Category: CMS
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Medicare roundup: Alabama pain clinic spending ‘hotspot’; quality improvement program scrutinized
Also, the controversy about paying for a hepatitis-C cure and reinstating physicians who lost their licenses. …read more
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Study: In states that didn’t expand Medicaid, community health centers will likely take a hit
News outlets examine the cost and benefits states must weigh as they contemplate expanding the Medicaid program. Also, news outlets report on the latest related developments in Georgia and North Carolina. …read more
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State highlights: N.Y. Medicaid change and cash; Conn. mental health cops; Conn. mental health school outreach
A selection of health policy stories from New York, Connecticut and Minnesota. When Hurricane Sandy flooded two adult homes in Queens, hundreds of disabled, elderly or mentally ill residents were caught in the surge. …read more
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Hagan defends Medicaid expansion, criticizes GOP rival in Burwell hearing
During a nomination hearing Thursday for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Sen. Kay Hagan — a North Carolina Democrat in a tough re-election battle — criticized North Carolina Republicans for declining to expand the Medicaid program under the health law. Her GOP opponent, Thom Tillis, is the state House speaker. …read more
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Hospital patients now see improved quality of nutrition health care by CMS’ new rule
Hospital patients may now see improved quality and timeliness of nutrition health care and hospitals will save hundreds of millions of dollars annually because of a new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. …read more
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Telemedicine Regulation Tucked Away in Medicare Reform
Tucked away in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that aims to cut down on “unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome” Medicare regulations on hospitals and other healthcare providers was regulation on telemedicine. Tucked away in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule that aims to cut down on…
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Leveraging EHRs To Attest For Meaningful Use Stage 2
The following is a guest post by Wendy Grafius Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) of Carson City, NV, has attested for Meaningful Use Stage 2 through its use of Allscripts Sunrise. The provider network is one of the nation’s first inpatient healthcare facilities to reach this milestone. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) specified…
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State highlights: Missouri Medicaid benefits; telepsychiatry in rural states; Conn. for-profit hospital bill
A selection of health policy stories from Missouri, North Carolina, Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota, Michigan and Alaska. …read more
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Expanding Medicaid access increases use of subspecialty surgical services in New York State
Researchers in the department of surgery at the University of Michigan have found that expanding access to Medicaid in New York State increased beneficiaries’ use of subspecialty surgical services. …read more
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State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists
A selection of health policy stories from California, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana and North Carolina. …read more