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December

� Court defeat could open door to Medicaid doctor pay cuts - Dec. 31
� Hospitals raise alarm over sicker Medicare population - Dec. 31
� Brief: Nursing homes accuse Medicaid of underpayment - Dec. 31
� Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31
� Brief: House bill aims to protect physician decision-making under ACA - Dec. 31
� Brief: Medicare prepares to implement physician SGR pay cuts - Dec. 31
� Medicaid primary care pay to more than double in 6 states - Dec. 31
� ED use drops when medical practices extend office hours - Dec. 31
� Universal EHR to streamline care for active military and vets - Dec. 28
� GAO: Medicare could save $880 million on dialysis payments - Dec. 26
� Off-label drug marketing gets free-speech protection in court ruling - Dec. 24
� Only 18 states and D.C. will run insurance exchanges - Dec. 24
� Physicians push for full Medicaid expansion after HHS all-or-nothing stance - Dec. 24
� Medicare pay struggle a familiar year-end cliffhanger - Dec. 24
� Brief: Medical experts ask Obama to delay fracking expansion - Dec. 24
� Brief: Senate OKs veterans’ access to fertility treatments - Dec. 24
� Brief: Medicare Advantage patients use fewer services, study says - Dec. 24
� Opposition stiffens to ACA’s 2.3% tax on medical devices - Dec. 17
� Tale of two insurance exchanges poses mystery for doctors - Dec. 17
� Supreme Court to decide how late is too late on Medicare pay appeals - Dec. 17
� Imaging criteria credited in sharp Medicare spending decline - Dec. 17
� Brief: GAO report used as ammunition to challenge Medicaid spending - Dec. 17
� Brief: Patient groups want Medicare therapy exceptions extended - Dec. 17
� Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17
� Brief: 31 senators call for higher Medicare pay for rural hospitals - Dec. 17
� Medicaid primary care pay at risk in lame-duck talks - Dec. 12
� Hospitals expected to benefit two ways from Medicaid expansion - Dec. 10
� What if Supreme Court is not done with health reform law? - Dec. 10
� Surprise spending spike tied to end of Medicare consultations - Dec. 10
� Brief: ACA predicted to enable millions of key cancer screenings - Dec. 10
� Brief: FDA gives green light to cell-based flu vaccine - Dec. 10
� Brief: Medicaid cited for access barriers to dental care - Dec. 10
� Brief: Tobacco companies must tell public they lied - Dec. 10
� Brief: Republicans want IPAB repeal in debt deal - Dec. 10
� Watchdog call for EHR bonus audits meets resistance - Dec. 10
� Medicare pay uncertainty called threat to program innovations - Dec. 7
� Medicare private plans boost quality in time for bonuses - Dec. 3
� Odds favor physicians in appeals of Medicare denials - Dec. 3
� ACA minimum coverage rule raises drug benefits � and objections - Dec. 3
� Brief: Survey details toll of cancer drug shortages - Dec. 3
� Brief: Physician whistle-blower case goes to state�s top court - Dec. 3
� Brief: CMS appoints organizations to draft doctor quality reports - Dec. 3
� Medicare SGR sticker shock adds urgency to pay reform campaign - Dec. 3

November

� Few states take up ACA basic health coverage option - Nov. 30
� Feature: Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26
� U.S. primary care doctors making sizeable strides on health IT - Nov. 26
� Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26
� Brief: Medicaid faulted for failing adults and children - Nov. 26
� Brief: Clinton foundation tackles health improvement - Nov. 26
� Brief: HHS chief faces congressional subpoenas - Nov. 26
� Brief: Medicare deductible and premiums to increase in 2013 - Nov. 26
� Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - Nov. 26
� OIG reports Medicare nursing home upcoding - Nov. 21
� American Hospital Assn. sues over retroactive Medicare pay denials - Nov. 19
� State eyes one family, one card health coverage - Nov. 19
� Medicare �improvement standard� no longer impedes home care - Nov. 19
� Brief: Appeals court won�t rehear ADA medical marijuana case - Nov. 19
� Brief: Health plans gear up for exchanges - Nov. 19
� Physician pay a major unknown despite health reform certainty - Nov. 19
� High price tag linked to heavy testing by newer doctors - Nov. 16
� Multimedia: How might Medicare penalties affect you? - Nov. 12
� Seniors expected to pay more under Medicare premium-support model - Nov. 12
� Medicaid sets temporary payment increase for primary care - Nov. 12
� Safety-net hospitals warn of ACA�s uncompensated care crunch - Nov. 12
� Feature: Decisions doctors must make to avoid Medicare penalties - Nov. 12
� Brief: Study advocates Canadian cost controls for Medicare - Nov. 12
� Brief: Small-business workers struggle to get coverage - Nov. 12
� Brief: Self-referred imaging cost Medicare $109 million in 2010 - Nov. 12
� Brief: AMA urges appeals court to block �don�t ask� doctor gun law - Nov. 12
� Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12
� Doctors in shortage state cite consequences of Medicaid expansion - Nov. 9
� Obama victory removes last major threat to ACA - Nov. 7
� Doctors join legal battle against change in medical marijuana policy - Nov. 5
� Medicaid pay turnabout: More states boosting rates - Nov. 5
� Doctors get another chance to avoid Medicare e-prescribing penalty - Nov. 5
� Brief: AMA backs diabetes prevention bill - Nov. 5
� Brief: Medicaid directors want better anti-fraud teamwork - Nov. 5
� Oddsmakers predict sequestration and SGR delay - Nov. 2

October

� Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion - Oct. 29
� Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29
� Feature: How 4 states are fighting obesity - Oct. 29
� Brief: ACA poses no risks for American businesses, report says - Oct. 29
� Brief: Senators press CMS for fraud prevention statistics - Oct. 29
� Brief: 60 House lawmakers demand that Medicare stop imaging cuts - Oct. 29
� Brief: AMA endorses bill to increase GME slots - Oct. 29
� Organized medicine unveils plan to overhaul Medicare delivery - Oct. 29
� First review in for embattled federal prevention fund - Oct. 26
� AMA urges more clarity in gift-reporting rules - Oct. 22
� Pediatricians petition White House to issue food safety rules - Oct. 22
� �Frequent flyers� not seen as abusing emergency departments - Oct. 22
� Quality gains alone won�t generate ACO bonuses - Oct. 22
� Brief: Medical facilities top the list of criminal health fraud investigations - Oct. 22
� Brief: Texas doctors embrace EHRs amid difficulties - Oct. 22
� Brief: Court affirms criminalization of some RU-486 orders - Oct. 22
� Brief: GOP leaders push for suspension of EHR bonuses - Oct. 22
� Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19
� Doctors appeal ruling dismissing certificate-of-need challenge - Oct. 15
� Small-group plans driving insurance exchange benchmarks - Oct. 15
� Feature: Medicare IPAB: Rational or rationing? - Oct. 15
� Brief: Racial disparities seen in men�s health and access to care - Oct. 15
� Brief: OIG targets Medicare program integrity plan for review - Oct. 15
� Brief: Lawsuit against Medicaid hospital cuts declared valid - Oct. 15
� Brief: Doctors among 91 charged with Medicare fraud - Oct. 15
� Medicare claims contractor swap renews fears of pay disruptions - Oct. 15
� MedPAC moves toward backing geographic pay reductions - Oct. 12
� Medicaid's high marks on preventive care contrary to its stingy image - Oct. 8
� Medicare knee replacements surge 162% since 1991 - Oct. 8
� High court to determine states� take of medical liability awards - Oct. 8
� CDC targets holdout health workers on flu shots - Oct. 8
� Brief: 7 of the top 10 Medicare drug plans raise premiums by 10% or more - Oct. 8
� Brief: HHS bestows behavioral health training grants - Oct. 8
� Brief: HHS projects ACA will save seniors $5,000 by 2022 - Oct. 8
� Brief: House panel endorses health reform, Medicare bills - Oct. 8
� Brief: Legal challenge to federal health reform law revised - Oct. 8
� Insurers begin using standardized consumer guides - Oct. 5
� Medicare Advantage popularity may be short-lived - Oct. 1
� Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1
� States probe HHS on partial Medicaid expansion options - Oct. 1
� Brief: Medicare special needs plans fall short on reporting, study says - Oct. 1
� Brief: Shortcomings of high-risk insurance pools cited - Oct. 1
� Brief: Doctor accused of single-largest fraud scheme says he�s not guilty - Oct. 1
� Brief: Ballot questions opposed by state medical society - Oct. 1
� Brief: FDA chooses antibiotic for fast-track review - Oct. 1
� Medicare auditor targets E&M services for review - Oct. 1

September

� ROTC-type primary care scholarships proposed - Sept. 28
� AMA proposes revisions to Medicare hospital observation policy - Sept. 28
� Massive job losses expected under Medicare sequester - Sept. 24
� Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24
� IOM: Physicians play key role in stopping health system waste - Sept. 24
� Drop in uninsured rate suggests mixed results for doctors - Sept. 24
� Brief: Senators target soft drinks for obesity study - Sept. 24
� Brief: State estimates costs of expanding Medicaid - Sept. 24
� Brief: Infectious disease society proposes 10 principles on outbreak response - Sept. 24
� Brief: State Medicaid eligibility lawsuit thrown out - Sept. 24
� Stakeholders seek regulatory direction on insurance exchanges - Sept. 21
� Physicians, industry continue to wait for Sunshine Act rules - Sept. 20
� Medicaid expansion could come at a big cost to states - Sept. 17
� Emergency doctors say study overestimates avoidable ED visits - Sept. 17
� Brief: Executive order increases mental health access for veterans - Sept. 17
� Brief: Appeals court upholds federal stem cell research funding - Sept. 17
� Brief: Overpayment self-disclosure process needs reform, AMA says - Sept. 17
� Brief: AMA backs drug labeling improvement act - Sept. 17
� Medicare modifier could hit unsuspecting doctors with pay cuts - Sept. 17
� Dual-eligibles market creates opportunities for physician practices - Sept. 14
� AMA details multipronged approach to Medicare pay overhaul - Sept. 13
� Pediatricians call for uniformity on kids� essential benefits - Sept. 10
� Doctors can�t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10
� AMA backs bills to stop Medicare imaging pay cuts - Sept. 10
� Brief: Lawsuit against ACA doctor-owned hospital ban dismissed - Sept. 10
� Brief: GOP seeks clarification on ACA Medicaid, exchange provisions - Sept. 10
� Brief: HHS awards public health work force grants - Sept. 10
� Doctors shift focus to compliance as ICD-10 deadline set - Sept. 10
� U.S. performs poorly on preventable death rates - Sept. 7
� GOP wants new projections on Medicare cost-control panel - Sept. 6
� Physician whistle-blowers can sue hospitals without delay, appeals court rules - Sept. 3
� 500 practices selected for primary care management fee demo - Sept. 3
� Brief: Isolated genes patentable, appeals judges rule - Sept. 3
� Brief: Physicians in charge of most ACOs, study finds - Sept. 3
� Brief: HHS awards $760 million for health insurance exchanges - Sept. 3
� Brief: Organized medicine gets ICD-10 delay to October 2014 - Sept. 3
� EHR standards get tougher under finalized meaningful use stage 2 - Sept. 3

August

� CMS enlists pharmacies to advertise free Medicare benefits - Aug. 31
� SGR repeal cost estimate drops to $245 billion - Aug. 30
� Feature: Health insurance exchanges: The big unknowns - Aug. 27
� Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27
� Physicians resist states� interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27
� 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27
� Brief: Budget increase urged for American Indian health programs - Aug. 27
� Brief: GOP seeks White House records on embattled Medicare demo - Aug. 27
� Brief: Governor appeals ruling on �don�t ask� gun law - Aug. 27
� State medical society reports improvements in access to care - Aug. 24
� Uninsured Medicaid eligibles will vary in age and race - Aug. 23
� Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20
� Doctors ask Congress for role in reforming Medicare programs - Aug. 20
� Lawmakers hear evidence of gray market in shortage drugs - Aug. 20
� Brief: Medicare Part D premiums to remain stable in 2013 - Aug. 20
� Brief: Public likes Medicaid, but insurance mandate is still unpopular - Aug. 20
� Brief: States face challenges to expanding Medicaid, GAO says - Aug. 20
� Small practices may be least able to take new Medicaid patients - Aug. 20
� Employers turn to consumer-based health initiatives - Aug. 17
� Federal rule to streamline electronic fund transfers and other billing transactions - Aug. 16
� Health care fraud targeted by new public-private partnership - Aug. 13
� Medicare to require prior authorization for power wheelchairs - Aug. 13
� Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap - Aug. 13
� Brief: Senate calls prostate cancer an epidemic for blacks - Aug. 13
� Brief: Bill would offer Medicare diabetes prevention coverage - Aug. 13
� Brief: HHS promotes new preventive coverage for women - Aug. 13
� Brief: Judge bars ACA birth control mandate - Aug. 13
� Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 13
� Tax delinquents still drawing Medicaid pay, GAO reports - Aug. 10
� Lawmakers blast Medicare for using Social Security numbers on IDs - Aug. 9
� Appeals court could uphold gene patents, legal experts say - Aug. 6
� IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6
� 6 million projected to be shut out by states rejecting Medicaid expansion - Aug. 6
� Brief: FDA approves inhaler to treat COPD - Aug. 6
� Brief: Doctors must tell abortion seekers about suicide risks, court rules - Aug. 6
� Brief: Hospitals to participate in nurse training demo - Aug. 6
� Brief: Massachusetts health reform runs into access problems - Aug. 6
� IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6
� HHS offers new preventive services to women - Aug. 5
� AMA urges CMS to delay dual-eligible demo - Aug. 3
� One-year Medicare pay freeze proposed in House - Aug. 2

July

� Feature: Medicare pay: Budget sequester adds to annual payment rate woes - July 30
� Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30
� Lawmakers warned of demise of solo medical practices - July 30
� Brief: FDA approves weight-loss drug Qsymia - July 30
� Brief: Narrow ruling a reprieve for state�s only abortion facility - July 30
� Brief: States sign up for ACO initiative - July 30
� Brief: CMS unveils health reform state quality grants - July 30
� Physicians protest health cuts in HHS spending bill - July 27
� Employers to emulate Medicare by buying quality care - July 26
� Physicians push Congress for improved Medicare data and performance measures - July 23
� Court blocks local cigarette warning requirements - July 23
� States eye leveraging health reform ruling to cut Medicaid eligibility - July 23
� Brief: Long-term care medical liability costs go up - July 23
� Brief: Researchers highlight health reform�s benefits for women - July 23
� Brief: Court blocks entire �don�t ask� gun law - July 23
� Brief: 16 million seniors received free preventive care in 2012 - July 23
� Brief: 89 ACOs added to Medicare shared savings program - July 23
� Report dispels conventional wisdom on what drives Medicaid ED use - July 23
� White House exceeded authority with Medicare Advantage project, GAO says - July 20
� High Medicaid population state reports record low access - July 19
� Tough talk from governors about Medicaid after reform law ruling - July 16
� Some patients stop taking depression drugs during Medicare coverage gap - July 16
� Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16
� Medicare previews pay increases and cuts for 2013 - July 16
� Brief: Medicare to cut pay for unpaid hospital debts - July 16
� Brief: Medicare may be paying hospices double for drugs - July 16
� Brief: ACA may have unintended long-term care consequences, study says - July 16
� Brief: Drug company agrees to $3 billion health fraud settlement - July 16
� Brief: Supreme Court health reform decision splits Americans, poll says - July 16
� Tough talk from governors about Medicaid after reform law ruling - July 16
� Congress wants Medicare auditors to face their own review - July 13
� Unique medical device identifier proposed - July 12
� Feature: Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - July 10
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - July 10
� Taxes on health professionals targeted in Medicaid reform bill - July 9
� Patients can sue over Medicaid drug denials, appeals court rules - July 9
� AMA and AAMC oppose expanding hospital no-pay list - July 9
� Brief: Alaska Medicaid to pay $1.7 million HIPAA fine - July 9
� Brief: Judge blocks law restricting which doctors can perform abortions - July 9
� Brief: Physician-senator proposes SGR repeal bill - July 9
� Brief: Insurers will pay $1.1 billion back to consumers - July 9
� Physicians should have more freedom to coordinate care, MedPAC says - July 9
� After ACA ruling, HHS moves ahead with insurance exchanges - July 6
� Bill would expand VA mental health services - July 5
� New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - July 5
� Distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - July 5
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� Feature: Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2
� HHS establishes medical disaster response centers - July 2
� Brief: Drug company liable for Medicaid fraud, court rules - July 2

June

� What's next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29
� What�s next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29
� Affordable Care Act upheld - June 28
� Doctors need better arsenal to fight obesity, says expert panel - June 28
� Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25
� States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs - June 25
� Economists see health spending bouncing back - June 25
� Brief: Medicaid anti-fraud efforts need improvement, OIG says - June 25
� Brief: HHS announces more health innovation awards - June 25
� Senate panel turns to insurers for Medicare pay reform advice - June 22
� House Democrat presses HHS for details on 2013 budget cuts - June 21
� Multimedia: Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1% - June 20
� Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - June 20
� Medicare joins with insurers to test paying for care management - June 18
� Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18
� Uninsured �near-seniors� struggling with health access and costs - June 18
� Hospital-owned practices to receive lower Medicare rates under new rule - June 18
� Brief: Government�s 6-month health fraud recoveries top $1.2 billion - June 18
� Brief: Physician-senator urges HHS to drop ICD-10 plan - June 18
� Brief: CBO: Health spending will rise sharply under current law - June 18
� Brief: House votes to repeal device tax, health account limitations - June 18
� Massachusetts health reforms haven�t worsened economy, report says - June 15
� Thousands lose Medicare billing rights during revalidation - June 14
� Cigarette tax helps Illinois physicians avoid Medicaid pay cuts; other cuts deep - June 11
� Arizona patients sue state over Medicaid co-pays - June 11
� Only 7 states, D.C. expand Medicaid ahead of 2014 - June 11
� Brief: Hearing set for Texas Planned Parenthood lawsuit - June 11
� Brief: Bill that would ban sex-selective abortions fails to proceed in House - June 11
� Brief: HHS awards funds to expand long-term care - June 11
� Brief: MedPAC taps 3 physicians as commissioners - June 11
� Organized medicine details future of Medicare payment without SGR - June 11
� Federal initiative seeks to decrease use of antipsychotic drugs - June 8
� House panel proposes repeal of revenue provisions used to support health reform - June 7
� Medical liability costs seen as a drain on innovation - June 4
� Federal disability law does not cover medical marijuana patients - June 4
� EHR certification lacking usability factor, doctors say - June 4
� Brief: High court rejects benefits claim for IVF children conceived posthumously - June 4
� Brief: Specialty physicians say state dual-eligible demos might disrupt care - June 4
� Brief: Organ donation program seeks older Americans - June 4
� Brief: Uninsured veterans would benefit from health reform law, report says - June 4
� Brief: House bill would order hospitals to detail costs - June 4
� Senate, House OK drug short-supply warning system - June 1

May

� Health tax credits for small businesses go unclaimed - May 31
� Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28
� Health exchanges� futures remain in doubt despite new grants - May 28
� Feature: Medicare�s bet on primary care - May 28
� Brief: Schwartz, Dr. Roe form House GME caucus - May 28
� Brief: Patient advocates sue Nebraska over alleged Medicaid violations - May 28
� Brief: Sick Americans report financial burdens from high cost of care - May 28
� Brief: CMS actuaries doubt spending caps will work - May 28
� Most doctors headed for penalty over Medicare quality reporting - May 28
� Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates - May 25
� OIG probes physician Medicare billing for office visits - May 24
� AMA calls for 2-year delay of ICD-10 enforcement - May 21
� Appeals court blocks overhaul of VA mental health system - May 21
� Nearly every state showed health access declines in 2010 - May 21
� Former Medicare chiefs say SGR must be eliminated - May 21
� Brief: Florida counties challenge Medicaid billing law in court - May 21
� Brief: GAO recommends cost savings for Medicaid, Medicare - May 21
� Brief: New Jersey governor vetoes bill to establish insurance exchange - May 21
� Brief: House panel endorses drug user fee reauthorization - May 21
� Brief: Medicare lawsuit over RUC payment advice is thrown out - May 21
� Medicaid primary care pay: The next SGR? - May 21
� CMS eases rules to cut doctors� regulatory burdens - May 18
� Physicians receive federal innovation grants - May 17
� Feature: Medicare's new approach to familiar diseases - May 14
� Court blocks elimination of funding for Texas Planned Parenthood clinics - May 14
� Federal grants help health center expansions, not operations - May 14
� Brief: CMS, FDA approve less-invasive valve replacement - May 14
� Brief: 107 charged in nationwide Medicare fraud sting - May 14
� Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians - May 14
� Feature: Medicare�s new approach to familiar diseases - May 14
� Massachusetts Legislature starts moving on payment reforms - May 11
� Physician gift tracking by drug companies delayed until 2013 - May 10
� Doctors pressured to write prescriptions for OTC drugs - May 7
� Appeals court to decide fate of Medicare audit challenges - May 7
� Medicare modifies ordering, referring rules for physicians - May 7
� Brief: Indiana high court to weigh uninsured billing lawsuit - May 7
� Brief: Medicare proposes raising hospital rates by 2.3% - May 7
� Brief: Senate panel OKs drug user fee reauthorization - May 7
� High court arguments did not shift public opinion on health reform - May 4
� White House refuses to drop $8 billion Medicare private plan demo - May 3

April

� Dire Medicare outlook assumes deep physician pay cuts - April 30
� Brief: HHS makes progress on plan to reduce infections - April 30
� Brief: Medicare DME bidding saved $202 million in 2011 - April 30
� Supreme Court: Generic drugmaker may sue over brand patent - April 30
� Lawmakers seek faster approval process for shortage drugs - April 30
� Physicians fight �unworkable� Medicare overpayment rule - April 30
� State abortion laws place unprecedented limits, requirements on doctors - April 27
� House GOP claims health reform taxes would hurt businesses - April 26
� Brief: Maryland approves review of cardiac stent procedures - April 23
� Brief: Washington state OKs alternative emergency department plan - April 23
� AMA urges Medicare to rescind prepayment review demo - April 23
� International trade dispute threatens to undo clove cigarette ban - April 23
� More physicians calling the shots in latest round of ACOs - April 23
� Medicare trustee says health reform law will add to debt - April 20
� IRS health reform money gets GOP�s attention - April 19
� Brief: Pay for bone marrow donors remains in place - April 16
� Brief: Medicare covers less than large employer plans, study finds - April 16
� Brief: Contractors recoup billions under Medicare secondary payer program - April 16
� Doctor-supported ED access plan gains ground in Washington state - April 16
� Pennsylvania not obligated to transfer funds to liability account, court rules - April 16
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - April 16
� Dual-eligible demos raise patient-access concerns - April 13
� New ICD-10 deadline will be Oct. 1, 2014 - April 12
� Oklahoma judge rules pre-abortion sonogram law unconstitutional - April 9
� Brief: Washington state doctor sentenced for health care fraud - April 9
� Brief: FDA strengthens regulations on tobacco products - April 9
� Brief: Doctors urge lawmakers to fund health programs in 2013 - April 9
� Few doctors downloading Medicare resource use reports - April 9
� CMS backlog shortchanges doctors on e-prescribing exemptions - April 9
� Washington state suspends Medicaid emergency department limits - April 6
� CMS rules contribute to drug shortages, hospital pharmacists say - April 5
� House Republican budget seeks to slow Medicare, slash Medicaid - April 2
� Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - April 2
� Brief: CMS establishes $200 million project to train nurses - April 2
� Brief: Former CMS chief joins Center for American Progress - April 2
� House passes IPAB repeal, medical liability reform bill - April 2

March

� HHS says insurance rate reviews are working - March 30
� Congress told more prescription drug monitoring programs are needed - March 29
� Nevada court strikes down medical marijuana law - March 26
� MedPAC calls for pay parity between hospital, doctor office visits - March 26
� Final insurance exchange rule prompts concerns about out-of-network care - March 26
� Brief: Virginia law would let plaintiffs sue over fetus deaths - March 26
� Brief: AAFP will stay on the RUC - March 26
� Health reform heads for legal showdown - March 23
� GOP Medicare reform bill would let seniors tap into government employee plan - March 23
� Enforcement of 5010 standards delayed until July 1 - March 22
� States target chronic disease to trim health care costs - March 19
� House closer to repeal of Medicare pay board - March 19
� Brief: Illinois Medicaid anti-fraud plan receives partial federal approval - March 19
� Hospital report cards fall flat at improving patient outcomes - March 19
� Hospitals find success in slashing health disparities - March 16
� Medicare overhauls patient claims statements - March 15
� HHS seeks balance in health reform mandates - March 12
� Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12
� Organized medicine seeks more latitude to challenge industry gift reports - March 12
� Brief: Internists launch new doctor payment commission - March 12
� FDA and industry not waiting for Congress on drug shortages - March 12
� Medicare plan to stop drug abuse could hurt patients, AMA says - March 9
� Texas doctor indicted in $375 million health care fraud scheme - March 8
� Multimedia: Whose care costs the most? - March 5
� Feature: Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1% - March 5
� Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5
� Brief: Preexisting condition plan enrollment grows - March 5
� Brief: Texas to ban abortion providers from Medicaid program - March 5
� Brief: States challenge federal contraceptive coverage mandate - March 5
� First look at the next stage of meaningful use - March 5
� Vermont adjusts path toward universal coverage - March 2
� Medicare contractors rejecting pay for some legitimate services - March 1

February

� Illinois to start unsanctioned Medicaid anti-fraud efforts - Feb. 27
� Biosimilar drugs could receive expedited FDA endorsement - Feb. 27
� HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years - Feb. 27
� Brief: Maryland first to connect its acute care hospitals electronically - Feb. 27
� Brief: Connecticut patients sue over delayed Medicaid processing - Feb. 27
� Brief: Private plan growth in Medicare to continue in 2013 - Feb. 27
� Brief: Medicare upgrades Web-based physician enrollment - Feb. 27
� Medicare doctor pay patch sets up 32% cut for 2013 - Feb. 27
� CMS denies Florida's bid to raise Medicaid cost-sharing - Feb. 24
� HHS mandates clear insurance language - Feb. 23
� Obama budget proposal sidesteps Medicare mandatory spending cuts - Feb. 20
� Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20
� Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20
� New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - Feb. 20
� Brief: Medicaid drug pay changes expected to save $17.2 billion - Feb. 20
� Brief: HHS aims to improve prenatal care, reduce pre-term births - Feb. 20
� Brief: Hospital Compare website to include more infection data - Feb. 20
� Brief: Court says seniors cannot give up Medicare entitlement - Feb. 20
� Brief: Texas abortion law can take effect - Feb. 20
� Brief: White House loosens contraception coverage mandate - Feb. 20
� Medicare physician pay frozen until 2013 - Feb. 17
� Republicans blast HHS for promoting "free" services - Feb. 17
� CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16
� CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition - Feb. 14
� Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13
� Medicare private plan enrollment hits 12.8 million - Feb. 13
� RUC adds 2 seats for primary care - Feb. 13
� Brief: Bill would ban federal food and beverage ad campaigns - Feb. 13
� Brief: NEWT Act would close Medicare tax loophole - Feb. 13
� Brief: CHIP reauthorization boosted kids' health coverage - Feb. 13
� Brief: AMA calls on HHS to halt ICD-10 rollout - Feb. 13
� Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - Feb. 13
� California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10
� House votes to repeal long-term-care program - Feb. 9
� Feature: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6
� Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides - Feb. 6
� AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors - Feb. 6
� Brief: Bone marrow donor ruling should be thrown out, Justice Dept. says - Feb. 6
� Brief: GAO: Medicare private plans overpaid due to risk scores - Feb. 6
� Brief: Federal rule requires healthier food at schools - Feb. 6
� Brief: Grassley probes state monitoring of high-prescribing Medicaid doctors - Feb. 6
� Brief: HHS denies Texas' request for insurer spending waiver - Feb. 6
� Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - Feb. 6
� Feature: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6
� Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society - Feb. 3
� Pharmacists say marketing of Medicare drug plans is misleading - Feb. 2

January

� Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians - Jan. 30
� States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion - Jan. 30
� CBO: Medicare demos didn't save much money - Jan. 30
� Brief: American Red Cross fined for unsafe blood practices - Jan. 30
� Brief: DEA, drug companies blamed for A30 and ADHD drug shortages - Jan. 30
� Brief: New Jersey ends cosmetic procedures tax - Jan. 30
� Brief: HHS finalizes women's health coverage rules - Jan. 30
� States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP - Jan. 27
� Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law - Jan. 26
� Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23
� Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina - Jan. 23
� CBO: Raising Medicare age to 67 would save $148 billion over decade - Jan. 23
� Brief: Texas abortion law can proceed, appeals court rules - Jan. 23
� Brief: HHS accuses insurer of unreasonable rate increases - Jan. 23
� Brief: More young adults have dependent coverage - Jan. 23
� Spending growth on physician services sinks to record low - Jan. 23
� Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings - Jan. 20
� Med students to get training to treat PTSD, combat head injuries - Jan. 19
� Physician innovators among those advising on health delivery reforms - Jan. 16
� Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use - Jan. 16
� Medicare intensifying documentation reviews before payment - Jan. 16
� Brief: Judge halts California Medicaid cut to nursing homes - Jan. 16
� Brief: Nearly 9 in 10 Florida physicians say they practice defensive medicine - Jan. 16
� Brief: Conferees named to negotiate Medicare pay solution - Jan. 16
� Barred physicians prescribed millions in Medicare drugs - Jan. 13
� Electronic banking could save health system $4.5 billion - Jan. 12
� Problems finding new Medicare primary care doctors small but growing - Jan. 9
� Ban on "bath salts," synthetic marijuana delayed in Senate - Jan. 9
� South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange - Jan. 9
� Brief: States receive $300 million for meeting children's enrollment goals - Jan. 9
� Brief: Medicare prior authorization for scooters demo delayed - Jan. 9
� Brief: CMS moves Medicare participation deadline - Jan. 9
� Medicare kicks out 1 in 5 new medium- and high-risk suppliers - Jan. 6
� Maine faces $220 million Medicaid budget deficit - Jan. 6
� Multimedia: Coverage growth will vary by state - Jan. 2
� Texas Medicaid managed care expansion approved - Jan. 2
� Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2
� Feature: Health reform after 2014: Not-so-universal coverage - Jan. 2
� Brief: HHS denies Michigan exemption to insurance spending regulations - Jan. 2
� Brief: Medicare demo would provide primary care at home - Jan. 2

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