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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 4, 2017
Lack of funds leads prevents full Medicare pay increase.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: November 3, 2017
The “increase in the low-volume threshold is expected to exclude 540,000 clinicians who do not exceed” that threshold.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 31, 2017
Expected premium changes are highly variable by state, with Iowa seeing an increase of 69% for its silver plans, while Alaska expecting a 22% decre...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 31, 2017
Expected premium changes are highly variable by state, with Iowa seeing an increase of 69% for its silver plans, while Alaska expecting a 22% decre...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 25, 2017
But uncertainty points to savings ranging from $24 billion to $150 billion.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 20, 2017
So far, there are little CER data on which to base clinical decisions, but registries of real-world data, such as the ACR’s RISE registry, aim to i...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 19, 2017
Employers and payers need your input.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 18, 2017
Four groups are developing modules to help subspecialists meet the ABIM’s current 10-year maintenance of certification program.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 13, 2017
The action prompted criticism from medical organizations and health insurers alike.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 13, 2017
Patients should not be on the hook for costs related to out-of-network insurance coverage when a hospital is in-network, medical societies say.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 12, 2017
Physicians will likely see a 0.31% uptick in their Medicare payments in 2018 and not the 0.5% promised in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorizat...
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 12, 2017
President promises benefit for small business; physician groups object.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 12, 2017
WASHINGTON – Federal advisers consider a replacement plan before the first reporting year even concludes.
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 5, 2017
How different were efforts by legislators in the House and in the Senate?
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- Author:
- Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: October 5, 2017
The Society of Hospital Medicine approves of the direction CMS is heading when it comes to measuring pay-for-performance for hospitalists in its Qu...
