Tag: Health IT

Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. has signed an agreement with Washington University School of Medicine adding the school’s physicians to two of Coventry’s Medicare networks. Under the agreement, effective July 1, members of Coventry’s Gold Advantage and Advantra Medicare Advantage plans can receive covered services, at in-network rates, from The School of Medicine physicians.…

After analyzing 2003-2004 data of patients who underwent spinal surgery at two medical institutions, they found that Medicaid beneficiaries were at much higher risk of experiencing any type of complication than patients who are privately insured. “The results of our study further support the growing body of literature that Medicaid patients have higher rates of…

What’s going on in Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa ought to be a wake-up call to Minnesotans who prefer that physicians, not politicians, guide an individual’s medical care. Minnesota’s neighbors have moved with alarming alacrity to cripple women’s access to a safe and legal medical procedure -; abortion (7/18). From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130720/Viewpoints-Expanding-abortion-restrictions3b-Lift-the-ban-on-gay-blood-donors3b-Medicares-price-schedules.aspx

The proposal would get rid of the sustainable growth rate formula and replace it with a system that rewards doctors based on quality and efficiency measures, MedPage Today reports. From: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130720/House-panel-releases-draft-bill-to-repeal-Medicares-payment-system-for-doctors.aspx