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Nov 10 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Cuts in Medicare reimbursements can significantly reduce unnecessary care, according to a study conducted by university researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Nov 10 2010

Reimbursement’s Impact on Medical Practice

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A New England Journal of Medicine article further solidifies the susceptibility of physicians to financial incentives to overuse care when it assists them economically. Removing those incentives does not seem…

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Nov 09 2010

Seattle Times

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Although Medicare Advantage plans come and go every year, turnover nationally is much higher this year than last

Nov 09 2010

Wall Street Journal

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With a congressional fix, physician will face a 23% reimbursement cut in Medicare in Dec. 1 and a 25% cut on Jan. 1, according to the American Medical Association.

Nov 04 2010

medpagetoday

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Physicians are once again staring down the barrel of a two-digit cut in Medicare reimbursement — pay will go down by 21% on Dec. 1, and another 4% cut will be loped off on Jan. 1, according to a final payment rule issued by the CMS

Oct 27 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Three times a year, 29 doctors gather around a table in a hotel meeting room. Their job is an unusual one: divvying up billions of Medicare dollars

Oct 20 2010

Process of Care and Health Outcomes

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As the use of pay-for-reporting and pay-for-performance grows, there is more research into whether care processes being measured are really related to ultimate health outcomes. A new article says not…

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Oct 15 2010

Bloomberg

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UnitedHealth Proposes Medicare, Medicaid Managed-Care Plan to Cut Costs

Oct 14 2010

Kaiser Health News

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Medicare beneficiaries who reside in long-term care facilities account for an excessive and preventable portion of Medicare spending because of high rates of hospitalization, emergency room visits and skilled nursing care

Oct 14 2010

Politico

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The new analysis obtained by POLITICO finds the health care overhaul will result in increased out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare Advantage plans.

Oct 12 2010

amednews.com

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Preventing a 23% Medicare physician payment cut is one of several major tasks Congress faces when members return Nov. 15

Oct 08 2010

Politico

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DHHS quietly changed the web version of a speech in which HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius described how the health care overhaul is going to affect Medicare Advantage plans

Oct 06 2010

Wall Street Journal

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How well a therapy works compared to the alternatives doesn’t currently factor into how much Medicare pays for it. Two researchers, writing in Health Affairs, say that should change.

Oct 02 2010

2010 Potpourri XXXVI

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The days shorten but the potpourri stays strong, this week including information on the safety of FDA-cleared devices; medication adherence; genetic tests; the FDA and CMS working together to review…

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Oct 01 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The dreaded sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) formula that cuts physicians’ Medicare pay takes effect in 61 days (Dec. 1) but already the AMA, 66 specialist practitioner societies and 50 state medical groups, are sounding the alarm.

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