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Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
The state health agency is expected to issue rules outlining the ban within the next 30 days.
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Videos help chemo patients better understand their treatments
A lack of understanding of cancer terminology can negatively impact informed consent and adherence to chemotherapy, but patient understanding was...
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Medicare’s CAR T-cell coverage decision draws praise, but cost issues linger
CMS officials have created a roadmap for coverage and payment for CAR T-cell therapies through a national coverage determination and the Medicare...
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Critics say hospital price transparency proposal ‘misses the mark’
The proposal from CMS would require hospitals to make public both their list prices and the prices they negotiate with payers.
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CMS plans to give MIPS an overhaul
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the changes are designed to make measures more relevant and reporting less burdensome. The changes received a...
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CMS is proposing higher payments for E/M visits
The increased payments for evaluation and management services would begin in 2021 and were recommended by the AMA’s Relative Value Scale Update...
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CMS proposes improved E/M payments, additional price transparency for hospitals
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for the 2020 annual update would require hospitals to publish the negotiated...
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CMS proposes improved E/M payments, additional price transparency for hospitals
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for the 2020 annual update would require hospitals to publish the negotiated...
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A personal touch can be key to state-level advocacy
WASHINGTON – One cancer patient accomplished what a legislator couldn’t when she advocated for health insurance coverage for fertility...
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Private equity dermatology: Time for a moratorium?
Private equity acquisition has spiked in dermatology. Until the impact is known, is it time to slow down?
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MIPS: Nearly all eligible clinicians got a bonus for 2018
Exceeding the performance threshold resulted in a bonus to fee schedule payments in 2018.
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Surprise medical billing legislation advances to the House floor
The bill was amended to include an arbitration process allowing physicians and hospitals to seek higher payments. The amendment was offered by two...
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First take on radiation oncology APM mixed
Radiation oncologists applaud the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ introduction of a test radiation oncology APM, but some red flags...
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Value-based metrics gain ground in physician employment contracts
Of 70% of health care recruitment searches that offered a production bonus, 56% featured a bonus based at least in part on quality metrics, up...
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FDA pushes for more diversity in clinical trials in draft guidance
New advice from the Food and Drug Administration calls on study sponsors to require fewer study visits, include more children, and let early-phase...