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September

� Medical groups fear ACA grace period will lead to unpaid claims - Sept. 2
� ACA expected to cause few benefits disruptions - Sept. 2
� Brief: Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015 - Sept. 2
� Brief: American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs - Sept. 2
� AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal - Sept. 2

August

� Brief: Medicare fraud bill submitted again in House - Aug. 26
� Brief: Insurance exchange navigators get grants to sign up uninsured - Aug. 26
� Bill to empower nurse practitioners divides professional organizations - Aug. 26
� Organized medicine groups line up against proposed Stark law changes - Aug. 26
� Doctors shortchanged by insurers’ shift to credit card payments - Aug. 26
� Out-of-pocket caps will be higher for some under ACA delay - Aug. 23
� Brief: HHS health IT chief to step down - Aug. 19
� Brief: Government shutdown wouldn’t affect ACA - Aug. 19
� CMS mulls how to unseal Medicare doctor pay data - Aug. 19
� Medicare sticks to clock-watching on hospital observation policy - Aug. 19
� Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19
� Defense, VA hit by health IT cost overruns - Aug. 19
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
� Brief: Advanced practice nurses want in on insurance exchange plans - Aug. 12
� Feature: Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
� Medicare SGR reform bill passes key House committee - Aug. 12
� Some primary care doctors still lack 2013 Medicaid pay boost - Aug. 12
� Groundwork laid for lawsuits over deaths from tainted steroids - Aug. 12
� Investigators probe self-referrals for prostate cancer radiation - Aug. 9
� AMA pushes for more accurate Medicare Physician Compare - Aug. 5
� Brief: CMS places 6-month home health moratorium on Chicago, Miami - Aug. 5
� Brief: House panel approves HIV organ donor research bill - Aug. 5
� Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5
� IOM: Target inefficient Medicare doctors, not regions - Aug. 5
� Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5
� Bill would prevent ACA from ending doctors' insurance contracts - Aug. 2

July

� High court gene patent ruling doesn’t end legal battles - July 29
� Brief: House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees - July 29
� Brief: Sunshine Act phone app available for physicians - July 29
� Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29
� Brief: Projected impact of ACA employer mandate delay is small - July 29
� GAO sounds alarm on self-referred Medicare biopsy rates - July 29
� Medicare pioneer ACOs save money but lose physicians - July 29
� Feature: Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29
� Jury still out on urgent care savings - July 26
� Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22
� Medicare SGR repeal bill advances in House - July 22
� Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
� Brief: Injunction bars hospital admitting privilege requirement for abortions - July 22
� Brief: Medicare delays face-to-face rule for ordering DME - July 22
� Brief: State insurance exchange options deemed innovative and generous - July 22
� Brief: Medicare proposes dialysis pay cut - July 22
� Brief: Standards set for ACA exchange enrollment navigators - July 22
� Medicare proposes doctor pay for complex chronic care management - July 22
� Victories against childhood obesity, but harder to find among poor - July 19
� Multimedia: Medicare PQRS by specialty and state - July 15
� Physicians ensnared by litigation over pain pump complications - July 15
� Brief: OIG: $540 million in Medicare overpayments is not recoverable - July 15
� Brief: Nongroup health plans expected to increase under the ACA - July 15
� Brief: Many doctors not discussing ACA with their patients - July 15
� Brief: Medicare won’t cover PET scans for dementia screenings - July 15
� Will House follow Senate on physician immigration reform? - July 15
� Feature: Medicare physician quality reporting: Tale of the tape - July 15
� ACA employer mandate delay may mean more patients in exchanges - July 15
� Federal grants aim to boost CHIP, Medicaid enrollment - July 12
� Medicaid eligibles for 2014 healthier than expected - July 8
� Medicare RAC audits under Senate scrutiny - July 8
� Medicare Physician Compare website undergoes overhaul - July 8
� Brief: Consumers saved billions on 2012 premiums under ACA - July 8
� Brief: Patient can’t sue generic drugmaker over labeling — high court - July 8
� Brief: OIG: Medicare spent $7 million on improper pneumococcal shots - July 8
� Brief: Judge indicates birth control mandate violates religious freedom - July 8
� How high court bias rulings will affect medical workplace suits - July 8
� Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5
� Feature: Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1
� Medicine scores several U.S. Supreme Court wins - July 1
� Medicare doctor pay data release could be in next SGR bill - July 1
� Brief: Link seen between chronic conditions and Medicare spending - July 1
� Brief: Congress passes 4-strain flu vaccine bill - July 1
� Brief: Some health insurance exchange work is behind schedule - July 1
� Brief: High court rules HIV funding ban unconstitutional - July 1

June

� Medical cost growth expected to stay low in 2014 - June 28
� Genes safe from patents, but industry finds hope in ruling - June 24
� Drug pay-for-delay deals declared fair game for FTC lawsuits - June 24
� Medicare advisers critical of both SGR and hospital pay - June 24
� Doctor safe harbor on free hospital EHRs nears expiration - June 24
� Congress prods agencies to get aggressive on drug diversion - June 24
� Brief: CMS: Medicare cancer drug pay not spared from sequestration - June 24
� Brief: Dr. Benjamin resigns as surgeon general - June 24
� Brief: $1 billion could be saved on Medicare lab tests, OIG finds - June 24
� High court defines when physicians can unite against insurers - June 24
� States get creative to meet Medicaid specialty care shortfall - June 21
� Medicare's doctor records riddled with errors - June 17
� Rules let personal physicians craft wellness program alternatives - June 17
� Brief: Medicare enlists patients to report fraud - June 17
� Brief: 14.4 million sign up for Medicare Advantage - June 17
� Brief: White House drops appeal on Plan B contraceptive access - June 17
� Brief: ACA likely to free workers for entrepreneurship - June 17
� House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17
� Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17
� Brief: Shunning Medicaid expansion will cost 14 states $8.4 billion - June 17
� Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14
� Brief: Immigrants pay Medicare more than what they receive in care - June 10
� Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10
� Brief: Organized medicine seeks info on Medicaid primary care pay boost - June 10
� Brief: Costs dip to make Medicare cards more secure - June 10
� SGR pay cuts play spoiler to optimistic Medicare forecast - June 10
� Dispute raised over true cause of Medicare spending disparities - June 10
� Feature: How well do physicians know the ACA? - June 10
� GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7
� Brief: Disabled doctors can use stamped signature for Medicare - June 3
� Brief: Better compliance with heart failure drugs saved Medicare $2.3 billion - June 3
� Court upholds local medical marijuana bans on dispensaries - June 3
� CMS takes second look at Medicaid hospital pay cuts - June 3
� Innovation center offers $1 billion to test Medicare pay models - June 3
� Politics may give HHS chief control of Medicare IPAB - June 3

May

� Major medical organizations join CDC's anti-tobacco campaign - May 31
� Appeals court to decide if Plan B can be sold to all ages - May 27
� Brief: Medical society seeks solutions to physician shortage - May 27
� Brief: Health professionals charged with a quarter-billion dollars of Medicare fraud - May 27
� Brief: Medicare 2014 e-Rx penalty deadline nears - May 27
� Physicians sound an urgent call to retool stage 2 EHR program - May 27
� Feature: The toll of Medicare's unfunded mandates - May 27
� OIG clarifies how to disclose health care fraud voluntarily - May 27
� Health centers get $150 million for insurance enrollment help - May 24
� Brief: Senators ask Medicare to use bonds to recoup overpayments - May 20
� Brief: Comparative effectiveness research funds awarded - May 20
� House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20
� With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20
� Health spending slowdown shows signs it will stick - May 20
� Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - May 20
� States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17
� Senate confirms Tavenner to lead CMS - May 15
� Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays - May 13
� Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13
� Brief: CMS simplifies ACA health insurance application - May 13
� Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13
� Brief: House bill would stop ICD-10 mandate - May 13
� Brief: Public: Don’t know much about ACA - May 13
� CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13
� ACA expected to test patient loyalty to physicians - May 13
� Pentagon warned against use of physicians in forced feeding - May 13
� Medicaid experiment yields uneven clinical returns - May 10
� Brief: New Medicare ordering and referring policy delayed - May 6
� Brief: ACA penalty might not motivate the uninsured - May 6
� Brief: 26 million eligible for ACA subsidies in 2014 - May 6
� AMA: Drug company gift reports need physician comments - May 6
� Brief: Nevada hospital accused of patient dumping - May 6
� 2014 predicted to mark faster decline in primary care access - May 6
� “Network of networks” will bolster clinical registries - May 6
� Medicare incentives seen as crucial to coordinated EHRs - May 6
� Misreading HIPAA privacy law blocks mental health discussions - May 3

April

� Brief: FDA bans crushable generic OxyContin - April 29
� Brief: Gun reforms stall in Senate - April 29
� Immigration bill aims to ease doctor shortage - April 29
� Last chance for quality reporting before Medicare penalty kicks in - April 29
� Brief: High court refuses to consider graphic cigarette warnings - April 29
� Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29
� Brief: ACA won’t slam young adults, health plan rater says - April 29
� GOP lawmakers fault FDA for fatal drug compounding incident - April 29
� Feature: Physician-owned hospitals seize their moment - April 29
� House SGR reform authors receive physician feedback - April 26
� Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - April 22
� Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22
� Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22
� GOP probes ACA insurance exchange “navigator” grants - April 22
� Brief: Decade sees sharp decline in employer-based health coverage - April 22
� Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
� Brief: U.S. has more than 2,000 insurance mandates - April 22
� Price drops seen as Medicare equipment bidding intensifies - April 19
� Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
� ACA high-risk pool failings offered as cautionary tale - April 15
� House GOP floats new details of SGR reform plan - April 15
� Feature: Will ACA be a boon for concierge care? - April 15
� Brief: AMA reaffirms support for Medicare private contracting - April 15
� Brief: Court orders morning-after pill available to all - April 15
� Brief: ACA data “dashboard” will track chronic conditions - April 15
� ACA Medicaid expansion analyzed by cost burden to patients - April 12
� Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8
� ACA Medicaid expansion leaves out 3.5 million immigrants - April 8
� Doctor-owned device firms under federal scrutiny for fraud - April 8
� Brief: State residency will decide which veterans benefit from ACA Medicaid expansion - April 8
� Brief: Closing Medicare drug coverage gap saves seniors $6 billion - April 8
� Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5
� Working poor lose round in Medicaid court fight - April 1
� More trained clinicians, research urged for mentally ill - April 1
� IOM gives thumbs-down to Medicare regional value-based pay - April 1
� Brief: Senate bill would repeal ACA insurer tax - April 1
� Brief: Vast numbers in U.S. receiving free preventive care under ACA - April 1
� Primary care access a key to health disparities among counties - April 1

March

� AMA pushes for better insurance exchange networks - March 29
� Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25
� Brief: Half of states get insurance exchange green light - March 25
� Budgets underscore wide health policy gulf between parties - March 25
� Medicare spending disparities not reflected in cancer survival rates - March 25
� High court briefed on health impact of same-sex marriage ruling - March 25
� Urgency intensifies on call to repeal Medicare SGR - March 25
� Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22
� Doctors may lose potent legal tactic against insurers - March 18
� Brief: FDA says “latex free” label carries hidden danger - March 18
� Brief: House bill aims to keep doctors in Medicare quality groups - March 18
� Brief: Urban Institute opposes Medicare shutout of younger seniors - March 18
� Feature: Brain scan sheds light on Medicare's technology decisions - March 18
� Unenrolled doctors will cause Medicare claims denials starting May 1 - March 18
� Report rebuts claim that ACA is unfair to young adults - March 18
� Brief: Drug company to pay $45 million for misbranding AIDS drug - March 18
� Medicare readmissions drop for 3 high-profile conditions - March 15
� Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11
� Brief: Medicare private plans project premium rise in 2014 - March 11
� Brief: ACA guidance closes prevention loopholes - March 11
� Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11
� Brief: Abandon Medicare fee for service, commission says - March 11
� Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11
� Physicians brace for 2% sequester pay cut - March 11
� Clinical integration model gets FTC green light - March 11
� Primary care still waiting on ACA Medicaid pay raise - March 11
� Lawmakers examine efficiencies of merging Medicare Parts A and B - March 8
� Feature: Medicaid's mental health emergency - March 4
� Florida reversal on Medicaid expansion raises doctor pay questions - March 4
� High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4
� CMS: No more delays with move to ICD-10 - March 4
� Brief: CMS overpaid for infusion drugs by $334 million, OIG says - March 4
� Brief: States to study new health delivery models - March 4
� Brief: Judges to decide whether pot dispensaries can be banned - March 4
� Brief: Senate bill would alter Medicare nursing home mandate - March 4
� Brief: Study forecasts state physician shortage in 2014 - March 4
� Mental health minimum benefits bolstered - March 4
� 2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration - March 1
� Internists call to end “assault” on doctor-patient relationship - March 1

February

� Empowered by ACA, old fraud law puts new scrutiny on doctors - Feb. 25
� ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25
� Brief: ACA starts repaying some medical student loans for primary care - Feb. 25
� Brief: House bill sponsor: ACA promotes age-cost imbalance - Feb. 25
� Brief: GOP senators present IPAB repeal bill - Feb. 25
� Brief: First-ever 85% medical-loss ratio set for Medicare private plans - Feb. 25
� Lawmakers urged to seize the moment on Medicare SGR reform - Feb. 25
� Federal rules eased for opioid addiction treatment drug - Feb. 25
� State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22
� Medicare SGR repeal price tag plummets - Feb. 18
� Multimedia: How big will the Medicaid “woodwork” population be? - Feb. 18
� Brief: House approves $1.7 billion children’s hospital GME bill - Feb. 18
� Brief: Poll finds majority of Americans favor health insurance exchanges - Feb. 18
� Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18
� Brief: Obama again taps Tavenner to head CMS - Feb. 18
� Feature: Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus - Feb. 18
� Federal health insurance exchanges face uphill battles - Feb. 18
� Aggressive care faulted for delayed moves to hospice - Feb. 18
� Medical students urge Congress to preserve GME - Feb. 15
� Brief: Medicare to expand DME competitive bidding - Feb. 11
� Public can see pharma payments to doctors starting in 2014 - Feb. 11
� Medical societies back assault weapons ban - Feb. 11
� AMA urges Supreme Court to ban pay-for-delay deals - Feb. 11
� Brief: White House contraceptive coverage plan faces opposition - Feb. 11
� Brief: Physicians could see tighter controls on hydrocodone - Feb. 11
� Brief: FDA will not seek Supreme Court review in off-label promotion case - Feb. 11
� Brief: Job change, not choice, prompting most switches in employee health plans - Feb. 11
� Lawmakers warned primary care can't absorb ACA expansions - Feb. 11
� Summit focuses on alternatives to Medicare pay system - Feb. 11
� White House to safeguard Medicaid in budget talks - Feb. 8
� Quality demo cuts repeat hospital Medicare trips by nearly 6% - Feb. 5
� Feature: Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4
� Brief: High court to review HIV funding ban - Feb. 4
� Brief: Medicare paid millions to treat prisoners and illegal immigrants - Feb. 4
� Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4
� Brief: Lawmakers try again to stop Medicare IPAB - Feb. 4
� Medicare expands prepayment audits to include office visits - Feb. 4
� Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments - Feb. 4
� HIPAA gets tougher on physicians - Feb. 4
� States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1

January

� ACA multistate plans must not fly under regulatory radar, AMA says - Jan. 29
� Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28
� Brief: Residency shuffle makes no dent in primary care shortages - Jan. 28
� Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28
� Brief: State insurance marketplaces receive $1.5 billion - Jan. 28
� Brief: New House panel chief makes SGR repeal a priority - Jan. 28
� Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - Jan. 28
� Doctors warned on combat link to military suicide risk - Jan. 28
� Will deferred care follow rise in Medicaid co-pays? - Jan. 28
� Brief: CMS names latest round of Medicare ACOs - Jan. 21
� Medicare quality reporting penalty expected to strike most physicians - Jan. 21
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
� Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
� Brief: Mammograms cost Medicare $1 billion a year - Jan. 21
� Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21
� Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21
� Feature: Political ads: Using Medicare to jab an opponent - Jan. 21
� Economists outline strategy to counter primary care shortage - Jan. 18
� Rejecting Medicaid expansion adds new dimension to poverty line - Jan. 14
� Rule change lets House ignore Medicare IPAB - Jan. 14
� Brief: FDA approves anthrax drug - Jan. 14
� Brief: Supreme Court won’t hear stem cell funding suit - Jan. 14
� What's behind uptick in growth of spending on physicians - Jan. 14
� Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
� First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14
� Brief: ACA boosted access to young adults, report says - Jan. 14
� Brief: AMA calls for doctor input on health exchange quality - Jan. 14
� Feature: New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7
� Doctors say how ACA drug benefits can be strengthened - Jan. 7
� Medicare pay reprieve in place; next threat is 2% cut in March - Jan. 7
� Organized medicine urges CMS to halt ICD-10 switch - Jan. 7
� Brief: GAO calls for more oversight of Medicaid hospital charity pay - Jan. 7
� CMS innovation center faulted for wasteful duplication - Jan. 4
� Medicare doctor pay freeze until 2014 — 26.5% cut averted - Jan. 2

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