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Medicare Modernization Act

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Pay change impacts physicians' treatment of prostate cancer

The Medicare Modernization Act ultimately halved physicians' reimbursement for androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer over 2004 and 2005, in hopes of curbing inappropriate use of ADT.

CMS plans November 'town hall' on Medicare denial appeals

CMS has announced plans to hold a so-called "town hall meeting" in November to share information on appeals of Medicare payment denials. While CMS intends to address denials under Section 935 of the