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03.24.10
New provision in health care bill ensures physicians’ participation in PQRI program

A provision in the health care reform measure passed by the House of Representatives Sunday and signed into law today by President Barack Obama includes participation in the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification® (ABMS MOC®) as an option for the nation’s physicians to fulfill requirements of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI

02.09.10
Study: Medicare Bladder Cancer Treatment Policy Raises Health Costs

Reuters: "Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. ...

01.08.10
Study finds patients more likely to skip diabetes medicine while in the 'doughnut hole'

Consumers experiencing a gap in their Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage were more likely to forgo diabetes medications than those who had supplemental drug benefits.

12.03.09
Senators Consider Women's Insurance Amendment, Medicare Funding Issues, With Votes Likely Today

The New York Times: "In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies ... with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. The Democrats' first amendment, offered by Senator Barbara A...

11.11.09
New Medicare Benefit To Provide Chronic Kidney Disease Patients With Education On Treatment Options

Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on announcing implementation plans for a new Medicare benefit that will provide Stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients with coverage for up to six sessions explaining their treatment options, such as transplantation, home peritoneal dialysis (PD), home hemodialysis (HHD) or clinic-based hemodialysis (HD).

06.25.09
First Coast Medicare To Provide Case By Case Reimbursement For The Renessa(R) Treatment For Incontinence In Women

Novasys Medical, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies in women's health, announced that as of July 1, 2009, First Coast Service Options, Inc. ("First Coast"), a large regional Medicare carrier serving over 3 million beneficiaries in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

06.25.09
First Coast Medicare To Provide Case By Case Reimbursement For The Renessa(R) Treatment For Incontinence In Women

Novasys Medical, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies in women's health, announced that as of July 1, 2009, First Coast Service Options, Inc. ("First Coast"), a large regional Medicare carrier serving over 3 million beneficiaries in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

04.09.09
CDC Study Looks At How Smoking Affects Costs For Entitlement Programs

Smokers die about 10 years earlier than non-smokers, resulting in reduced costs for Medicare and other entitlement programs, according to CDC statistics, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports.In debate over legislation passed last week that gave

04.02.09
Hospitals Increase DVT Prevention Efforts After Medicare Threatens To Cut Payments

A growing number of hospitals have stepped up efforts to prevent pulmonary embolisms and deep-vein thrombosis after Medicare recently said it would not provide payments for treatment of the conditions in patients undergoing hip or knee surgery, the Wall Street Journal reports.