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News organizations report on health care developments in Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia. …read more    

Industry reaction to the Senate’s passage of H.R. 4302 on Monday–which delays ICD-10 until at least Oct. 1, 2015, and provides a 12-month patch to the sustainable growth rate payment formula that will prevent deep Medicare payment cuts for physicians–appears to trend against the decision, with many groups expressing “deep disappointment” with the vote. read…

While everyone is talking about Sec. 212 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302), which would delay the compliance date of ICD-10 for another year, there is another significant provision in the bill for informatics observers. While everyone is talking about Sec. 212 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of…

The U.S. Senate voted to pass the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which both pushes back the compliance deadline for ICD-10 and perseveres the pay rate for doctors treating Medicare patients. Before those officially take hold, however, President Barack Obama has to sign the bill into law. read more …read more    

Senate Approves ICD-10 Delay, ‘Doc Fix’ By a vote of 64 to 35, the Senate approves the “Doc Fix” bill, delaying the implementation of ICD-10 until October 2015, and preserving the current Medicare physician reimbursement rate for 12 months. HealthCare.gov stumbles twice on deadline day Healthcare.gov goes offline twice on its final day of registration,…

Gov. Gary Herbert and aides have been meeting with federal officials to find a different option. Meanwhile, news outlets look at the Medicaid expansion battles in Virginia and Florida and Republican concerns in Illinois. …read more    

On Monday, March 31, the U.S. Senate passed the temporary Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) “doc fix” bill early Monday evening, which will now be moved onto President Barack Obama, who can either veto it or sign it into law. Sources have told Healthcare Informatics that Presidential approval is expected. On Monday, March 31, the U.S.…

The Senate will vote today on whether or not to approve a one-year delay of the temporary Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) “doc fix” bill, which would prevent a 24 percent cut in Medicare payments this year. The Senate will vote today on whether or not to approve a one-year delay of the temporary Sustainable Growth…

The bill rushed through the House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday to patch Medicare regulations includes a highly controversial provision that has nothing to do with Medicare, and that would subject people in crisis to forced treatment. …read more    

The bill would avoid a 24 percent reduction in payment for doctors who treat Medicare patients, but the deal is still angering some Republican rank-and-file. …read more