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HHS proposes pay raise for Medicaid primary care
Primary care physicians who treat Medicaid patients may get a pay raise totaling $11 billion over two years under a proposed rule announced last week by the Department of Health & Human Services.
Providers cheer proposal to phase out SGR
A proposed House bill would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, preventing a 30 percent Medicare pay cut in 2013.
WellPoint invests $1B to boost doctor fees by 10%
WellPoint has launched a new reimbursement initiative that pays more money to primary care doctors who meet certain quality goals when they keep patients healthier and lower costs. The program will
Where does phone service end and telemedicine begin?
In an effort to recoup some of the costs associated with patient phone calls, some medical clinics are now charging patients for phone calls, Nebraska's Channel 6 News reports. At Complete Children's
Patient-centered medical homes are a long-term investment
The theory that patient-centered medical homes can improve quality and reduce costs may have hit a bump in the road with the results of a new study published in the journal Health Affairs. The study
SPOTLIGHT: Alternative quality contract saves money
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts says its new system of paying doctors a fixed amount per patient improved care during the first year. Doctors who agreed to the "alternative quality contract"
Pay change impacts physicians' treatment of prostate cancer
The Medicare Modernization Act ultimately halved physicians' reimbursement for androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer over 2004 and 2005, in hopes of curbing inappropriate use of ADT.
Top takeaways from MGMA
It was indeed a feeding frenzy of information and education at the Medical Group Management Association annual conference. In fact, by the time you get this week's FiercePracticeManagement, thousands
Clock runs out on doc fix
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says doctors should hold on to their claims for the first 10 business days in June--just in case Congress returns from Memorial Day recess ready to pass
Physicians clinging unhappily to Medicare
At one point, it was beginning to look like the Medicare program was losing traction with doctors. In fact, in the summer of 2008 the Texas Medical Association released a survey concluding that only
