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Jun 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

In a new proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included a provision that could mean an additional reduction by 6.1% in physician service payment rates starting Jan. 1 2011

Jun 29 2010

New York Times

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Hospitals, doctors and nurses are struggling to prepare for explosive growth in the numbers of high-risk elderly patients

Jun 29 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals look for guidance from CMS about the 3-day payment window – under new definition, hospitals should bill as part of the inpatient stay all non-diagnostic services provided on the day of admission and in the three days prior to admission

Jun 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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While high-blood pressure is generally considered an adult medical problem, its increasing prevalence among children and teenagers is putting many young people on an early trajectory for heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems

Jun 29 2010

New York Times

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The geriatric tidal wave does not appear to have been fully recognized at the National Institutes of Health

Jun 29 2010

Wall Street Journal

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With cash piles continually growing for corporations, mergers and acquisitions may start picking up after a relatively quiet start to 2010, at least for midsize purchases, though megadeals will likely remain few and far between.

Jun 28 2010

New York Times

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With a nudge from the new health care law and pressure from Medicare, hospitals, doctors and nurses are struggling to prepare for explosive growth in the numbers of high-risk elderly patients

Jun 28 2010

Fiscal Times

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A new study found that the more income and education people have, the less likely they are to have colds, headaches, flu and chronic physical pain

Jun 28 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Forget the banks: Some investors believe the more compelling investment prospects in China are in health care

Jun 28 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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It pays to appeal – A recently released CMS report indicates that providers have been winning more appeals since the last update

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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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