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Meaningful Use registrations continue to rise
The number of eligible hospitals and professionals registered to participate in the electronic health record incentive program now has topped 225,765, with another 1,3973 physicians and 128 hospitals
Healthcare leaders propose Medicare savings for supercommittee
The Congressional "supercommittee" tasked with cutting the federal deficit may be given recommendations that would transform many of the duties performed by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid
MedPAC votes for SGR repeal, specialists disapprove
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has approved a replacement to the 15-year-old sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment formula for physicians, although pushback is already occurring
BCBSA: Patient-centered plan saves $300B
The federal government could save $300 billion over 10 years if it focused on more efficient healthcare services, according to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). The insurance
Specialty physicians balk at SGR repeal proposal
Specialty physician organizations want permanent changes to Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula but do not want to endure any cuts to their payments, reports The Hill's Healthwatch.
AMA, GOP trying to kill new Medicare payment board
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MedPAC calls for 1 percent physician, hospital pay hikes
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Tuesday officially recommended in its new report to Congress that physicians and hospitals receive a 1 percent increase in reimbursements under
Docs suggest primary care boycott of 'unfair' secret payment panel
The cloak-and-dagger group that recommends how much CMS should pay doctors should not be the only voice when it comes to giving payment advice, Drs. Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe write in Kaiser
MedPAC finds large utilization gaps in Medicare
The utilization of Medicare services varies dramatically in different parts of the country, according to a new report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. "We find that regional variation is
MedPAC suggests modest hospital payment bump for 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is considering a draft recommendation that would bump up hospital payments in fiscal year 2012 by 2.6 percent. That full "market basket" update would
