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 […]

Kaisernetwork.org – Feb. 6, 2009. Summaries of recent news articles about the state budgets of Pennsylvania and Connecticut appear in this article.  Click title to read more… Connecticut: Gov. Jodi Rell (R) on Wednesday proposed a two-year budget that calls for increased premiums and copayments for HUSKY beneficiaries, the Connecticut Post reports. HUSKY is the […]

Atlanta Journal Constitution – Feb. 5, 2009. The other method for reducing Medicaid expenditures is to cut reimbursement to providers. In this case fewer providers treat Medicaid patients or they pass … Georgia would injure itself if it cut Medicaid spending Medicare Audits ADVANCE for Physician AssistantsPhysicians Would Take Payment Hit Under Public Health Insurance […]

Shelby County Reporter, AL – Feb 4, 2009. From January 2002 to December 2006, King and his wife caused the facilities to submit cost reports containing false information to Medicare fiscal … Businessman sentenced for Medicare fraud Birmingham federal judge orders former Shelby County businessman … al.comall 2 news articles

AMA – Feb. 4, 2009. Physicians will have an additional two years to learn the next generation of diagnostic codes, thanks to a final Medicare regulation released Jan. 15, one of several key rules that the Bush administration sent out the door in its last days. Read Full Article

AMA News – Feb. 4, 2009. Even if a full-fledged system is financially out of reach for your practice, there are ways to automate. Read Full Article