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March 04, 2013
Medicare 2% Pay Cut for Physicians Coming April 1
Originally scheduled for March 1, the 2 percent Medicare pay cut for physicians related to the across-the-board budget cuts from the sequester won't begin until April 1, according to a Medscape report.
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Billing & Coding
February 28, 2013
Defining the New Healthcare Conversation: Q&A With Former CMS Administrator Dr. Bruce Vladeck
When President Barack Obama implemented a massive overhaul of U.S. healthcare in 2010 through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it was a moment of change that had not been seen for almost two decades.
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Health Information Technology
February 21, 2013
Simpson-Bowles Sequester Fix May Include $600B in Healthcare Cuts
Within the latest $2.4 trillion deficit-reduction plan floated by president-appointed bipartisan budget watchdogs Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles is $600 billion in spending cuts to healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Health Information Technology
February 13, 2013
Obama Pledges 'Modest Reforms' to Medicare in State of the Union
Medicare dominated healthcare components of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address and was one of the largest targets in the Republican response delivered by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
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Billing & Coding
February 13, 2013
10% of Physicians May Drop Medicare Coverage, Adopt Direct Pay Practices
About 10 percent of healthcare practice owners plan on converting from Medicare providers to concierge or direct pay practices in the next three years, according to Forbes.
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Billing & Coding
February 07, 2013
7 Things for Spine Surgeons to Know for Thursday
Here are seven things for spinal surgeons to know for February 7, 2013.
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Spine
Hospitals can charge patients facility fees of more than $1,000 if they see physicians who work in an office that is owned by the hospital, according to a report by The Boston Globe.
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Improving Practice Profits
January 15, 2013
CMS Names 106 New Medicare ACOs
CMS has named 106 new accountable care organizations that will participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, effective Jan. 1.
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Billing & Coding
January 07, 2013
Medicare to Cover Paradigm Spine Coflex Technology in Select States
Paradigm Spine's Coflex interlaminar technology will now be covered by Medicare in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, according to International Business Times.
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Spine and Orthopedic Devices and Implants
January 03, 2013
AAOS Praises Fiscal Cliff Deal & Calls to Eliminate SGR
John R. Tongue, MD, president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, said the organization is pleased with the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 but urges elected officials to find a permanent solution to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate.
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Improving Practice Profits