CBO Finds House Bill Stripping Health Insurers of Antitrust Immunity Would Not Be a Significant Federal Cost Item . . .
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Group Releases Materials from Session on Divining Health Reform Meaning from Recent Public Opinion Polls . . .
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Report Says Device Companies Win Lower Fees in Both Senate and House Reform Bills . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets Hearing on Health Insurance Costs for Small Businesses . . .
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Updated: CBO, Joint Committee on Taxation Post Estimates for New House Health Reform Bill . . .
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CBO Letter to Baucus Describes Measures Used to Project Fiscal Effects of Health Reform Proposals . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Names Witnesses for Hearing on Health Costs of Small Businesses . . .
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CBO Releases Analysis of House Reform Bill's Provisions on Insurance Subsidies, Costs . . .
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Updated: Dems Post Manager's Amendment to House Reform Bill . . .
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House Rules Committee Sets Friday Session on Health Reform Legislation . . .
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Grassley Releases CRS Analysis That Says HHS Web Material May Have Violated Lobbying Prohibition . . .
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CBO Director's Blog Post Addresses Health Reform and Unauthorized Immigrants . . .
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White House Issues Official Statement of Support for House Reform Bill . . .
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House Posts Interactive Graphic on Reform Bill . . .
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House Rules Committee Posts Summaries of Amendments Submitted on Reform Bill . . .
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AdvaMed Applauds House for Reform Action, But Cites Some Problem Areas . . .
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CRS Report Addresses Medicare Provisions in House-Passed Health Reform Bill . . .
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Rand Posts Side-by-Side Comparisons of House and Senate Health Reform Bills . . .
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3rd Update: Reid Releases Senate Health Reform Bill . . .
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This Sunday's "60 Minutes" to Take on Cost of Dying . . .
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CBO Letter Addresses House, Senate Reform Bills' Provisions on Community Assistance Living Support . . .
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Updated: CBO Releases Analysis of Senate Reform Bill's Effects on Insurance Premiums . . .
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CBO Letters Address Fiscal Implications of Reform Provisions on Premiums/Cost-Sharing Subsidies, Community Living Program . . .
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CBO Letter Provides Additional Information on Budgetary Effects of Medical Liability Proposals . . .
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CMS Actuary Finds Federal Costs Would Rise Under Senate Reform Bill . . .
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AdvaMed Applauds Senators for Effort to Limit Device Tax . . .
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CRS Report Compares Health Insurance Provisions of House, Senate Health Reform Bills . . .
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Fine Print: CBO Director Appends Addendum to Previous Post Correcting Analysis of Senate Health Reform Manager's Amendment . . .
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Grassley, Enzi Charge That Public Plan Advocate Failed to Disclose to Congress $400,000 in Government Contracts . . .
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In Annual Report, White House Council of Economic Advisers Keeps Up Drumbeat for Health Reform . . .
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Alliance for Health Reform Posts Toolkit on How Reconciliation Works . . .
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Rand Posts Analysis of Senate Health Reform Bill, Including Comparison with House Legislation . . .
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In Annual Report on State of Nation's Health Care, American College of Physicians Sees Dire Future Without Reform . . .
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CBO Won't Score Obama Health Reform Proposal . . .
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AEI Releases Report on "Realistic" Health Reform . . .
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Continental Divide: New Kaiser Foundation Tracking Poll Finds Public Split 43 Percent v. 43 Percent on Health Reform Legislation . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Health Reform Side-by-Side that Includes President's Proposal . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Releases Updated Health Reform Subsidy Calculator that Takes into Account President Obama's Proposal . . .
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Rand Releases Analysis of President's Health Reform Proposal, Finds Cut in Number of Uninsured Comparable to Senate and House Bills . . .
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Urban Institute Paper Identifies Those With Most to Lose if Health Reform Not Enacted . . .
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Gallup Finds Americans, by 52% - 39% Margin, Oppose Use of Reconciliation for Reform . . .
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CBO Releases Preliminary Assessment of President's 2011 Proposed Budget . . .
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Joint Committee on Taxation Releases Analysis of Revenue Effects of President's Proposed 2011 Budget . . .
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Updated: CBO, Joint Committee on Taxation Post New Analyses of Fiscal Effects of Senate-Passed Health Reform Bill . . .
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Drugs & Devices
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Use of New ASP Volume Weighting Methodology . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Survey of Commercial Plans Shows Higher Pharmaceutical Costs . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Suit Claims Medicare Incorrectly Classified Clotting Agent as Multiple-Source Drug . . .
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MITA Health Reform Principles Recognize . . .
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AdvaMed Applauds Changes Allowing German Hospitals . . .
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AdvaMed Approves Changes to Code of Ethics . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Quarterly Report Finds ASP-Based Payments for 16 Drugs . . .
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High-Tech Medicine . . .
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Man Who Would be Senator . . .
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Slowdown in Prescription Drugs . . .
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NY Times on Industry Disclosure . . .
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OIG on Key HHS Management Challenges . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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PhRMA Highlights . . .
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PCMA Says Slowdown in Drug Costs . . .
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Device/Procedure Edits . . .
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Drug Industry Advocacy . . .
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Portable X-Ray Suppliers . . .
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Encouraging New Medical Technologies . . .
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Drugs and Health Reform . . .
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OIG Releases Corporate Integrity Agreement . . .
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Litany of Pharma Industry Challenges . . .
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Federal Appeals Court Sustains . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Q & As on Part B ASP Drug Pricing . . .
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Prostate Cancer Innovation . . .
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European Regulators Recommend Rationing . . .
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Riddle of Technology and Costs . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Drug Costs and Consumers . . .
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PhRMA Promotions . . .
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Grassley, Kohl Introduce New Version of Bill . . .
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NICE Guidelines on Rx Drug Decisionmaking . . .
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New Drug/Device Disclosure Bill Seen as Improvement . . .
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Clinical Pharmacy Savings . . .
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Top 5 Drug Classes, as Ranked by Expenses . . .
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Research, Profit, and Human Health . . .
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Reference-Based Pricing for Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Polling Data on Generic v. Branded Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Drug Billing (Subscription Content) . . .
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Piling On: WS Journal Editorial Sees Medicare Policies for Drugs as One of a String of Innovation Hurdles . . .
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AHRQ Posts Proposed Information Collection on Health Literacy Pharmacy Tools . . .
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Agenda for Session of HHS Secretary's Genetics Advisory Panel to Focus on Payer Perspectives . . .
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Report by State Legislators' Group Calls for "Putting the Drug Lobby on the Defensive" . . .
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Personalized Medicine: Study of Stakeholders Finds Consumers Derive Greatest Benefit in Shortest Period of Time . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for February Town Hall on IPPS New Technology Payments . . .
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Has Open Source Movement Come to Health Care Innovation? . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Devices, OPPS (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Drug Code Revisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers' Ad Takes Shot at State Generic Carve-Out Legislation . . .
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Medicare Reimbursement Issues Interwoven with Other Considerations in the Dispensing of Oral Cancer Drugs . . .
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Is Disruptive Innovation the Route to Reduced Health Costs? . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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One Skirmish in the Broader Health Policy Battle: Mail Order v. Bricks-and-Mortar Pharmacies . . .
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Study Reviews Fecal Occult Blood Tests as Quick, Inexpensive Tool for Colorectal Cancer Screening . . .
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Federal Government Data -- Certain Drug Expenditures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Brookings Analysis Sees Part D Evolution Opening Up New Role for Pharmacists . . .
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IOM Report Finds HIPAA Privacy Rule Interferes With Medical Research . . .
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OIG Quarterly Review Finds 10 Drugs with a Part B ASP That Exceeded AMP by at Least 5 Percent . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Posts Materials from Briefing on Prescription Drugs, Including Pricing and Purchasing . . .
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Data Show Patients Often Drive Use of Generic Drugs . . .
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Medicare -- National Drug Code Billing (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Coverage for Certain Lab Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Group Posts Summary of State Legislative Activities on Prescription Drug Pricing . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Description of OPPS Pass-Through Eligibility Requirements for Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ASP Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Post Eschews Simplistic Answers on Technology, Says Better Approaches Needed to Identify, Speed the Truly Promising . . .
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MITA Says Administration Budget Proposal for Using Radiology Benefits Managers Would Harm Access to Imaging Services . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Development of Personalized Medicine in Oncology . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Pricing for Certain Pharmaceuticals (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Report Finds Medicare Part D and Medicaid Payments Comparable for Selected Single-Source Drugs . . .
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Piece Reports Broad Variation in Quality of Imaging Procedures, Says Large Share of Services Don't Help Diagnose or Treat . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Personalized Medicine in Oncology . . .
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Moody's Says Economic Outlook Turns Negative for Medical Devices . . .
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CMS Proposes Information Collections on ASP Data, Medicaid Drug Rebate, Other Issues . . .
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Major Imaging Companies to Fight Administration Plan to Use Radiology Benefit Managers in Medicare . . .
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WSJ Editorial Says Drug Company Mergers, Stock Decline Anticipate Administration's Destructive Health Care Policies . . .
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Oncology Group Mobilizes on Behalf of Legislation to Eliminate Prompt Pay Discounts from ASP Calculations . . .
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PhRMA Says That Despite Economic Downturn, 2008 Drug Company R & D Spending Hit Record $65.2 Billion . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated Drug Information on Maximum Allowed Units (Subscription Content) . . .
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Bill Clinton Holds Forth on Drug Industry . . .
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CMS Posts 2nd Quarter ASP Files, Says Part B Drug Prices Stable . . .
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WSJ Examines Health Reform Pressures on Medical Device Industry . . .
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PhRMA, Commenting on Consumers Union Drug Comparison Analysis, Echoes View That High Co-Payments Can Interfere with Access to Needed Medicines . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Information Collection Requests on Part B Drug CAP, Secondary Payer, SNF, ASC, Other Issues . . .
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"Farewell, AWP": Post Sums Up Key Settlement in Average Wholesale Price Litigation . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payments for Part B Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Data Show Substantially Slower Prescription Drug Sales Growth in 2008 . . .
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Piece Takes Close Look at Medicare Policies on Cancer Drugs, Finds Divergent Trends . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ASP Calculation for Certain Biologic (Subscription Content) . . .
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New Gephardt-Led Group Formed to Promote Medical Innovation . . .
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Post Looks at Declining Number of Pharmaceutical Sales Reps . . .
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Studies Review Cancer Survival in Europe, Find U.K. Among Those Lagging . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Quarter 2 Payment Requirements for Certain Drugs and Biologicals (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Quarter 2 ASP Files That Crosswalk NDCs and HCPCS Codes . . .
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Companies File for Supreme Court Review of Restrictions on Use of Prescriber-Identifiable Drug Data . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payment Updates for Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Look Back: CMS Posts Updated 2008 ASP Pricing Files . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Health Literacy Pharmacy Tools . . .
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Recession, Cost Concerns Pinching Small Medical Technology Companies . . .
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NACDS Adds Staff Members in Government Affairs, Media Relations . . .
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Groups Seek to Stay Court Decision That Would Implement Medicaid AWP Cuts . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Quarter 2 Drug-Related Payments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Drug Stocks Rise as China Releases Final Health Reform Guidelines . . .
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China's Immediate-Term Health Reforms Include Catalogue of Government-Reimbursed Drugs . . .
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Private Insurers -- Addition to Preferred Specialty Drug List (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Quarter 2 ASP Pricing File for "Not Otherwise Classified" Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Fee Schedule Changes for Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Addition to Self-Administered Drug Exclusion List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain PET Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Quarterly Analysis Identifies Drug Codes with ASPs That Exceed AMPs by at Least 5 Percent . . .
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Clancy Advice Column Addresses Off-Label Drug Uses . . .
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OIG Finds Disproportionately High Spending for Inhalation Drugs in South Florida . . .
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Drug Makers Increasingly Willing to Tie Reimbursement to Product's Performance for Patients . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Benefits Policy on Generic Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Update of Maximum Allowed Units of Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Federal Court Upholds Vermont Statute Restricting Use of Rx Data for Marketing Purposes . . .
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Different Reactions to Federal Court Decision Upholding Vermont Law on Prescription Data . . .
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CMS Posts Fact Sheet on Demo on Appropriate Use of Imaging Services . . .
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Groups File Appeal in AWP Lawsuit . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Science and Research Coalition Lauds Obama's Efforts on Innovation . . .
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Specialty Drugs Called Health Care's Next Frontier . . .
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CMS Updates Listing of New Technology IOLs . . .
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HHS Secretary's Advisory Panel on Genetics Sets Session . . .
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CMS Posts Topics for Listening Session on Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Arrangement to Defray Financially Needy Patients' Cost-Sharing Obligations for Advanced Diagnostic Services . . .
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CMS Releases C-Codes Update for Quarter Starting in July . . .
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CMS Sets July 14 Public Meeting on New Clinical Lab Tests . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Specialty Pharmacy Program (Subscription Content) . . .
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AdvaMed Analysis Finds Medical Technology Represents Small, Slow-Growing Share of National Medical Expenditures . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Part B v. Part D Billing for Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Management of Radiology Benefits (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Notes Withdrawal of Application for 2010 IPPS New Technology Add-On Payment . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript of Conference Call on Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project . . .
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57 Members of Congress Write President on Value of Medical Imaging . . .
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CMS Releases Medicare Part B ASP Pricing Data for Quarter Starting in July . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Pricing Files for Quarter Beginning in July . . .
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Private Insurers -- Formulary Changes for Drug Class (Subscription Content) . . .
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GAO Report Provides Overview of Federal Government Approaches for Addressing Prescription Drug Costs . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Pricing Files for Quarter Starting in July . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Policies on Drug Quantity, Duration, Therapeutic Equivalence (Subscription Content) . . .
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Survey Finds Medical Device Industry Has Rapidly Adopted, Implemented AdvaMed's Code of Ethics . . .
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OIG Finds Data Inadequate to Evaluate Whether Medicare Part B Payments for Chemotherapy Administration are Appropriate . . .
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Private Insurers -- Prior Authorization Requirements for Advanced Imaging Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Drug Payments (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Recommends CMS Seek Legislation to Allow More Accurate, Reasonable Clinical Lab Fee Schedule Rates . . .
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UK Releases Life Sciences Blueprint "To Put Innovation at the Heart of Healthcare Delivery" . . .
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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Prescription Drug Program for Disproportionate Share Hospitals . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Requirements for Diagnostic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised List of Reimbursable Outpatient Implantable Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Clancy Column Addresses Personalized Medicine . . .
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HHS Posts Final Guidelines for Adding Children's Hospitals to Section 340B Drug Pricing Program . . .
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OIG Posts Pfizer Corporate Integrity Agreement . . .
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OIG Analysis Finds Utilization of Inhalation Drugs Rose, Fell with Medicare Part B Payments . . .
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Coalition's Analysis Finds MedPAC, CMS Assumptions on Imaging Utilization are Unrealistic . . .
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CMS Releases ASP Pricing Files for Quarter Starting in October . . .
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CMS Releases Revised Instructions on Processing Osteoporosis Drugs Under Medicare Home Health Benefit . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda for Session on Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project . . .
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CMS Posts Presentation for Session on Medical Imaging Demo . . .
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CMS Revises Educational Article on Osteoporosis Drugs Used Under Medicare Home Health Benefit . . .
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NIH Announces 115 Grants Intended to Spur High-Risk Research and Innovation . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Drug Lookup, Calculator Tool (Subscription Content) . . .
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NIH Announces Funding for 4 Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science . . .
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New AdvaMed-Sponsored Report Finds Screening and Diagnostic Lab Tests Central to Achieving Goals of Health Reform . . .
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President Goes to NIH, Announces ARRA Grants for Medical Research . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Payment Limits for Current Quarter . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Reference Document on New Technology IOLs . . .
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NICE Solicits Members for Advisory Panels on Use of Health Care Technologies . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Forms for ASP Data, Certifications . . .
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Patients, Physicians Rally Against Imaging Cuts, Warn That Policies Could Turn Back Clock on War Against Serious Diseases . . .
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CMS Posts Revised MLN Article on Clinical Trial Services for Managed Care Beneficiaries . . .
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CMS Transmittal Provides Annual Update for Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for 2010 Reasonable Charge Update for for Splints, Casts, Dialysis Supplies, Dialysis Equipment, Certain IOLs . . .
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Updated: CBO Issue Brief Addresses Effects of Slowing of Drug Expenditure Growth on Pharmaceutical R & D . . .
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Coalition Calls Physician Payment Rule's Cuts for Diagnostic Imaging "Seismic," Forecasts New Barriers to Access . . .
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CMS Releases Materials on Medicare Imaging Demonstration Project . . .
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PhRMA Releases Statements on Prescription Drug Prices . . .
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Updated: House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Health Leaders Request GAO Review of Prescription Drug Price Trends . . .
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CMS Sets Town Hall on Fiscal 2011 IPPS Add-On Payments for New Technologies . . .
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CMS Publishes Technical Corrections to Solicitation on Accreditation of Advanced Imaging Suppliers . . .
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AHRQ Issues Series of White Papers on Medical Tests . . .
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CMS Instructions Provide for Separate Medicare Payment for Implantable Tissue Markers . . .
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Updated: CBO Releases Issue Brief on Promotional Spending for Prescription Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Instructions on Professional, Technical Components of Diagnostic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Releases Witness List for December 8 Hearing on Prescription Drug Prices . . .
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House Energy and Commerce Health Panel Posts Statements from Hearing on Prescription Drug Prices . . .
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CMS Releases Tracking Forms for Applicants for FY 2011 IPPS New Technology Add-On Payments . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Pricing Files for October Quarter . . .
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CMS Releases ASP Pricing Files for Quarter Starting in January . . .
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AdvaMed Establishes New Division Focused on Diagnostics Advocacy . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Pricing Files for Quarter Starting in January . . .
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NIH Requests Applications for ARRA-Supported Funding of Research on Biosamples from Selected Diabetes Clinical Studies . . .
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GAO Report Finds Lack of Therapeutic Equivalents and Limited Competition May Contribute to "Extraordinary" Drug Price Hikes . . .
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CMS Posts Updated ASP Payment Limits for Quarter 1 . . .
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Medicare Part B Drug Payments: OIG Posts 3 Reports That Compare ASPs and AMPs . . .
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AHA Reports That CMS Confirms Advanced Imaging Accreditation Applies Only to Physician Fee Schedule Services . . .
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Tauzin Resigns as PhRMA President . . .
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CMS Reschedules Town Hall on IPPS New Technology Payments for February 19 . . .
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Citing Flaws in CMS Oversight, OIG Finds That Over 40 Percent of Manufacturers Report ASP Data Late . . .
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Research Finds Bifurcated Benefit Structure Creates Access Barriers for Oral Cancer Drugs . . .
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Drug Payments: OIG Report Addresses Comparison of ASP, AMP Prices . . .
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McKinsey Quarterly Piece Looks at "Microeconomics" of Personalized Medicine . . .
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CMS Posts Udpated IOL Classifications Used for ASC Payments . . .
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HRSA Releases Final Notice on Contract Pharmacy Services for 340B Drug Pricing Program . . .
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Contesting Insurer's Claim that Provider Consolidation Drives Premium Increases, AHA Letter Cites "Skyrocketing Costs for New Technologies and Pharmaceuticals" . . .
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Data, Studies, & Resources
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2006 Mean and Median Expenses for Health Care . . .
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Ear-Infection Rx Expenses . . .
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Health Cost Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Cost Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Cost Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Older Americans Shifted Health Care Expenditures . . .
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Health Care's "Zone of Chaos" . . .
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Rate of Health Cost Growth Slows . . .
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CBO 2009-2019 Budget Outlook . . .
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MA and Other Non-FFS Beneficiaries Accounted for . . .
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Updated State-by-State Health Care Data . . .
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Data on Medicaid Waivers . . .
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Shortage of Gastroenterologists . . .
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Slowdown in Health Costs . . .
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Health Care Adds Jobs in December . . .
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Medicare, Medicaid Spending for December. . .
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Fed's Beige Book Notes That Health Care . . .
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Commonwealth Fund Scorecard Finds . . .
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The List: 10 New Rules . . .
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Medical CPI Up .2 Percent in December . . .
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Medicaid Continues as Top Funding Source for . . .
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Care Costs, Children's Health Among Americans' Top Priorities . . .
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Health Sector's Job Prospects . . .
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Health Care Most Attractive Sector for Stocks . . .
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Standard & Poor's Outlook for Non-Profits . . .
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Federal Government Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Data -- Medicare Part D (Subscription Content) . . .
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Federal Government Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Data on Screening Technology (Subscription Content) . . .
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Federal Government Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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Survey Finds Half of Working Americans Uncertain What Cancer Care Their Insurance Covers . . .
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Says Medicare, Medicaid Outlays Up 13 and 6 Percent, Respectively, Over Comparable Period Last Year
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BLS Releases Updated Data on Wages in Health Care Occupations . . .
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Health Care Sector Continues to Resist Economic Downturn as Employment Rises by 19,000 Jobs in January . . .
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AHRQ Posts Research Brief on Children's Health . . .
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BLS Releases New Data on Employment Status of People with a Disability . . .
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AHRQ Data Show Uninsured Hospitalizations Increased 34 Percent in Period 1997-2006 . . .
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JAMA Study Finds That Surviving Cancer is Associated with Being Unemployed . . .
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BLS Data Show Producer Price Index Increases for Hospitals, Physician Offices . . .
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Study Finds That Rising Incomes Unlikely to be Major Driver of Health Care's Increasing Share of GDP . . .
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Medical CPI Up 0.4 Percent in January, with Hospital Prices Climbing 0.8 Percent . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated State-by-State Data on Projected Number of Physician Assistants in Clinical Practice . . .
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Duke Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Releases February Issue . . .
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CMS Study Finds Health Expenditures to Continue to Grow Faster Than Economy, to Reach Over 20 Percent of GDP in Less Than 10 Years . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Releases Medicare-Medicaid Briefing Book Provided Congressional Health Staff . . .
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Group Releases Materials to Aid Reporters Covering Health Issues . . .
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AHRQ -- Health Expenditure Data (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Condition-Specific Data on Hospital Outpatient, Office-Based Provider Visits . . .
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Data -- Expenses for Outpatient Prescription Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Fed's Beige Book, Moody's Report Document Recession's Toll on Health Sector . . .
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Data -- Certain Types of Hospitalizations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Data -- Utilization of Certain Medications (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Added 27,000 Jobs in February . . .
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Data -- Technical Explanation on Expenditures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Poll Finds Majority of Americans Worried About Costs of Health Care, Insurance . . .
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Study Finds Advanced-Cancer Patients Who Have End-of-Life Talk with Physicians Have Significantly Lower Health Costs in the Last Week . . .
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Gallup Releases State-by-State "Well Being" Rankings . . .
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Duke Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Posts April Issue . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated State-by-State HMO Data . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated State-by-State Data on Drug Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries. . .
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Business Roundtable Calculates New "Value Scale," Finds Health Costs Hurting U.S. in Competition with Other Nations . . .
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Moody's Data Show Weakening Credit Measures for Non-Profit Health Care Organizations . . .
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Data -- Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Populations (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Statistical Brief on Hospitalizations for Colorectal Cancer . . .
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Deloitte Consumer Survey Finds Strong Discontent With Health Care Status Quo, But Also Pockets of Positive Attitude . . .
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BLS Producer Price Index Shows Health Care Sectors Generally Trending Upward . . .
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New Census Data Show Health Care and Social Assistance Sector Continues to Have Most Employees . . .
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Study Finds Dying Cancer Patients More Likely to Receive Aggressive Interventions Near End of Life . . .
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Medical CPI for February Up .3 Percent . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated State-by-State Data on Laws Addressing Childhood Obesity . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts New Data on Adults Aged 50 and Over Who Have Ever Had a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Primer on U.S. Health Costs, Including Contributing Factors . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Updated Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Study Finds 1 in 5 Nuclear Heart Scans Unneeded . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Medicare Data -- Certain Expenditure and Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Jobs Data: Health Care Continues to Buck Economic Headwinds as March Employment Rises . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Updated Roundup: Reports, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Health Care Data -- Trends in Use for Certain Competing Interventions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Economic Downturn Finally Hits Health Industry Employment, Though Some Areas Flourish . . .
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Roundup: Data, Reports, & Resources . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Types of Hospitalizations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Roundup: Data, Reports, & Resources . . .
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Medical CPI Up .2 Percent in March . . .
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Health Care Data -- Direct Medical Spending for Certain Types of Conditions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Medical Expenditures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Certain Data on Hospitalizations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Medical Expenditures (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Summary of Research Activities . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collections on Medical Expenditure Data, Patient Use of Acetaminophen . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Despite Economic Headwinds, Health Care Sector Added 17,000 Jobs in April . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources -- 16 Items (Subscription Content) . . .
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Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources -- 11 Items (Subscription Content) . . .
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Weekly Digest: Data, Studies, & Resources -- 49 Items/34 Sources (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medical CPI Up .4 Percent in April, After .2 Percent Rise in March . . .
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Weekly Roundup: Data, Studies, & Resources -- 26 Items (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- PPS Data for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Data -- Certain Expenditure-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Weekly Digest (6/1): Data, Studies, & Resources -- 44 Items/33 Sources (Subscription Content) . . .
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CBO Budget Review Finds Medicaid Costs, Prodded by ARRA, Up 21 Percent Through May . . .
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Health Care Sector Adds 24,000 Jobs in May . . .
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OIG Cites $2.4 Billion in Fraud/Abuse Recoveries in First Half of Fiscal 2009 . . .
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Health Data -- Certain Health Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Current HombreWire . . .
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BLS Data Show Health Costs Continue to Rise as Share of Total Compensation . . .
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Fed's Beige Book Finds Economic Weakening in Health Care Industry . . .
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BLS Posts Chart Depicting Health Benefit Costs in Private Industry . . .
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Current HombreWire . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collections on Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, HIT Project . . .
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OIG Posts Enforcement Report for May . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Chartbook of Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Files Proposed Privacy Act Notice to Address Suspected Security Breaches . . .
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AHRQ Sets Web Conference on Adoption of Health Service Innovations . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Expenditure Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Actuary Posts Updated National Health Expenditure Projections for Period 2010-2019 . . .
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CBO Budget Review for June Shows Medicare, Medicaid Outlays Each Up $6 Billion Over Totals for a Year Earlier . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Expenditure Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collections on Effective Health Care Program, Expenditure Data . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Information on Hospitalizations (Subscription Content) . . .
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MedPAC Posts Data Book on Health Care Spending and the Medicare Program . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Insurance-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Demographic Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Posts Summary of Civil, Criminal Enforcement Actions for June . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Insurance-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Population-Related Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Summer 2009 Edition of Healthcare Financing Review . . .
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Finds Medicare Outlays Up $6 Billion Over Year-Previous Totals . . .
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AHRQ Files Proposed Information Collection on Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Expenditure Trends (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain New Expenditure Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Insurance Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Information on Home Care (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Information on Health Policy Modeling and Microsimulation (Subscription Content) . . .
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HHS Publishes Meeting, Agenda Information for National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain New Expenditure Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Shows Medicaid Expenditures Up $5 Billion Over Year-Earlier Amount . . .
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IOM Posts Agenda for Annual Meeting . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Provides New Data on Mean, Median National Health Care Expenses . . .
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BLS Releases National Compensation Survey Results on Employee Benefits . . .
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BLS Posts Data on Employee Access to Health Care Benefits, by Metropolitan Area . . .
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CMS Publishes Healthcare Financing Review Articles on Episode Groupers, National Health Accounts, Other Topics . . .
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AHRQ Releases New Data on Provider Visits at Different Sites of Service . . .
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BLS Posts Data on Health Care Benefits Access and Participation in Employer Plans . . .
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AHRQ Releases Statistical Briefs Containing New Health Expenditure Data . . .
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BLS Monthly Labor Review Addresses Health Care Industries, New York City Labor Market . . .
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Bucking Trends in Economy as a Whole, Health Care Sector Added 19,000 Jobs in September . . .
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CBO Budget Review Finds Medicare Spending Up 10 Percent for Fiscal 2009, Medicaid Up 9 Percent . . .
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BLS Data Show Consumer Spending for Health Care Increased 4.3 Percent in 2008 . . .
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CPI's Medical Care Component Up 0.4 Percent in September . . .
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Health Care Data -- Trends in Health Insurance, Care Access (Subscription Content) . . .
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BLS Releases Latest Producer Price Data . . .
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Fed's "Beige Book" Points to Health Care Industry as a Relatively Bright Spot in Economy . . .
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Health Care Data -- Utilization, Expenditure Information for Certain Anticoagulants (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Information on Health Insurance Coverage (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Reports FY 2008 Anti-Fraud Efforts Resulted in $1 Billion in Judgments, Settlements . . .
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AHRQ Statistical Brief Addresses Trends in Uninsured Hospital Stays . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, Resources . . .
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Roundup: Reports, Studies, Resources . . .
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BLS Employment Cost Index Shows Health Benefit Costs Rose 4.7 Percent for 12-Month Period Ending in September . . .
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NIH Announces Use of ARRA Funding to Further Development of Imaging System to Study Sudden Cardiac Arrest . . .
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BLS Analysis Slices, Dices Health Care Data . . .
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Tufts Medical Center Updates Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry, Adding 330 New Studies to Online, Searchable Database . . .
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Health Care Data -- Certain Hospitalization Cost Information (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Care Sector Added 29,000 Jobs in October . . .
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ARRA Helped Boost Medicare/Medicaid Expenditures to 4.8 Percent of GDP in Fiscal 2009, CBO Data Show . . .
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Updated: CBO Releases Elmendorf Presentation on Fiscal Challenges of Entitlements . . .
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AHRQ Data Show Nearly $1 Billion in Annual Spending for Blood Thinners . . .
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BLS Publishes Producer Price Index for Health Care, Other Industry Sectors . . .
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Medical Care Component of CPI Slows to 0.2 Percent Rise in October . . .
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AHRQ Finds Two-Thirds of Individuals with Diabetes Miss at Least 1 of 3 Needed Exams . . .
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GAO Calls Deficiencies in CMS Contract Management Internal Controls "Pervasive" . . .
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CMS Posts Contractors' Research Reports on Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition, PACE Program . . .
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CMS Posts Fall Edition of Healthcare Financing Review . . .
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OIG Releases Information on FY 2009 Activities, Recoveries . . .
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BLS Data Show Health Care Added 21,000 Jobs in November, with Total Additions During Recession Now Standing at 613,000 . . .
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Shows Medicare Expenditures Up 11 Percent, Those for Medicaid Up 25 Percent . . .
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AHRQ Posts Information on Prescription Drug Expenses . . .
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BLS Data Show Medical CPI Up .3 Percent in November . . .
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Census Bureau Survey Finds Health Industry Sectors Showed Modest 2008 Growth . . .
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GAO Report Finds State and Local Government Retiree Health Benefits Largely Unfunded . . .
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AHRQ Announces Changes to Grant Process Peer Review Requirements, Evaluation Criteria, Forms . . .
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OIG Publishes Annual Solicitation for New Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors . . .
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BLS Data Show Health Care to be a Top Generator of Jobs Over 2008 - 2018 Period . . .
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December Employment Data Show Health Care Industry Continued to Add Jobs . . .
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CBO Monthly Budget Review Finds Medicare, Medicaid Outlays Up 8 and 25 Percent, Respectively . . .
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Fed's "Beige Book" Notes Strengthening Health Sector Performance . . .
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CMS Contractor's Report Looks at Medication Adherence Among Part D Beneficiaries with Diabetes and Comorbidities . . .
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BLS Reports That Medical CPI Up 0.1 Percent for December, That Composition of Medical Commodities Portion of Index to Change for 2010 . . .
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BLS Publishes Producer Price Index for Health Care, Other Industry Sectors . . .
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CMS Releases Report on Results of Clinician Feedback on Using Episode Groupers with Medicare Claims Data . . .
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OIG Releases Criminal, Civil Enforcement Report for December . . .
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BLS Employment Cost Index Shows Health Benefit Expenses Increased 4.4 Percent for Year Ending in December . . .
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Updated: For First Time, Government Programs to Account for More Than Half of U.S. Health Spending, New Estimates Show . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Posts Updated Data on State Laws Addressing Childhood Obesity . . .
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Health Care Sector Continued to Make Employment Gains in January, with Ambulatory Care Services Adding 15,000 Jobs . . .
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Pew Research Finds Millennials Show Only Lukewarm Support for Proposals That, by Expanding Health Insurance, Would Ostensibly Help Them . . .
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New CBO Data Show Medicaid, Medicare Spending Up 25 Percent and 5 percent, Respectively, for First 4 Months of FY 2010 . . .
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Data Show Rise in Prescription Drug Purchases for Treatment of Digestive Conditions . . .
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Gallup-Healthways Life Evaluation Index Shows More Americans are Thriving . . .
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OIG Reports Criminal and Civil Enforcement Actions for January . . .
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Bond Rating Downgrades for Non-Profits Slowed in Second Half of 2009, Moody's Reports . . .
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CMS Plans Reorganization . . .
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CDC Releases Annual Report on Nation's Health, Includes Special Focus on Costs of Medical Technology . . .
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Releases Rankings of Each State's Healthiest, Least Healthy Counties . . .
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BLS Releases Latest Producer Price Index for Health Care, Other Economic Sectors . . .
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Report Says Demand for Physical Therapists to Jump 30 Percent Over Next Decade . . .
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Online Tool Calculates Palliative Care's Financial Effects on Hospitals . . .
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Standard & Poor's Report Sees Stability Emerging in Non-Profit Health Care Sector . . .
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Medical CPI Up 0.5% in January, Registering Biggest Jump in 2 Years . . .
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Census Bureau Releases New Data on Health Care Industry . . .
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Kaiser Foundation Releases Updated State-by-State Data on Number of Registered Nurses . . .
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Jonathan Gruber Analysis Addresses Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance . . .
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Current Resource Roundup: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resource Roundup: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resource Roundup: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Health Care Sector Continued to Add Jobs in February . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Reports . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Materials . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Materials . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Materials . . .
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Current Resources: Data, Studies, Materials . . .
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Coverage & Evidence
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Proposes Certain Sleep Test Results . . .
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New Charter Adds Safety Reviews to MEDCAC . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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New IOM Project to Focus on Use of Biomarkers as . . .
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Widespread Adoption of EMRs . . .
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NICE to Recommend Expanded Access . . .
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AHRQ Data Inventory . . .
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AHRQ Draft Comparative Effectiveness Review . . .
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Obama and the "R" Word . . .
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Private Insurers -- Changes in Coverage Policies, Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Personalized Medicine . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Clinical Trials Assessment . . .
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NICE Releases Addtional Materials . . .
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Health Technology Assessments . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS, Relying on CED Results . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Completes Tech Assessments . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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More Outcomes Research Sounds Good, But . . .
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Coordination on Clinical Trials Reimbursement . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ on Medical Approaches to Back Pain . . .
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Colon Cancer Drugs . . .
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Routine Costs of Clinical Trials . . .
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Stroke Rehabilitation . . .
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MEDCAC Session to Focus on Use of Bayesian Principles . . .
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CMS Issues Final National Decisions . . .
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CERTs Study Links Atypical Antipsychotic Medications . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Kit Aims to Promote Use of Evidence-Based Methods . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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House Stimulus Package Uses Science as Veneer for Cost . . .
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CMS Opens Reconsideration of NCD . . .
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CMS Opens Analysis of Whether Medicare Benefit Category . . .
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NICE's Influence on Drug Prices . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Faces Court Challenge . . .
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IOM Roundtable on Genomic-Based Research . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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A Defensive NICE Strategy . . .
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Tech Assessor from Earlier Era . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Comparative Effectiveness v. Cost Effectiveness . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Coverage of Off-Label Uses of Part B Anti-Cancer Drugs . . .
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Improving Care Value . . .
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NICE Value Study . . .
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Private Insurers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Cardio Care Needs a Rethink . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD on Noncovered Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revision to LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Publishes Guidelines for Treatment, Management of Antisocial Personality Disorders . . .
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NICE Releases New Guidance on Cochlear Implants . . .
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NICE Guidance Addresses Donor Kidney Storage Before Transplant . . .
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OIG Report Finds More Medicare ALJ Appeals Completed Within Required Timeframes . . .
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NICE Releases Guides on How it Makes Decisions on New Procedures . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims Documentation (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Decisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Voting Questions, Background Information for MEDCAC Meetings on Genomic Testing . . .
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Op-Ed Sees Stimulus Bill's Comparative Effectiveness Provisions as Playing into a Daschle Rationing Vision . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Decisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Decisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Minutes, Transcript of MEDCAC Session on Computed Tomography Colonography . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Decisions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Releases Recommendations on Screening for Skin Cancer . . .
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces New Approach to Help Fill Void When Evidence Insufficient to Make a Formal Recommendation . . .
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AHRQ Updates Status of Horizon Scan on Relationship of Clinical Trials to Evidence Base . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Certain Genetic Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Policies on Certain Imaging Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 14 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Interview Addresses Proposed NCD Revisions for Use of PET for Certain Cancers . . .
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NICE Releases Draft Recommendations on Use of Certain Drugs for Renal Cancer . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Surgical Procedure (Subscription Content) . . .
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Op-Ed Charges Stimulus Bill's Comparative Effectiveness Provisions Could Change Health Care Forever . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 New/Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Examples for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Requirements for Certain Dressings (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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PhRMA Urges Support for Senate Version of Stimulus Bill Language on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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New Oral Cancer Screening Technologies Raise Questions of Effectiveness, Cost . . .
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Post Details Drug Maker's Cost-Sharing Arrangement to Gain Provisional NICE Approval . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Changes in LCD for Procedure (Subscription Content) . . .
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Article Details Drug, Device Industry Effort to Stop House Stimulus Bill's Comparative Effectiveness Provisions . . .
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Gottlieb Reviews Bidding on Comparative Effectiveness, Says Current Discussions Not Being Handled with Enough Prudence, Precision . . .
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NY Times Editorial Calls for Addressing Off-Label Cancer Drug Uses Through Cost-Effectiveness, Comparative-Effectiveness Reviews . . .
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PCMA Says It's Time for Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 7 Revised LCDs, 1 Revised Billing and Coding Article (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Prepayment Edits for 2 Interventions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Proposes to Deny Medicare National Coverage for CT Colonography as a Colorectal Cancer Screening Test . . .
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As Stimulus Bill Heads for Home, Much Tongue-Wagging on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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CMS Sets MEDCAC Session on Use of Bayesean Statistics to Interpret Evidence for Making Coverage Decisions . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage of Certain Behavioral Interventions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Appeals Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Decides Against Coverage of Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Not Clinically Obese . . .
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NY Times Looks at CMS Proposed Decision Not to Cover Virtual Colonoscopies . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Coverage for Certain Cardiovascular Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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PhRMA, AdvaMed Support Final Stimulus Provisions on Comparative Effectiveness, But Add Cautions . . .
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Columbia Journalism Review Finds "Irresponsible" Reporting on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Pear NY Times Piece Details Stimulus Bill's Provisions on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Private Insurers -- 19 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Post Advocates a "Tithing" Strategy in Which Health Organizations Invest in Continual Evaluation of the Content of Their Care . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Coverage Policy Clarifications and Changes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Journal Articles Question Use of Compendia in Determining Coverage of Off-Label Uses of Anti-Cancer Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised List of Covered Diagnoses for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Post Says Stimulus Fight Over Comparative Effectiveness Shows Health Reform Debate "Will be Viciousness at the Top of the Lungs" . . .
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Commentary Charges Comparative Effectiveness, Health Reform Could Lead to Euthanasia . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claim-by-Claim Review for Certain Device-Related Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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National Health Policy Forum Posts Materials from Briefing on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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ACP Post Looks at Strong Views on Comparative Effectiveness, Refers Us to Stimulus Bill Conference Report Itself . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Pre-Payment Probe for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Sees Court's Osteoporosis Decision as "Clear Endorsement" of Institute's Technology Assessment Methods . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Appeals Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Maximum Allowable Units for Large Number of HCPCS Drug Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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New Republic Video Sees Stimulus Debate on Comparative Effectiveness Foreshadowing Health Reform Controversies . . .
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"Fact Check" Post Calls Comparative Effectiveness Critics' Charges Inaccurate . . .
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CMS Posts Agenda, Roster for MEDCAC Session on Genomic Testing . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 3 Finalized LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Billing Errors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 22 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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News Pieces Still Boring in on Stimulus Bill's Comparative Effectivness Provisions . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Notice on MEDCAC Session on Evidence for Reviewing Genetic Screening Tests . . .
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NICE Recommends Stents for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collection on Patient Use of Acetaminophen . . .
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Study Finds Only 11 Percent of Cardiologists' Heart Treatments Supported by High-Quality Evidence . . .
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NICE Releases Recommendations on Treatment for Early, Advanced Breast Cancer . . .
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NICE to Release New Guidelines on Rheumatoid Arthritis . . .
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NICE to Release New Guidance on Needle and Syringe Programs . . .
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Post Says Comparative Effectiveness Research Shooting Blanks Unless Results Tied to Coverage Policies . . .
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Private Insurers -- 8 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Policy on Genetic Intervention (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Releases Final Guidance on Flu Treatments . . .
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NICE Begins Study on Valuing Innovation in the Review of New Medical Technologies. . . .
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CMS Posts MEDCAC Scoresheet on Genomic Testing . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Changes in 9 Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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NY Times Editorial Says CMS Proposed National Non-Coverage of Virtual Colonoscopies is Kind of Decision True Health Reform Will Require . . .
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Post Finds Costco Provides Lessons in How Health Care Can Break Practice Pattern Variation . . .
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AHRQ Releases Technology Assessment on Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Post-Discharge Care in Heart Failure . . .
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CMS Finalizes National Coverage Policy for Sleep Testing for Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea . . .
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IOM Initiates Stimulus-Mandated Project to Set National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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National Health Policy Foum Posts Materials from Latest in Series of Sessions on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 19 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ABN Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Iglehart NE Journal Article Reviews Bidding on Insurer Policies on Imaging Services . . .
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CMS Releases New Educational Document on Medicare Appeals Process . . .
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NICE Stays Course, Says Drug Not Cost Effective for Advanced Breast Cancer . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Pharmacogenomics (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Consolidation of LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Excluded Self-Administered Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Post Says Evidence on Comparative Effectiveness Shows It's Overrated as a Cost-Containment Tool . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies, 4 Policy Clarifications (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 8 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 Revised Coverage Policies, 1 Policy Update (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Seeks Comments on New Process for Selecting Technology Assessment Topics . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Stakeholders Urge Medicare Coverage of Virtual Colonoscopy as Additional Screening Tool for Colorectal Cancer . . .
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As Implementation of Comparative Effectiveness Research Begins, First Question is Which Interventions to Study . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 15 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Predetermined Non-Covered Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Large Number of Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Comments and Responses on Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Report Details Steps in One Drug Firm's Strategy to Persuade NICE . . .
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AHRQ Announces 3 New Members of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCDs, Revised LCDs, Revised Coding and Billing Article (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Comments/Responses on Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Tufts Study Finds Three-Quarters of U.S. Health Plans Reimburse for Off-Label Drug Uses . . .
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CMS Publishes Notice of MEDCAC Session on Genetic Screening Tests . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Consolidation of LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Patient-Industry Coalition Unveils New Comparative Effectiveness Campaign, with Tony Coehlo as Spokesman . . .
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Agenda for AHRQ National Advisory Council's Upcoming Meeting Includes New Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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CMS Initiates National Coverage Review of HIV Screening . . .
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NICE Seeks Stakeholder Comments on Research Priorities . . .
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Court Rejects Suit by Patients, Upholds NICE Guidelines on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review of Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Audit Results for Selected Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors (Subscription Content) . . .
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Senate Finance Health Panel Posts Witness List for Hearing on "What is Health Care Quality and Who Decides?" . . .
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CMS Announces Additional Comment Period on Coverage of Magnetic Resonance Imaging . . .
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Private Insurers -- 1 New, 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updates to 7 LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Updated Recommendations on Use of Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease . . .
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Washington Post Article Reviews Arguments on Comparative Effectiveness . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Letter from 42 House Members Urges CMS to Change Course and Cover Virtual Colonoscopies . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 3 New/Newly Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Opens 7th Reconsideration of Medicare National Coverage for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting . . .
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IOM Request Comments, Before March 27, on Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 12 Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 2 Newly Approved LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Humanitarian Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- IDE Devices and Clinical Trials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Self-Administered Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Piece Summarizes Roundtable on Finding Value in Cancer Care, Notes Views of Gottlieb, Newcomer, Others . . .
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NICE Expands Role, Now in Charge of New Quality and Outcomes Framework . . .
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Healy Commentary Suggests Electronic Medical Records + Comparative Effectiveness Could = Efficient Way to Ration Care . . .
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HHS Names Members of Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD for Off-Label Drug Use (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revision to Listing of Noncovered Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Releases, Seeks Comments on Citizens Group Report That Addresses Circumstances When Interventions Could be Approved, Despite Exceeding Cost Thresholds . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 New, 10 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Drug Claims Not Addressed by Applicable NCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD Revision for Off-Label Drug Use (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Documentation Requirements for Certain Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Decisions by P&T Committee (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Questions for MEDCAC Session on Genetic Screening Tests . . .
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Private Insurers -- 29 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Study on Utilization of Certain Imaging, Surgical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs and Related Materials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Materials on On-, Off-Label Uses of Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Moves Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Pre-Review Technology Assessment Phase . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts 10 March Guidances, Related Materials . . .
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CMS Opens Medicare National Coverage Review of Outpatient Intravenous Insulin Treatment . . .
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Private Insurers -- New and Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Step-Therapy Requirements for Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Coverage and Payment Calculation Tools (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to LCD for Surgical Procedure (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ICD-9 Updates for Certain Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Seeks MEDCAC Nominees . . .
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AHRQ Releases Clinician, Consumer Guides on Comparison of Premixed Insulin Analogues with Other Type 2 Diabetes Treatments . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD/Policy Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Drugs and Biologicals (Subscription Content) . . .
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In Hill Testimony, NIH Head Doesn't Rule Out Possibility That Comparative Effectiveness Grants Could Fund Studies That Consider Costs of Competing Interventions . . .
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AHRQ Release on National Advisory Council Session Highlights Agenda Topic on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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NIH Comparative Effectiveness Priorities List Hits Drugs for Heart, Asthma, Auto-Immune, Other Conditions . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Denials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Injections (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Advisory Committee Seeks Public Comments on Agency's New Stimulus-Funded Comparative Effectiveness Program . . .
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USPSTF Recommends Screening Adolescents for Clinical Depression . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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U.K. Debates Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening . . .
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NICE Funds New, Consolidated Center to Produce Clinical Guidelines . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage of Cancer Therapies, Imaging Services, and Certain Genetic Evaluations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 12 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 21 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare -- Updated LCD Article for Certain Technologies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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British Court Refrains from Quashing NICE Guidance on Osteoporosis . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notice on Upcoming Opportunity for Stakeholder Review of 2 Technology Assessments . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Review of Procedure (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Injectible v. Oral Medications (Subscription Content) . . .
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NIH Slide Deck Summarizes Implementation of Stimulus Law Provisions . . .
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NICE Announces Chair, Contractor for New Quality Outcomes Advisory Panel for Primary Care . . .
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CMS Revises Medicare Coverage Framework for FDG PET Cancer Indications . . .
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Private Insurers -- 11 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 4 Final LCDs, Including Responses to Comments (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Say Comparative Effectiveness Already a "Real World" Market Requirement . . .
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Updated: CMS Removes CED Requirement for PET Scanning for Certain Indications . . .
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CMS Posts Transcript, Minutes of MedCAC Session on Genetic Testing . . .
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IOM Schedules 3 Workshop on Lowering Health Care Costs, Improving Outcomes . . .
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Private Insurers -- Step Therapy Requirements for 2 Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for IDE Trials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Clancy Column Focuses on What Comparative Effectiveness Research Means for Consumers . . .
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NICE Considering 38 Submissions by Stakeholders on How to Determine Innovation's Value . . .
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Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research Sets April 14 Listening Session . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revisions to 10 Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Criteria for Medication (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 11 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Addition of Certain Drugs to Prior Authorization List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 12 Draft Coverage Policies Open for Comment (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Off-Label Drug Uses (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revision to Maximum Allowable Units for Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Piece Reviews NICE Cancer Drug Controversy . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Clinical Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Addition of 23 Procedures to Prior Authorization List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Prepayment Review for Certain Lab Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Article on Medical Necessity of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Article on Coverage of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Finds Lack of Evidence of Benefit for 3 Treatments for Osteoarthritis of the Knee . . .
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AHRQ Posts Stakeholder Testimony from Public Session on Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Federal Register Notice Solicits Nominations for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force . . .
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HHS Secretary's Federal Register Notice Sets First of 3 Public Meetings for Federal Coordinating Council on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 24 New Clinical Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Change in Practice on Paying Certain Types of Claims (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Moves ECG-Based Signal Analysis to New Technology Assessment Phase . . .
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AdvaMed Lauds CMS National Coverage Decision on PET for Solid Tumor Cancers . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Public Comments on Draft Technology Assessments for Topographic Genotyping, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Change in Billing Requirements for Routine Costs of Clinical Trials (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Clinical Guidelines on Preventive Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Lists of Non-Covered CPT/HCPCS Level II Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Updated Report on Lab NCD Coding Policy Manual Changes . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 14 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Temporary Coverage of Drug to Address Supply Shortage (Subscription Content) . . .
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Health Insurance Yet to Catch Up With New Anti-Cancer Drugs That Come in Oral Form . . .
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Private Insurers -- Clinical Position Statement (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updates for Providers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Pending Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Maximum Allowed Units of Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Drug Coverage Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Drugs and Biologicals Excluded from Coverage (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to LCD's Approved Off-Label Indications (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Notice on Nominations for U.S. Preventive Services Task Force . . .
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Seeing What's Heard: HHS Posts Video, Related Materials from Federal Panel's Listening Session on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- New State-Required Clinical Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Meetings on 4 Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Controversy Surrounding National Coverage Review of Virtual Colonoscopy Shows How Tough Health Care Decisions Can Be . . .
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Group Releases Guide on How to Make Comparative Effectiveness Research Compatible with Innovation . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 Newly Covered Interventions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Diagnosis Codes for Certain Anti-Cancer Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE to Release Guidelines on Diagnosis, Management of Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Claims Edits (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of NCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts Guidelines on 6 Interventions . . .
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Private Insurers -- 27 Coverage Policies, 12 UM Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Claim Edits (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 8 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- ICD-9 Codes for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Policy Revisions Scheduled to Take Effect May 1 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Approval of Case-Management Protocols (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Proposed Information Collections on Effective Health Care Program, Pharmacy Quality Alliance, E-Prescribing . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Medical Necessity Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 20 Revised Coverage Policies for Pharmaceuticals (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Sets of Revised Medical Review Criteria (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 24 New and Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Public Meeting, Comment Period for Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to LCDs for Imaging Procedure, Drug Product (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Relationship of NCD to LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 Revised National Medical Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Preventive and Other Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Moves Technology Assessment of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices to Final Production Phase . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Certain Assays (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review for Certain Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Response to Public Comments on LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Article on Certain Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Documentation Requirements for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 4 Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Update to Service Billing Limits (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Adjustment to Clinical Trials Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Limits on Service Units (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policies for 7 Pharmaceuticals (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 8 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Listing of Services Requiring Preauthorization (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Public Comments, Contractor Responses on Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Article on Certain Oral Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Seeks Candidates to Fill Position as Director of Coverage and Analysis Group . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 New and Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Coverage Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 15 New and Revised Clinical Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 30 Clinical and Administrative Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Routine Costs of Clinical Trials (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Materials for MedCAC Session on Genetic Screening Tests . . .
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AHRQ Moves Technology Assessment of Lymphedema to Early-Mid Production Phase . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised, 3 Retired Medical Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Device (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Additions to Formulary (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Medical Necessity, Pre-Certification Requirements for Device-Related Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 11 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 22 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Diagnostic Service (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Advance Coverage Reviews (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payments for Clinical Trial Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Ruling Says Medical Literature a New Basis for Part D Coverage of Off-Label Drug Uses . . .
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Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Schedules 2 Additional Listening Sessions . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Testing Procedure (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Documentation for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Proposes Coverage with Evidence Development for Pharmacogenomic Testing for Warfarin Response . . .
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NICE Releases Draft Guidance, Evidence, Appraisal Documents on Immunizations, Eczema . . .
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Updated Recommendations on Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated List of Non-Covered Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage Policies on Procedure, Humanitarian Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Session to Consider Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs, Related Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Criteria (Based on Pilot Study) for Imaging Service (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Draft Coverage Policies Open for Comment (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Imaging Service (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Listing of Non-Preferred Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Coverage Policies Scheduled to Take Effect May 9 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Retiring of LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Temporary Expansion in LCD's Approved ICD-9 Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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U.K. Government Responds to Broadside Against NICE . . .
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AHRQ Releases Tentative Agenda for Symposium on Comparative Effectiveness Research Methods . . .
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Private Insurers -- Temporary Coverage Policy Changes for Rapid Influenza Tests (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 11 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 New and Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Change in Approved Diagnoses for LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Opens Reconsideration of National Coverage Decision on PET for Cervical Cancer . . .
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NICE Posts Final Agenda for Advisory Committee Session on Interventional Procedures . . .
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HHS Provides Additional Information on Listening Session on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Posts Draft Abstract on Improving Care for Depression . . .
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AHRQ Releases Draft Questions on Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions for Hip Fracture . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage, Evidence Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 Revised Coverage Policies Scheduled to Take Effect in June (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policies for Medical Condition (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated, Retired LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisons to LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Coverage -- Guidance on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage Policies for Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Other Technologies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage Clarifications for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Denies Coverage for CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening; Professional/Patient/Industry Coalition Seeks Reconsideration . . .
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Report on Use of Approved Cancer Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Agenda for Session to Review Evidence on Drug Treatment for Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Drug Coverage Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Final Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Technology Assessment Evaluation Criteria (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Policy on Compounded Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 5 Revised LCDs, Other Changes That Take Effect May 14 (Subscription Content) . . .
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IOM Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine Posts Agenda for May 21-22 Session on the "Imperative" of Lowering Costs, Improving Outcomes . . .
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Senate HELP Committee Sets May 20 Executive Session on Kennedy-Hutchison Cancer Bill . . .
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Author Provides Overview of NICE Study on Value of Innovation, Benefits of New Technology . . .
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House New Democrat Coalition Introduces Comparative Effectiveness Bill Designed to "Emplower" Physicians and Other Professionals to Make Health Care Decisons . . .
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Updated: NICE Opens Reviews of 3 Health Care Interventions . . .
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CMS Posts Questions for MedCAC Session on Bayesian Statistical Methods . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Final Version of White Paper on Potential Conflicts of Interest in Production of Drug Compendia . . .
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HHS Posts Draft Definition of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Draft Criteria for Prioritizing Potential Investments . . .
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NICE Posts New Clinical Guidelines for Diabetes, Lower Back Pain, Coeliac Disease . . .
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AHRQ Posts Technology Assessment on Selected Pharmacogenetic Tests for Non-Cancer and Cancer Conditions . . .
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AHRQ Posts Draft Report on Methodologies for Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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NICE Publishes 300th Guidance Document on Interventional Procedures . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Draft Policies Open for Comment (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Launches Effort on Methodology Research . . .
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AHRQ Releases Final Report on Evidence-Based Research Priorities for Off-Label Drug Use . . .
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Piece Hears "Non-Interference" Echo in Legislation on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Releases Draft Questions on Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis . . .
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Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Announces 3rd Listening Session . . .
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NICE Posts Draft Agenda for Session on Appraisal of Azacitidine . . .
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Private Insurers -- Medical Necessity Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Coverage Policy Changes (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Opens National Coverage Reconsideration for Positron Emission Tomography (NaF-18) to Identify Bone Metastasis of Cancer . . .
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AHRQ, CMS Post Draft Technology Assessment on Use of Bayesian Techniques in Randomized Clinical Trials . . .
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NICE Sets July Completion Date for Review of Cetuximab for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer . . .
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NICE Establishes Advisory Committee on Primary Care Outcomes Indicators . . .
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NICE Opens Development of Clinical Guidelines on Services for Autism Spectrum Disorders . . .
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Baucus, Conrad Introduce New Version of Bill on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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NICE Releases Implementation Tools for 6 Conditions/Treatment Areas . . .
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AHRQ Releases Final Technology Assessment on Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices . . .
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AHRQ Posts Updated Materials on USPSTF Recommendations on Cardiovascular Disease . . .
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AHRQ Posts Draft Technical Brief on Maternal-Fetal Surgery . . .
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AHRQ Releases Draft Report on Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Non-Brain Cancer . . .
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NICE Issues Final Appraisal for Rituximab for First-Line Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia . . .
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USPSTF Reaffirms Recommendations on Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnancy . . .
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Fodder for U.S. Health Reform Debate? BBC Documentary Looks Behind Scenes at NICE . . .
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HHS Releases Webcast of Federal Coordinating Council Session on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Updated: AHRQ Releases Evidence Report on Outcomes of Genetic Testing in Adults with a History of Venous Thromboembolism . . .
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CMS Posts Additional Materials for MedCAC Session on Use of Bayesian Statistical Methods to Interpret Evidence . . .
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NICE Posts Results of Evidence Review of Topotecan for Treatment of Cervical Cancer . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 New and Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Releases Final Guidance on Lenalidomide for Multiple Myeloma . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Response to Comments on LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Scoresheet from MedCAC Session on Use of Bayesian Statistical Methods, While AHRQ Says Tech Assessment on Same Subject Coming Soon . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Case Studies for Revised Edition of Guide on Patient Registries . . .
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NICE Releases Audit Guide to Help Implement Guidance on Use of Lenalidomide for Treatment of Certain Multiple Myeloma Cases . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Credits Guideline with Ending Regional Variation in Access to Fertility Treatments . . .
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NICE Releases 3 New Guidances, Related Implementation Materials . . .
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NICE Issues Monthly Update on Primary Care . . .
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CMS Posts Materials from June 10 Listening Session on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Comments on Revised Draft of Tech Assessment on Use of Bayesian Techniques in Randomized Clinical Trials . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs, Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts Agenda for Session on Topotecan for the Treatment of Recurrent Carcinoma of the Cervix . . .
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NICE Releases Statement on Cost Estimates for Guidance on Cetuximab for Treatment of Recurrent and/or Metastatic Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Redeterminations for Certain Products (Subscription Content) . . .
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Large Number of Physician Groups Write Hill Health Committees in Support of Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Adds 25 Standards to Quality Measures Inventory . . .
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NICE Releases Materials on Review of Trabectedin for Soft Tissue Sarcoma . . .
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Updated: Federal Coordinating Council Releases Report to President, Congress on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Updated: To Implement Recent Coverage Reviews, CMS Posts Revised NCD Texts for "Never Events" . . .
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AHRQ Releases Final Report on Developing Evidence-Based Research Priorities for Off-Label Drug Use . . .
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IOM Releases Recommendations on Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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CMS Proposes to Remove National Non-Coverage for MRI Blood-Flow Measurement . . .
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Private Insurers -- Medical Technology Coverage Database (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts Guidance on Prosthetic Intervertebral Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Opens Comment Period on Draft Comparative Effectiveness Review of Recombinant Factor VIIa versus Usual Care . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Probe of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Changes in Appeals Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE to Review Skin Cancer Guidance . . .
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NICE Initiates New Program to Review Innovative Devices, Diagnostics Used by National Health Service . . .
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AHRQ Initiates Project on Prospective Comparative Effectiveness Research Clinical Registry for Orthopedic Devices, Drugs, and Procedures . . .
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Private Insurers -- New List of Investigational Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 New Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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USPSTF Releases Recommendations on Screening for Visual Impairment in the Elderly . . .
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AHRQ Releases Final Comparative Effectiveness Research Report on Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation . . .
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Agencies Release Implementation Plans for Carrying Out Comparative Effectiveness Research Under ARRA . . .
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Private Insurers -- Summary of Technology Reviews (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Releases Implementation Tool for Guidance on Interventions for Glaucoma . . .
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CMS Posts Minutes, Transcript from MedCAC Session on Screening Genetic Tests . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain NCD Edits (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Extends Comment Period for Assessment of Use of Bayesian Techniques in Randomized Clinical Trials . . .
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OIG Report Finds Nearly 1 in 5 Part B Ultrasound Claims May be Inappropriate . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Part B Redeterminations (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs, Policy Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Abstract on Translating Comparative Effectiveness Research into Prioritized List of Evidence Gaps . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims Edits Under LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCD on Category III CPT Codes (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 8 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Drug Coverage Guidelines, Limitations (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Opens Comment Period on Key Questions on Effectiveness of 17-OH Progesterone (17-OHP) for Prevention of Preterm Birth . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Medical Reviews of 2 Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD Changes Associated with Contractor Consolidation (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Panel Releases Appraisal of Alitretinoin for Treatment of Chronic Eczema . . .
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Updated: Private Insurers -- 5 New, 26 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 New Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Prepayment Review (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Coverage Policies, Articles, Instructions (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Opens National Coverage Review on Dermal Injections for Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome . . .
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CMS Initiates Benefit Category Determination for Reconstructive Treatments for Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Coverage Requirements for Certain Imaging Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 9 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Edits Based on LCD for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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HHS Federal Coordinating Council Posts Public Comments on Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Draft Coverage Policy on Certain Ablation Procedures (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Edits for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Corrected LCD Notice (Subscription Content) . . .
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Updated: NICE Fires Off Flurry of Issuances, Including Final Guidances on Rituximab, Hepatitis B Treatment, Imaging Procedure, Implant . . .
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More NICE: UK Body Releases Health and Clinical Excellence Bulletin for July, Seeks to Appoint Ophthalmology Expert to Advisory Panel . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Modifiers for LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD for Certain Cardiovascular Testing (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Article to Clarify LCD for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD for Certain Testing Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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USPSTF Posts Updated Information on Recommendations for Children & Adolescents . . .
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NICE Sets Technology Appraisal Session on Use of Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors for Crohn's Disease . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Newly Effective Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 4 Revised LCDs, Effective August 1 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Responses to Comments on Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 7 Updated Billing Guides (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Evidence Review on Vitamin D and Calcium . . .
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Private Insurers -- 1 New, 12 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Billing Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Seeks Chair for Panel Charged with Developing Guidance on Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment . . .
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AHRQ Posts Draft Comparative Effectiveness Report on Radiotherapy Treatments for Head, Neck Cancer . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Enhanced Enforcement of Certain Coverage Criteria (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of Certain Coverage Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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European Medicines Agency Posts 3 Revised Assessment Reports . . .
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NICE Opens Development of Clinical Practice Guideline on Multiple Pregnancy . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Article Associated with LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Final LCD Scheduled to Take Effect in August (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Final Research Report on "DARTNet" Capabilities to Facilitate Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Certain Stem Cell Transplants (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Tumor Markers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Reviews for 3 Sets of Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Responses to Comments on Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Seeks Applicants for Chair of Panel Charged with Developing Updated Guidelines on Hypertension . . .
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NICE Begins New Effort to Set Quality Standards for National Health Service . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 20 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised LCDs, Related Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Claims for Certain Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 1 Revised, 4 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Specialty Drug List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 New, 6 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Policies for Coverage, Utilization Management Appeals (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 33 Revised Policies That Take Effect in August, September (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepay Review Policy for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Opening of Comment Period on Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Releases Preliminary Recommendations on Use of Azacitidine . . .
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NICE Announces 18 New Topics for Review . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revision to LCD-Related Article (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Certain Billing, Claims-Submission Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Applies Coverage with Evidence Development Requirements to Pharmacogenomic Testing for Warfarin Response . . .
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AHRQ Posts Key Questions on Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders . . .
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NICE Posts Supplementary Guidance on End-of-Life Treatments . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Instructions for Billing Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Sets Session on Appraisal of Azacitidine for Treatment of Myelodyplastic Syndrome, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia, and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia . . .
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AHRQ Advances Technology Assessment of Antiemetic Drugs . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 2 LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Review Issues for Certain Hospital Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Review Issues for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Releases Evidence Report on Treatment of Common Hip Fractures . . .
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Private Insurers -- Prior Authorization Requirements for Advanced Imaging Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing Requirements for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 15 Draft LCDs to be Considered at Public Meeting (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Off-Label Drug Indications (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 20 New Clinical Practice Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 16 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New LCDs, Billing Guidelines for 15 Interventions (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Implementation of National Non-Coverage Decision (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Announces Intent to Use ARRA Funding to Support Comparative Effectiveness Research Projects . . .
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AHRQ Corrects Instructions for Comparative Effectiveness Research Project for Orthapedic Devices, Drugs, and Procedures . . .
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AHRQ Reposts Chapters of Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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AHRQ Posts Clinician, Consumer Summary Guides on Gestational Diabetes . . .
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Private Insurers -- 5 Categories of Drugs Added to Step Therapy List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Qs and As on Billing for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ to Post Draft Technology Assessment on Quality, Regulation, and Clinical Utility of Laboratory-Developed Tests . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Preauthorization of Certain Cardiac Imaging Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Delays in Release of Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Investigational Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts Agenda for September 10 Session of Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Seeks Chair for Panel on Guideline for Stroke Rehabilitation . . .
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Private Insurers -- Reviews of 2 Technologies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Prior Authorization for Advanced Imaging Services, Other Pre-Service Review Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Posts Final Appraisal on Use of Sunitinib for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors . . .
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NICE Posts Guidance Implementation Materials for 4 Interventions/Conditions . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 4 Revised Billing Guides (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Addition to List of Drugs Requiring Prior Approval (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Specialty Drug List (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Revised Coverage/Administrative Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Policy on Extended Ophthalmoscopy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Payment for Certain Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 13 New, Revised LCDs, Along with Responses to Public Comments (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Opens Comment Period on Comparative Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) . . .
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NICE Panel Posts Final Appraisal on Use of Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Psoriasis . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed National Coverage Decision on Positron Emission Tomography (FDG) for Cervical Cancer . . .
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CMS Sets October MedCAC Session on Catheter Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation . . .
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CMS Posts Minutes, Transcript from June MedCAC Session on Bayesian Statistical Methods
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October Session of HHS Advisory Panel on Genetics to Include Report by Clinical Utility and Comparative Effectiveness Task Force . . .
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NICE Seeks Members of Motor Neurone Disease Guideline Development Group . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Certain Genetic Testing Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding of New FDA-Approved Drug (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Pending, Recently Approved LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Opens Review of Use of Non-Invasive Ventilation for Motor Neurone Disease . . .
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AHRQ Posts Federal Register Notice of Intent to Fund New Comparative Effectiveness Research Projects . . .
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2nd Update: AHRQ Seeks Comments on Draft Research Report on Developing a Registry of Patient Registries, Releases Related Working Papers . . .
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AHRQ Releases Draft Assessment on Quality, Regulation and Clinical Utility of Laboratory-Developed Tests . . .
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CMS Sets November MedCAC Session on Diagnostic, Treatment Methods Used in Management of Secondary Lymphedema . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Certain Radiosurgery Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Step Therapy Requirements (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Comment Periods Opened on 2 Draft Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Therapeutic Equivalent Drug Coverage Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Reopening of Claims Denials for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Billing for Certain Devices (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Updated LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 14 New, Revised LCDs, Billing Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Multiple LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New LCD for Certain Pharmacologic Medication Management Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Extends Period for Comments on Tech Assessment of Lab-Developed Tests . . .
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CMS Sets MedCAC Sessions on ESAs for Anemic Patients with Kidney Cancer, Pharmacogenomic Testing for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment . . .
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Private Insurers -- 7 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 14 Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 10 LCD Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Seeks Comments on Draft Technical Brief on Percutaneous Heart Valve Replacement . . .
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Private Insurers -- Medical Policies That Take Effect September 1 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 1 New, 14 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy for Certain Ultrasonographic Measurement Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Prepayment Edits for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Suspends Appeals Procedures for Applicants Seeking ARRA Funds for Comparative Effectiveness Research . . .
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Private Insurers -- New, Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated List of Services Not Subject to Prior Authorization (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Medical Necessity Issues for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 2 Final LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Sets Session on Certolizumab Pegol for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lapatinib for Breast Cancer . . .
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NICE Opens Reviews, Seeks Comments on 4 Interventional Procedures . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Preventive Care Guidelines (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 12 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Prepayment Review for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Open Meeting on Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Materials on Funding for Development of Prospective Practice-Based Comparative Effectiveness Research Clinical Registries on Orthopedic Devices, Drugs, and Procedures . . .
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NICE Posts Final Guidance for Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins . . .
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NICE Releases 3 New Final Guidances . . .
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IOM Sets Session on Real-Time Application of Evidence in Cancer Care . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Withdrawal of LCD (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 5 Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Federal Register Notice on MedCAC Session on Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation . . .
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CMS Opens National Coverage Review on Collagen Meniscus Implant . . .
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AHRQ Releases Evidence Report on Use of Family History in Improving Health . . .
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Private Insurers -- Formulary Updates (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Prior Authorization, Medical Necessity Reviews (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Large Number of LCDs, Instructions That Take Effect September 1 (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Newly Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 6 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Probe of Claims for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Widespread Audit Probe for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Educational Document on Application of Prior Authorization Requirements in Medicare . . .
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RAC for Region C Posts Information on New CMS-Approved Audits for Bundling of Wheelchair, Urological Services . . .
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Private Insurers -- 2 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Monitoring of High-Dollar Claims (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Posts Comment, Response on USPSTF Evidentiary Standards . . .
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NICE Initiates Development of Guideline on Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms . . .
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AHRQ Releases Evidence Report on Treatment for Overactive Bladder in Women . . .
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NICE Posts Update on Guidance for Primary Care . . .
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Private Insurers -- 13 New/Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 Updated Clinical Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Updated Utilization Management, Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revised, Retired LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Publishes Final Comparative Effectiveness Assessment on Lipid-Modifying Agents . . .
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CMS Revises Scope of National Coverage Review of Catheter Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation . . .
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CMS Publishes New Educational Guide on Medicare Preventive Services . . .
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Private Insurers -- Self-Injectable Drugs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Treatment of Varicose Veins (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Draft Coverage Policy on Certain Arthroplasty Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Customized Claim Edits (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Review of Diabetes-Related Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Seeks Chair for Panel Charged with Developing Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolic Diseases . . .
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NICE Opens Review of Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Revisions to LCDs, Policy Articles (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Response to Comments on Draft LCD for Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Releases MEDCAC Questions on Cathater Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation . . .
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Private Insurers -- 1 New, 9 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Large Number of Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- LCD for Certain Cancer Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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AHRQ Delays Until September 29 the Deadline for Comments on 5 Working White Papers on Patient Registries . . .
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NICE Posts Agenda for Session on Medications for Prevention of Osteoporotic Fragility and Fractures . . .
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NICE Releases Materials for Implementation of Guidance on Chronic Kidney Disease . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding for Certain Drug-Related Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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OIG Releases Reports on Hospices Services Provided to Beneficiaries in Skilled Nursing Facilities . . .
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NICE Releases Materials on Review of Sorafenib for Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma . . .
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IOM Panel to Recommend Methodologic Standards for Systematic Reviews of Clinical Effectiveness Research . . .
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CMS Proposes Medicare National Coverage for Screening for HIV . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- New Coverage Policies on Ingestible Capsule, Immune Cell Function Assay (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policy on Certain Glucose Monitoring Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Potential Overutilization of Certain Drug Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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CMS Posts Educational Document on Coverage of Screening Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC) for Colorectal Cancer . . .
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NICE Publishes Bulletin Summarizing Recent Activities, Recommendations . . .
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NICE Panel Releases Final Recommendations on Use of Topotecan for Recurrent Cervical Cancer . . .
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IOM Panel to Make Recommendations on Standards for "Trustworthy" Clinical Practice Guidelines . . .
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CMS Posts Proposed Decision Memo on Reconsideration of National Coverage for PTA of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting . . .
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Private Insurers -- 4 Coverage Policy Revisions, Including Changes to Definition of "Medically Necessary" (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Assessment Results, Including Special Report on Genetic Markers (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Revised Coverage Policies on Genetic Testing (Subscription Content) . . .
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NICE Begins Development of Guidances on Preventing, Reducing HIV Transmission . . .
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NICE Releases Draft Agenda for October Session of Public Health Interventions Advisory Panel . . .
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Private Insurers -- 10 Updated Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- Results of 3 Assessments, Including Special Report on CT Colonography Cost Effectiveness (Subscription Content) . . .
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Private Insurers -- 3 Revised Coverage Policies (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- New Prepayment Probe for Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Results of Probe of Certain Services (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- 7 Draft LCDs Scheduled to Take Effect in October (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Draft LCDs (Subscription Content) . . .
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Medicare Contractors -- Coverage, Coding, and Payment Issues (Subscription Content) . . .
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