Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. “Blog Watch” offers readers a roundup of health policy-related blog posts. Click title to read more… The American Prospect‘s Ezra Klein responds to an opinion piece by Betsy McCaughey in which she warned that certain health provisions of the stimulus bill “will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor […]
Kaiser network.org – Feb. 12, 2009. The House and Senate on Friday likely will vote on a $789B billion compromise economic stimulus package that includes a number of provisions related to health care spending, USA Today reports (Wolf, USA Today, 2/13). Click title to read more… Among other provisions, the stimulus package includes: $87 billion […]
Connecticut Post, CT – Feb. 12, 2009. According to police, Carpenter-Schatzam, who also was known by the name Carpenter-Hill, accepted $36000 in state Medicaid payments through the state’s HUSKY … Read Full Article
Kaiser network.org, DC – Feb 12, 2009. “Reforming Medicare’s Physician Payment System,” NEJM : In the perspective, Gail Wilensky — a senior fellow at Project HOPE, a former administrator of the … NEJM Perspectives Examine Physicians’ Shift to Larger-Group … Reforming Medicare’s Physician Payment System New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)all 3 news articles
Wadena Pioneer Journal – Feb. 11, 2009. Medical coding uses national coding systems to classify procedures and diagnoses related to treatment. The codes supply the information that is used in processing insurance claims. “As [President] Obama looks at putting in electronic recording keeping … Read full article
AMA News – Feb. 10, 2009. MedPAC members also vote to recommend shifting more physician dollars toward primary care. Read Full Article
Kaisernetwork.org – Feb. 10, 2009. The American Medical Association, along with several state medical associations and physicians, on Monday filed two lawsuits in New Jersey federal court alleging that Aetna and Cigna used a flawed reimbursement system that underpaid physicians and overcharged patients for more than a decade, AMA officials said Tuesday, the AP/Chicago Tribune […]
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Medicare Program Integrity Manual Links to all Chapters and Exhibits. The Internet-only Manuals (IOMs) are a replica of the Agency’s official record copy. They are CMS’ program issuances, day-to-day operating instructions, policies, and procedures that are based on statutes, regulations, guidelines, models, and directives. The CMS program components, providers, contractors, Medicare Advantage organizations and state […]