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AMA Releases Report Card on Insurers

Written by Rob Kurtz
The AMA has issued its first report card on health insurers with a focus on determining the timeliness, transparency and accuracy of claims processing by payors.
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Joint Commission Suspends Medical Staff Standard Implementation Date

Written by Stephanie Wasek
The Joint Commission's board of commissioners approved the continued engagement of its implementation task force on the revision of medical staff standard MS.1.20. The Board also suspended the planned July 2009 implementation date for the current revised standard.
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In the News: MGMA Asks CMS to Take "Time Out" With Stark

Written by Staff
The Medical Group Management Association has asked CMS to take a “time out” concerning the growing complexity of Stark regulations.
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Pa. Insurer Merger Talks Uncover Adviser Payments

Written by Stephanie Wasek
A Pennsylvania Insurance Department hearing on the proposed merger between Independence Blue Cross and Highmark "took an unexpected twist," and "was all about how much the Insurance Department's consultants were being paid ? and, more surprising, who was paying them," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Senate Blocks Bill That Would Enact Pay Increase for Physicians

Written by Rob Kurtz
The Senate voted 54-39 to block a Medicare package bill Sen. Max Baucus (D-N.D.) introduced last week that proposed to raise physician payments 1.1 percent instead of slashing them 10.6 percent, as had been slated for next month.
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