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Medicare reimbursement could be slashed 30 percent in 2012
Physicians may see a 29.5 percent cut in their Medicare reimbursements in 2012, Medicare officials announced yesterday. The drop will take effect Jan. 1, 2012--when the latest short-term "doc fix"
MedPAC recommends copays for home health care
Expect an uproar from the AARP in the coming days regarding a new recommendation issued by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Thursday that would require seniors receiving home health
MedPAC suggests modest hospital payment bump for 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering a draft recommendation that would bump up hospital payments in fiscal year 2012 by 2.6 percent. That full "market basket" update would
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the
MedPAC says Medicare payments 'still adequate'
Now here's an assertion that might raise a few hackles. According to Glenn Hackbarth, chairman of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Medicare payments are still "adequate to cover the

