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Bill would cut state healthcare spending growth in half
Massachusetts lawmakers have introduced legislation that, if enacted, would limit what hospitals and physicians could charge for services and create an agency that would monitor medical spending, The
Will too many future docs forgo primary care for specialties?
The nation's medical schools are gearing up to graduate nearly a third more doctors than in the past, but concerns are rising that too many will be trained for specialties rather than primary care,
Docs overpaid millions in Medicare bonuses
Physicians in Texas have been overpaid tens of millions of dollars in bonuses by the Medicare program, even though both parties knew they weren't entitled to the money, reported The Houston
Hospitals win ban on state Medicaid cuts
A federal judge has stayed California's attempt to cut certain Medicaid payments to hospitals, reports The Sacramento Bee. The cuts, which would have saved the state about $623 million over the next
Congress likely gridlocked on SGR fix
The need to pass another temporary fix to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula is looming, and the options could force Congress to delay its holiday recess--or encounter a political stalemate,
Guest Commentary: The aftermath of hospital bankruptcy
Guest post by Jerry Seelig It's an ugly thing when a hospital or medical group files for bankruptcy. Caregivers, support staff, and executives worry about their jobs. Creditors worry about getting
Report: SGR reckoning will be damaging to Medicare, providers
The nearly decade-long series of Congressional delays in implementing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for Medicare has the potential to create significant fiscal damage to the program, its
OMB says Medicare spending slowing
New estimates issued by the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) project Medicare and Medicaid spending will grow less than original predictions, according to Kaiser Health News.
Docs lobby against treatment costs in outcomes research
The American Medical Association (AMA) has begun to lobby against the mandates of a new research agency that was created as a result of the Affordable Care Act, reports The Hill's Healthwatch. The
How hospitals can place a check on physician self-certainty
I recently watched a movie that begins with an elderly man admitted to a hospital. He's diagnosed with angina pectoris, but it's forgotten he has emphysema, which leads to a misdiagnosis of pulmonary
