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It's time 'to break cycle' on SGR: Baucus
By Rich Daly and Jonathan Block | May 14, 2013
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus opened the panel's first hearing in six years on Medicare physician pay with assertive rhetoric about scrapping the hated sustainable growth-rate formula this year. .
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HHS issues rules cutting Medicaid DSH
By Rich Daly | May 13, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Obama administration issued the rules Monday to carry out a major hospital Medicaid cut, even as it is trying to delay the reduction scheduled to begin in five months.
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Doc pay reform remains a 'top priority'
By Rich Daly | May 13, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Physician advocates see signs of progress in the Senate Finance Committee's hearing Tuesday—the panel's first in six years on replacing Medicare's physician payment system.
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Reform Update: Synergies seen with RWJF, Innovation Center initiatives
By Maureen McKinney | May 13, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
An eight-year initiative aimed at improving healthcare quality and lowering costs has entered its final phase, and its director says the project's lessons could serve as best practices for healthcare providers across the nation.
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Growing scrutiny | Variance in hospital charges raises questions
By Rich Daly and Rachel Landen | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Last week's public unveiling of CMS' charges and reimbursements data for about 3,000 hospitals across the country painted an unflattering portrait of the dramatic and sometimes mystifying variation between hospitals treating similar patients in similar markets.
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Late News: ACA sales push begins | Administration launches outreach efforts to educate public on reform
By Jessica Zigmond | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Just ahead of Mother's Day, President Barack Obama spoke from the White House about the ways his signature healthcare law will help millions of American women and their families.
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Regional News/South: Ga. enacts doc shield law | ACA element resurrected as protection in lawsuits
By Andis Robeznieks | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
As Congress drafted elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that would tie Medicare payments to quality metrics, the House of Representatives added a provision that would shield physicians from lawsuits tied to their failure to meet those marks.
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Geographic disparity | Excluding some of the poorest from health reform shouldn't be an option
By Dr. Patricia Gabow | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
One of the most disturbing challenges faced by American healthcare is the enormous geographic variability in both access and quality. We are one nation, and no matter which state we live in, we are all Americans. But (to paraphrase Bono) where we live actually determines if we live.
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Reform Update: More training, certification urged for navigators
By Jonathan Block | May 09, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Individuals who act as navigators assisting consumers in applying for health coverage through state insurance exchanges should have extensive training and exam-based certification, the trade association for brokers and agents has told the CMS.
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Cap on tax exclusion for employer coverage urged
By Jonathan Block | May 08, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A controversial new proposal from the Urban Institute to help curb deficit spending by capping the tax exclusion for employer-sponsored health coverage could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually, but skeptics say the savings would come at the expense of dramatically altering the health...
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