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medicare
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Get a jump on covering 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid
The 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid is July 30. Over the years, these programs have evolved from basic safety…
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Older same-sex couples gain financial protection in SCOTUS decision
In the wake of last month’s Supreme Court ruling on marriage, same-sex married couples in all 50 states should now…
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AHCJ releases Medicare provider payment data broken down by state
Medicare pays doctors and other providers virtually everywhere in the United States, amounting to more than $70 billion in 2013…
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Proposal would change how hospitals bill for services after acquiring physician groups
When health policy experts talk about ways to improve how Medicare and commercial health plans pay for care, they often…
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Change to Medicare will shift physicians into value-based payment
President Obama signed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 into law on Thursday afternoon, in what experts…
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As it considers SGR fix, Senate weighs fundamental shifts to Medicare
After voting to eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula last week, the U.S. House of Representatives sent the measure…
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Medicare ‘doc fix,’ passed by House, shifts some costs to seniors
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 on Thursday, a bill that would prevent an automatic cut of 21…
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HHS faces daunting challenge in moving away from fee-for-service payment
Finally, we may be seeing the beginning of the end of fee-for-service payment. In an announcement Monday, the federal Department…
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DC journalists dig into secrets behind AMA’s physician payment committee
A secretive committee of the American Medical Association exaggerates how much physician time and effort is involved in performing many…
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Taking a different look at readmission metrics, penalties
One of the high-profile programs within the Affordable Care Act is the drive to reduce preventable hospital readmissions among the…