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States Cut Spending for First Time Since 1983; Medicaid Accounts for 17% of State General Fund Budgets, Survey Finds

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 16, 2008. States faced with declining revenue are cutting overall spending for the first time since 1983 and Medicaid funding could face serious shortfalls in some states if the federal government does not provide relief, according to a survey released Monday by the National Association of State Budget Officers and the National […]

CPT® Errata 2009

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CPT® 2009 Errata Document from the AMA website This is the AMA’s corrections document for CPT® 2009. It is 14 pages in PDF format. Download HERE.

Transcript: 11-13-08 CMS Open Door Conference Call for Part B Providers

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Transcript of Conference Call with the RACs: Part B Providers from the Nov. 13, 2008 CMS Open Door Forum CMS hosted this Special Open Door Forum for Part B provider recovery audit contractors (RACs) on November 13, 2008. The attached document is a PDF format file containing the raw transcript of the call, as posted […]

CQ's Carey Discusses Economic Stimulus Package, Daschle as HHS Secretary Nominee, Health Reform Efforts in Congress

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, examines expected health care inclusions in an economic stimulus package, the nomination of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) as HHS secretary, and Sen. Max Baucus’ (D-Mont.) health care overhaul legislation in this week’s “Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and […]

Pennsylvania Hospitals Suing State for Malpractice Surplus Funds

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. The Hospital and HealthSystem Association of Pennsylvania on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court alleging that the administration of Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has violated the state constitution by not providing funding for a program that helps subsidize medical malpractice insurance costs for doctors, the Philadelphia Inquirer‘s “From the […]

Health Care Industries Lobby for Funds in Proposed Economic Stimulus Package

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. As President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders craft an economic stimulus package, “a parade of interest groups is seeking shares of the portion that will go to infrastructure construction projects,” including some in the health care sector, the Boston Globe reports. An adviser to Obama said that spending priorities […]

Uninsured Rates in Georgia Expected To Increase Amid Economic Recession, Growing Job Losses

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. Twenty percent of Georgia residents younger than age 65 in 2007 did not have health insurance, nearly the same rate as in 2006, but the number of uninsured residents is expected to increase in 2008 and 2009 because of the economic recession, according to a study released Thursday by the […]

USA Today Examines Efforts by Emergency Departments Across the U.S. To Improve Safety, Efficiency

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. A number of U.S. hospitals have begun to use new practices to address overcrowding and delays in emergency departments, USA Today reports. According to USA Today, hospitals have “plenty of incentive” to make their EDs “more inviting,” as EDs have “essentially become the front door to most hospitals.” About half […]

Democratic Lawmakers, Obama Likely To Seek Changes to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

Kaisernetwork.org – Dec. 15, 2008. Democratic lawmakers and President-elect Barack Obama in 2009 likely will seek to reduce reimbursements to private health insurers under Medicare Advantage and make changes to the Medicare prescription drug benefit, the Wall Street Journal reports…  Click title to read more… According to the Journal, reimbursements for MA plans are 13% […]