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Sunshine Act transparency rule extended
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week finally proposed a Sunshine Act transparency rule, in which drug and device manufacturers must disclose information about their
MedPAC considers replacing SGR
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering recommendations that would eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician payments and replace it with regularly
Physicians get partial reprieve on CMS e-prescribing penalties
Doctors who failed to do a minimum amount of electronic prescribing in the first half of 2011 will lose 1 percent of their Medicare reimbursement in 2012 if they do not qualify for an exemption.
Obama's budget disappoints hospital groups
Hospital groups have expressed dismay over President Obama's proposed FY 2012 budget, which cuts programs and stretches states thinner. The main hospital lobby, the American Hospital Association,
BCBS of Massachusetts puts Beth Israel doctors on budget
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Beth Israel Deaconess Physician Organization have signed an alternative quality contract, thereby covering 40 percent of Blue Cross HMO members under
AHA asks CMS to ease ACO regulations
In response to a request for comments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on accountable care organizations, the American Hospital Association has asked for an easing or even
Small physician groups slower to sever industry ties
While overall physician-industry ties remain strong, increased transparency and stricter rules surrounding such relationships have led to an across-the-board drop in drug-company payments to doctors
Physicians left with two losing choices amid another doc fix delay
There are two business days left to CMS' two-week claims processing delay--enacted to bridge a gap between Congress' first missed deadline for overturning Medicare physicians' 21 percent pay cut and
Will Congress stop Medicare physician payment cuts?
A 21 percent reduction in Medicare Part B physician payments officially takes effect today after the Senate last week failed to follow in the House's footsteps and approve a measure to provide a
Payments limited for docs who serve on pharma boards
After much scrutiny over its lack of a solid conflict-of-interest policy, Massachusetts-based Partners HealthCare finally bit the bullet, banning stock payments and limiting fees to high-ranking
