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� Brief: Medical practice managers seek EHR penalty moratorium in 2015 - Sept. 2, 2013
� Brief: American Enterprise Institute describes how it would fix ACOs - Sept. 2, 2013
� AMA readies campaign for Medicare SGR repeal - Sept. 2, 2013
� CMS mulls how to unseal Medicare doctor pay data - Aug. 19, 2013
� Medicare sticks to clock-watching on hospital observation policy - Aug. 19, 2013
� Medicare SGR reform bill passes key House committee - Aug. 12, 2013
� Investigators probe self-referrals for prostate cancer radiation - Aug. 9, 2013
� AMA pushes for more accurate Medicare Physician Compare - Aug. 5, 2013
� AMA-convened expert panel benefits Medicare - Aug. 5, 2013
� IOM: Target inefficient Medicare doctors, not regions - Aug. 5, 2013
� Doctors, hospitals unite to improve meaningful use stage 2 - Aug. 5, 2013
� Brief: House bill would raise some Medicare patient fees - July 29, 2013
� Medicare pioneer ACOs save money but lose physicians - July 29, 2013
� Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29, 2013
� Medicare SGR repeal bill advances in House - July 22, 2013
� Brief: Medicare proposes dialysis pay cut - July 22, 2013
� Medicare proposes doctor pay for complex chronic care management - July 22, 2013
� Doctor pay: Calculate your business case for Medicare and Medicaid - July 22, 2013
� Multimedia: Medicare PQRS by specialty and state - July 15, 2013
� Brief: OIG: $540 million in Medicare overpayments is not recoverable - July 15, 2013
� Brief: Medicare won’t cover PET scans for dementia screenings - July 15, 2013
� Medicare physician quality reporting: Tale of the tape - July 15, 2013
� Medicare RAC audits under Senate scrutiny - July 8, 2013
� Brief: OIG: Medicare spent $7 million on improper pneumococcal shots - July 8, 2013
� Brief: Medigap enrollment on the upswing - July 8, 2013
� Marked decline in Medicare patients who spend final days in hospital - July 3, 2013
� Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1, 2013
� Medicare doctor pay data release could be in next SGR bill - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Link seen between chronic conditions and Medicare spending - July 1, 2013
� News What’s next now that the AMA has declared obesity a disease? - July 1, 2013
� News Doctors seek payment models to replace Medicare SGR - July 1, 2013
� News Call for tougher rules to stop misleading medical device ads - July 1, 2013
� Medicare advisers critical of both SGR and hospital pay - June 24, 2013
� Brief: CMS: Medicare cancer drug pay not spared from sequestration - June 24, 2013
� Brief: $1 billion could be saved on Medicare lab tests, OIG finds - June 24, 2013
� Medicare's doctor records riddled with errors - June 17, 2013
� Brief: Medicare enlists patients to report fraud - June 17, 2013
� Brief: 14.4 million sign up for Medicare Advantage - June 17, 2013
� House bill would stop EHR penalties for more medical practices - June 17, 2013
� Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17, 2013
� Doctor ACO pay risk varies greatly on payer: public or private - June 17, 2013
� Brief: Immigrants pay Medicare more than what they receive in care - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Costs dip to make Medicare cards more secure - June 10, 2013
� SGR pay cuts play spoiler to optimistic Medicare forecast - June 10, 2013
� Dispute raised over true cause of Medicare spending disparities - June 10, 2013
� Brief: Disabled doctors can use stamped signature for Medicare - June 3, 2013
� Brief: Better compliance with heart failure drugs saved Medicare $2.3 billion - June 3, 2013
� Innovation center offers $1 billion to test Medicare pay models - June 3, 2013
� Politics may give HHS chief control of Medicare IPAB - June 3, 2013
� Brief: Health professionals charged with a quarter-billion dollars of Medicare fraud - May 27, 2013
� Brief: Medicare 2014 e-Rx penalty deadline nears - May 27, 2013
� Physicians sound an urgent call to retool stage 2 EHR program - May 27, 2013
� The toll of Medicare's unfunded mandates - May 27, 2013
� A time to apply lessons learned - May 27, 2013
� Paper-only prescribers become a vanishing breed - May 21, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Medicare's payment carrots turn to sticks - May 20, 2013
� House hearing focuses on quality’s role in SGR reform - May 20, 2013
� With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20, 2013
� Senate confirms Tavenner to lead CMS - May 15, 2013
� Medicare proposes limits on hospital observation stays - May 13, 2013
� Brief: No Medicare cuts from IPAB in 2015 - May 13, 2013
� CMS: Do EHRs lead to upcoding? - May 13, 2013
� Brief: New Medicare ordering and referring policy delayed - May 6, 2013
� Last chance for quality reporting before Medicare penalty kicks in - April 29, 2013
� Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29, 2013
� House SGR reform authors receive physician feedback - April 26, 2013
� Nonprofit hospitals feel pinch of sequester - April 23, 2013
� Obama budget signals quicker trigger on Medicare pay cuts - April 22, 2013
� Goodwill likely to break long deadlock on CMS chief - April 22, 2013
� Price drops seen as Medicare equipment bidding intensifies - April 19, 2013
� House GOP floats new details of SGR reform plan - April 15, 2013
� Brief: AMA reaffirms support for Medicare private contracting - April 15, 2013
� Brief: ACA data “dashboard” will track chronic conditions - April 15, 2013
� Volume, not quality, still determines most doctor pay - April 8, 2013
� Brief: Closing Medicare drug coverage gap saves seniors $6 billion - April 8, 2013
� IOM gives thumbs-down to Medicare regional value-based pay - April 1, 2013
� Column: Tools for physicians to reduce hospital readmissions - April 1, 2013
� Budgets underscore wide health policy gulf between parties - March 25, 2013
� Medicare spending disparities not reflected in cancer survival rates - March 25, 2013
� Urgency intensifies on call to repeal Medicare SGR - March 25, 2013
� Brief: Urban Institute opposes Medicare shutout of younger seniors - March 18, 2013
� Brain scan sheds light on Medicare's technology decisions - March 18, 2013
� Unenrolled doctors will cause Medicare claims denials starting May 1 - March 18, 2013
� Letter: Medicare RAC refusal came in wake of already vetted care - March 18, 2013
� Medicare readmissions drop for 3 high-profile conditions - March 15, 2013
� Brief: Medicare private plans project premium rise in 2014 - March 11, 2013
� Brief: Abandon Medicare fee for service, commission says - March 11, 2013
� Physicians brace for 2% sequester pay cut - March 11, 2013
� Lawmakers examine efficiencies of merging Medicare Parts A and B - March 8, 2013
� Physician groups fuel ACO growth spurt - March 6, 2013
� Brief: CMS overpaid for infusion drugs by $334 million, OIG says - March 4, 2013
� Brief: Senate bill would alter Medicare nursing home mandate - March 4, 2013
� 2% Medicare pay cut set under sequestration - March 1, 2013
� Brief: GOP senators present IPAB repeal bill - Feb. 25, 2013
� Brief: First-ever 85% medical-loss ratio set for Medicare private plans - Feb. 25, 2013
� Lawmakers urged to seize the moment on Medicare SGR reform - Feb. 25, 2013
� Medicare SGR repeal price tag plummets - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Obama again taps Tavenner to head CMS - Feb. 18, 2013
� Aggressive care faulted for delayed moves to hospice - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Medicare to expand DME competitive bidding - Feb. 11, 2013
� Summit focuses on alternatives to Medicare pay system - Feb. 11, 2013
� Quality demo cuts repeat hospital Medicare trips by nearly 6% - Feb. 5, 2013
� Medicare pay: Insurers preview a post-SGR world - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: Medicare paid millions to treat prisoners and illegal immigrants - Feb. 4, 2013
� Medicare expands prepayment audits to include office visits - Feb. 4, 2013
� Supreme Court closes door on late appeals of Medicare underpayments - Feb. 4, 2013
� Brief: New House panel chief makes SGR repeal a priority - Jan. 28, 2013
� Proposed meaningful use stage 3 criticized as hasty and too strict - Jan. 28, 2013
� Column: How physicians can get paid for care coordination - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: CMS names latest round of Medicare ACOs - Jan. 21, 2013
� Medicare quality reporting penalty expected to strike most physicians - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: Mammograms cost Medicare $1 billion a year - Jan. 21, 2013
� Political ads: Using Medicare to jab an opponent - Jan. 21, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Another Medicare pay cliff-hanger that everyone saw coming - Jan. 14, 2013
� Rule change lets House ignore Medicare IPAB - Jan. 14, 2013
� What's behind uptick in growth of spending on physicians - Jan. 14, 2013
� Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14, 2013
� Doctors say how ACA drug benefits can be strengthened - Jan. 7, 2013
� Medicare pay reprieve in place; next threat is 2% cut in March - Jan. 7, 2013
� CMS innovation center faulted for wasteful duplication - Jan. 4, 2013
� Medicare doctor pay freeze until 2014 — 26.5% cut averted - Jan. 2, 2013
� Hospitals raise alarm over sicker Medicare population - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: Medicare prepares to implement physician SGR pay cuts - Dec. 31, 2012
� GAO: Medicare could save $880 million on dialysis payments - Dec. 26, 2012
� Column: Don't become ensnared by physician ACO exclusivity clauses - Dec. 24, 2012
� Medicare pay struggle a familiar year-end cliffhanger - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Medicare Advantage patients use fewer services, study says - Dec. 24, 2012
� Imaging criteria credited in sharp Medicare spending decline - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Patient groups want Medicare therapy exceptions extended - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: 31 senators call for higher Medicare pay for rural hospitals - Dec. 17, 2012
� Medicaid primary care pay at risk in lame-duck talks - Dec. 12, 2012
� ACOs, already surging, poised for even more growth - Dec. 10, 2012
� Surprise spending spike tied to end of Medicare consultations - Dec. 10, 2012
� Watchdog call for EHR bonus audits meets resistance - Dec. 10, 2012
� Medicare pay uncertainty called threat to program innovations - Dec. 7, 2012
� Medicare private plans boost quality in time for bonuses - Dec. 3, 2012
� Odds favor physicians in appeals of Medicare denials - Dec. 3, 2012
� Medicare SGR sticker shock adds urgency to pay reform campaign - Dec. 3, 2012
� Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Congress is urged to stop automatic cuts to health programs - Nov. 26, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA meeting: Principles would govern Medicare switch to defined-contribution system - Nov. 26, 2012
� OIG reports Medicare nursing home upcoding - Nov. 21, 2012
� American Hospital Assn. sues over retroactive Medicare pay denials - Nov. 19, 2012
� Medicare �improvement standard� no longer impedes home care - Nov. 19, 2012
� Physician pay a major unknown despite health reform certainty - Nov. 19, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA adopts principles to govern possible Medicare switch to a defined-contribution system - Nov. 13, 2012
� Seniors expected to pay more under Medicare premium-support model - Nov. 12, 2012
� Decisions doctors must make to avoid Medicare penalties - Nov. 12, 2012
� Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12, 2012
� Story Comment: AMA delegates debate defined-contribution Medicare financing - Nov. 11, 2012
� Obama victory removes last major threat to ACA - Nov. 7, 2012
� Doctors get another chance to avoid Medicare e-prescribing penalty - Nov. 5, 2012
� Oddsmakers predict sequestration and SGR delay - Nov. 2, 2012
� Organized medicine unveils plan to overhaul Medicare delivery - Oct. 29, 2012
� Investigation faults handling of Medicare patient data breaches - Oct. 29, 2012
� Quality gains alone won�t generate ACO bonuses - Oct. 22, 2012
� Medicare IPAB: Rational or rationing? - Oct. 15, 2012
� Medicare claims contractor swap renews fears of pay disruptions - Oct. 15, 2012
� MedPAC moves toward backing geographic pay reductions - Oct. 12, 2012
� Medicare knee replacements surge 162% since 1991 - Oct. 8, 2012
� Medicare Advantage popularity may be short-lived - Oct. 1, 2012
� Medicare auditor targets E&M services for review - Oct. 1, 2012
� Discussion: Getting ready for ICD-10 - Oct. 1, 2012
� AMA proposes revisions to Medicare hospital observation policy - Sept. 28, 2012
� Massive job losses expected under Medicare sequester - Sept. 24, 2012
� No pay for UTIs has little effect on hospitals� bottom lines - Sept. 18, 2012
� Medicare modifier could hit unsuspecting doctors with pay cuts - Sept. 17, 2012
� Dual-eligibles market creates opportunities for physician practices - Sept. 14, 2012
� AMA details multipronged approach to Medicare pay overhaul - Sept. 13, 2012
� Doctors can�t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10, 2012
� AMA backs bills to stop Medicare imaging pay cuts - Sept. 10, 2012
� GOP wants new projections on Medicare cost-control panel - Sept. 6, 2012
� 500 practices selected for primary care management fee demo - Sept. 3, 2012
� EHR standards get tougher under finalized meaningful use stage 2 - Sept. 3, 2012
� Health plan market primed for further consolidation - Sept. 3, 2012
� CMS enlists pharmacies to advertise free Medicare benefits - Aug. 31, 2012
� SGR repeal cost estimate drops to $245 billion - Aug. 30, 2012
� 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27, 2012
� Doctors ask Congress for role in reforming Medicare programs - Aug. 20, 2012
� Medicare to require prior authorization for power wheelchairs - Aug. 13, 2012
� Lawmakers blast Medicare for using Social Security numbers on IDs - Aug. 9, 2012
� IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6, 2012
� AMA urges CMS to delay dual-eligible demo - Aug. 3, 2012
� One-year Medicare pay freeze proposed in House - Aug. 2, 2012
� Medicare pay: Budget sequester adds to annual payment rate woes - July 30, 2012
� Employers to emulate Medicare by buying quality care - July 26, 2012
� Physicians push Congress for improved Medicare data and performance measures - July 23, 2012
� White House exceeded authority with Medicare Advantage project, GAO says - July 20, 2012
� National Quality Forum upholds rehospitalization measure - July 16, 2012
� Some patients stop taking depression drugs during Medicare coverage gap - July 16, 2012
� Medicare previews pay increases and cuts for 2013 - July 16, 2012
� Congress wants Medicare auditors to face their own review - July 13, 2012
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - July 10, 2012
� Minority patients less interested in hospice care - July 9, 2012
� AMA and AAMC oppose expanding hospital no-pay list - July 9, 2012
� Physicians should have more freedom to coordinate care, MedPAC says - July 9, 2012
� Fear of EHRs being wrong leads doctors to code E&M services manually - July 9, 2012
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� News Medicare financing options to be revisited in November - July 2, 2012
� Economists see health spending bouncing back - June 25, 2012

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