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CMS considers expanding telemedicine payments
The proposed rule would pay doctors for an expanded number of telemedicine services and add payment for virtual check-ins by phone or other...
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Better ICU staff communication with family may improve end-of-life choices
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Assessing adverse events tied to outpatient opioid use in children
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Sweeping reductions to documentation included in Medicare fee schedule proposal
E&M changes alone could save you 51 hours a year, CMS officials estimate.
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Glucocorticoids linked with surgical infections in RA patients
AMSTERDAM – U.S. claims data from more than 11,000 rheumatoid arthritis patients linked glucocorticoid treatment with more postsurgical infections...
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What might Kavanaugh confirmation mean for ACA, abortion access?
Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump on July 9.
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CMS holds ACA risk adjustment payments following legal ruling
The CMS filed a motion to reconsider following the New Mexico verdict, a hearing of which was held June 21.
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Drug price transparency laws gain ground
At least eight states have passed laws to expose questionable pricing of prescription drugs, but critics say the measures don’t go far enough.
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GOP Doctors Caucus seeks lower MIPS threshold
Lawmakers say too many physicians are excluded from the program under the current rules.
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Despite U.S. court’s ruling, Medicaid work requirements advance in other states
The fallout from the federal court ruling June 29 that struck down the Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky was swift.
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Emerging CPAP options show sustained benefits
BALTIMORE – Clinical trials show that four alternative treatments to continuous positive airway pressure have improved obstructive sleep apnea...