Physician groups are pushing members of Congress to work quickly on passing legislation to avert a 10% Medicare physician reimbursement rate cut scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, The Hill reports.
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The “demands imposed by the retirement of millions of baby boomers will consume the federal budget and blight the prospects of the next generations” without efforts to address problems with the long-term financial stability of Medicare and other entitlement programs, columnist David Broder writes in the Washington Post. According to Broder, Senate Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-N.D….
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HHS on Monday announced it is recruiting 1,200 physicians across the U.S. to participate in a pilot project that will provide higher Medicare reimbursements to physicians who use electronic health records, AP/Long Island Newsday reports. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said the project is an important step toward meeting President Bush’s goal of Nationwide EHR adoption by 2014. [click link for full…
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky today announced the release of a suite of new Medicare advantage plans for Kentucky’s diverse and growing population of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Kentucky today announced the release of a suite of new Medicare advantage plans for Kentucky’s diverse and growing population of Medicare beneficiaries.
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Medicare reimbursements remain an issue regional lawmakers will keep an eye on and it was a focus of discussion at the 2007 Legislative Forum held Monday at the Longhouse-Northshire campus.
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Medicare reimbursements remain an issue regional lawmakers will keep an eye on and it was a focus of discussion at the 2007 Legislative Forum held Monday at the Longhouse-Northshire campus.
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Nurses will be able to make Medicare-funded house calls to elderly patients under a $310m coalition plan to improve care access.
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