MGMA-ACMPE President and CEO Susan Turney, MD, recently sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with seven recommendations on how to proceed with the implementation of ICD-10.
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Ninety-eight percent of Massachusetts residents have health insurance — and the state is wondering if it has hit a proverbial ceiling, according to a Common Health report.
Oregon lawmakers have approved the state's plan for a health insurance exchange, according to The Lund Report.
Many Republican governors are hesitating on planning and implementation for state-run health insurance exchanges, saying that planning should wait until the future of the federal healthcare reform law is decided, according to a Sacramento Bee report.
The American Medical Association has posted a new corrections document, according to an AAPC report.
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Medicare patients may be given fewer treatment options than their counterparts with commercial insurance, according to a survey conducted by the Dartmouth Institute and the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation and reported in Health Leaders Media.
The Washington Senate has approved changes to the state's fledgling health insurance exchange, according to a Spokesman Review report.
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) has introduced a bill that could ensure all colorectal cancer screening for Medicare beneficiaries is free, according to a News-Medical report.
Federal officials have rescinded their intention to drop Valley Surgical Center in Bethlehem, Pa., from Medicare after state inspectors said the ASC cleaned up patient safety violations, according to a Morning Call report.
On February 16, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a long-awaited proposed rule to establish regulations regarding the reporting and returning of overpayments to the Medicare program (77 Fed. Reg. 9,179 (Feb. 16, 2012)). The proposed regulations…