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HHS: Remaining uninsured worry about costs of coverage
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Survey: Medicaid pay holds steady in states
No states are now making across-the-board budget-driven cuts to Medicaid provider rates in fiscal 2016, something which we quite commonly saw only...
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Half of uninsured patients are eligible for Medicaid or ACA coverage
The Oct. 13 study, by the Kaiser Family Foundation, finds more than a quarter of uninsured patients at the start of 2015 were adults eligible for...
Hitting a Nerve
The perplexing phantom appointment
Dr. Allan Block speculates about the origins of phantom appointments – the patient visits that are nowhere on your schedule but are claimed to...
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CMS seeks input to develop SGR replacement regulations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has asked the public to comment on Section 101 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization...
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CMS delays Stage 3 meaningful use until 2018, simplifies program
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AUDIO: Meaningful use interoperability ‘won’t work without the Internet’
The lack of interoperability in the meaningful use program could be a “nonissue” if physicians and hospitals were allowed to use the Internet to...
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Survey: 45% order tests to avoid lawsuits
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Multistate compact could ease telemedicine licensing woes
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact could make it easier for telemedicine physicians to gain licenses in multiple states.
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Telemedicine poses novel legal risks for doctors
A wide spectrum of legal dangers can arise from telemedicine, including malpractice and product liability claims, data exposure, and credentialing...
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California governor signs physician-assisted suicide bill into law
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a controversial measure that allows physicians to help patients legally end their lives.