Health Policy
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CMS: IT changes are coming, but not here yet
“The approach to meaningful use under MACRA won’t happen overnight,” according to CMS leaders. “We encourage you to look for the MACRA regulations...
Law & Medicine
Law & Medicine: Health care costs and defensive medicine
How widespread is the practice of defensive medicine among U.S. physicians, and what effect does it have on the nation’s health care costs?
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Alternative payment models: MedPAC says keep it simple
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CMS: End of meaningful use imminent in 2016
Meaningful use will be phased out this year. What will replace it? CMS says physicians should stay tuned for more announcements to come about...
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President vetoes bill to repeal ACA
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Congress passes ACA repeal bill; President says he will veto
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ACA marketplace sees late surge in new enrollees
CMS officials said that of the 1.8 million people who purchased insurance coverage in the last 5 days of open enrollment, 48% were new customers...
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NIH, CDC get boost in House budget bill
The increases are targeted to a number of specific research areas, including Alzheimer’s disease, the BRAIN Initiative, antibiotics research, as...
Coding
Documentation for Mohs Surgery
In 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance to reduce reimbursement issues for Mohs micrographic surgery. Dr...
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Cigna CEO David Cordani: ACA marketplace is still in ‘version 1.0’
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Senate votes to gut ACA, defund Planned Parenthood
For the first time, Senate Republicans have mustered enough votes to severely damage President Obama’s signature health reform legislation, the...