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CMS won't enforce 'direct supervision' policy for critical access hospitals

 Richard Pizzi March 17, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed Medicare contractors not to evaluate or enforce the "direct supervision" requirement for therapeutic services furnished in calendar year 2010 to outpatients in critical access hospitals.
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Brand-name drug prices are rising in 2010

 Chelsey Ledue March 17, 2010
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that prices for commonly used brand name drugs are rising in 2010.
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HHS announces $162 million in 16 state HIE grants

 Diana Manos March 16, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday $162 million in awards to 16 states and qualified state designated entities for the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program.
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USDA funds construction of North Carolina hospital

 Richard Pizzi March 15, 2010
A $25 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help fund the construction of a new 50-bed acute care hospital in Harnett County, North Carolina.
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Puerto Rican coalition asks Congress for health equality

 Chelsey Ledue March 12, 2010
The National Puerto Rican Coalition has asked Congress to adopt revisions to pending healthcare reform legislation to better address the needs of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico.
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Health Integrated and Regence collaborate to improve health costs

 Industry News Release March 11, 2010
Regence has chosen Health Integrated, a provider of Health Management Solutions, to provide integrated medical management services that will help improve member health and reduce costs for its members . Regence is the largest health insurer in the Northwest/Intermountain Region, serving Oregon, Utah, Idaho and select counties in Washington.
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Senate votes to delay doc pay cut until Oct. 1

 Diana Manos March 11, 2010
The Senate voted on Wednesday to delay a 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut until Oct. 1.
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Analysis: Medical malpractice payments continue to fall

 Chelsey Ledue March 10, 2010
Fewer medical malpractice payments were made on behalf of doctors in 2009 than any year on record, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank.
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Medicare nixes contract with Fox Insurance drug plan

 Chelsey Ledue March 10, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has terminated its contract with the Fox Insurance Company.
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Michigan insurers abandon merger plans under federal pressure

 Richard Pizzi March 10, 2010
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's subsidiary, Blue Care Networks of Michigan, abandoned plans to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the U.S. Department of Justice said it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition.
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Healthcare Billing & Management Association announces lineup for 2010 Spring Educational conference

 Industry News Release March 08, 2010
The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA), a non-profit educational resource and advocacy group representing third-party medical billers and billing professionals, announced today details of the association’s 2010 Spring Educational Conference.
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The issue has become arrogance, not healthcare

 Robert Laszewski March 08, 2010
Away from Washington, people I talk to are just amazed at what the Democrats are in the process of doing on healthcare.
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Sebelius calls on insurance company executives to justify premium hikes

 Chelsey Ledue March 08, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked the CEOs of top health insurance companies to justify proposed health insurance premium hikes.
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Healthcare employment rose in February

 Richard Pizzi March 08, 2010
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 12,000 jobs in February, while the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Obama urges Congress to vote on healthcare

 Diana Manos March 08, 2010
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to schedule a vote on healthcare reform.
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Virginia is the first state to pass national healthcare nullification law

 Chelsey Ledue March 05, 2010
Virginia became the first state to enact legislation to prevent its citizens from being mandated to purchase health insurance or participate in any healthcare system.
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IRS to honor medical resident tax refund claims

 Richard Pizzi March 05, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service has determined that medical residents are excepted from FICA taxes based on the "student exception" for tax periods ending before April 1, 2005, when new IRS regulations went into effect.
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Medicare cuts pushed to April 1

 Molly Merrill March 03, 2010
The Senate voted Tuesday night to postpone the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cuts until April 1, 2010.
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The Advisory Board Company to acquire Concuity

 Industry News Release March 03, 2010
The Advisory Board Company has entered into an agreement to acquire Concuity, the healthcare division of Trintech Group PLC and provider of the leading contract and payment management solution for hospitals and physician groups.
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CMS to hold claims for 10 days

 Richard Pizzi March 02, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has instructed its contractors to hold claims containing services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule for the first 10 business days of March.
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