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Decreased expression of serotonin 1A receptor in the dentate gyrus in association with chronic mild stress: A rat model of post-stroke depression
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Abstract: Alterations of serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmission are implicated in post-stroke depression (PSD). Serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor-based abnormalities have been the focus of intensive study in depression. Here we investigated the expression of the 5-HT1A receptor and gene in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) by chronic mild stress (CMS) after stroke and the effect of citalopram. Male Sprague–Dawley rats were separated into control, stress only, ischemic stroke, PSD and citalopram-treated groups. The putative PSD animal model involved cerebral ischemia induced by left middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) follo...
Source: Psychiatry Research - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Shao-hua Wang, Zhi-jun Zhang, Yi-jing Guo, Gao-jun Teng, Bao-an Chen Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
CMS Ambulance Open Door ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dec 9, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: events
Medicare May Pay for Ornish, Pritikin ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it was considering Medicare payment for the diet and exercise programs developed by Dean Ornish, MD, and Nathan Pritikin for reversing coronary heart disease. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 20, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment ReversalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that it will retract an Oct. 1 payment policy for small doses of Avastin. Avastin, a cancer drug, is used in smaller doses to treat eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment ReversalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that it will retract an Oct. 1 payment policy for small doses of Avastin. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
CMS Announces Extension of 2010 Medicare Provider Enrollment PeriodEmail this article to a colleague.
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CMS has extended Medicare's 2010 provider participation enrollment end date to Jan. 31, 2010. This gives physicians currently participating in Medicare or considering participation in 2010 one month beyond the normal Dec. 31 cutoff to make a participation decision. (Source: AAFP Practice Management)
Source: AAFP Practice Management - November 19, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
HHS revise Medicare fee-for-service error ratesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have significantly revised its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error rates in 2009. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 19, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have significantly revised its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error rates in 2009. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have significantly revised its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service error rates in 2009. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 19, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CMS Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care (LTC) Open Door ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dec 8, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: events
Physicians, Nurses & Allied Health Professionals Open Door ForumEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dec 16, 2009. Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Washington, DC. Sponsored by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural events via the Rural Assistance Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: events
Medicare & Regulatory Issues: CMS to Eliminate Outpatient Mental Health Treatment LimitationEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of its final 2010 ruling on the physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has initiated a plan to phase out the current limitation on payment for outpatient mental health treatment. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - November 19, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations
CMS' reimbursements for PET MPI to increaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) will increase the reimbursement for PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by 24 percent in 2010. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 19, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
CMS increases PET MPI reimbursementEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) will increase the reimbursement for PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by 24 percent in 2010. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) will increase the reimbursement for PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by 24 percent in 2010. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 19, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Factors affecting results of patients with humeral proximal end fractures undergoing primary hemiarthroplasty: A retrospective study in 42 patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract: Aim: Our study reports long-term results and factors related to patient satisfaction in the case of primary hemiarthroplasty for humeral proximal end fractures.Patients and methods: We retrospectively evaluated 42 patients with humeral proximal end fractures who underwent primary hemiarthroplasty in our clinic from February 1994 to March 2004. Of the 42 patients, 14 (33%) were male and 28 (67%) female. The mean age was 68.9±5.57 years (age range: 59–81 years). The mean follow-up period was 78.8±26.6 months (range: 48–118 months). We evaluated the following parameters: fracture type according to the Neer cla...
Source: Injury - November 19, 2009 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Erdinç Esen, Yunus Doğramacı, Serap Gültekin, Mehmet Ali Deveci, Fatih Suluova, Ulunay Kanatlı, Selçuk Bölükbaşı Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
AARP Tells GOP It Won't Reverse Support For Democrats' House Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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"House Republicans want the AARP to rescind its endorsement of comprehensive health reform legislation after a government report showed it could cause some providers to stop accepting Medicare patients," CongressDaily reports. The report, issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "warned some Medicare beneficiaries could lose access to providers if the House bill becomes law. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
HHS Employs New Tougher Standards In Calculation Of Improper Medicare Payment Rates For 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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As part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly revised and improved its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) error rates in 2009, reflecting a more complete accounting of Medicare's improper payments than in past years. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Scientists hold their breath as they prepare to fire up the LHCEmail this article to a colleague.
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If all goes to plan, beams of particles will begin whizzing around the LHC on Friday evening for the first time since last year's explosionA giant scientific instrument that was designed to recreate the big bang but blew itself up in the process will be back in business on Friday.Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern, the nuclear research organisation near Geneva, aim to have beams of subatomic particles whizzing around the machine on Friday evening, and will begin smashing them together soon after.The first collisions will mark the end of a long and frustrating period for the researchers, who waited eight ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Cern Science World news Particle physics Engineering Technology guardian.co.uk Source Type: news
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If all goes to plan, beams of particles will begin whizzing around the LHC on Friday evening for the first time since last year's explosionA giant scientific instrument that was designed to recreate the big bang but blew itself up in the process will be back in business on Friday.Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern, the nuclear research organisation near Geneva, aim to have beams of subatomic particles whizzing around the machine on Friday evening, and will begin smashing them together soon after.The first collisions will mark the end of a long and frustrating period for the researchers, who waited eight ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Cern Science World news Particle physics Engineering Technology guardian.co.uk Source Type: news
HHS Employs New Tougher Standards in Calculation of Improper Medicare Payment Rates for 2009Email this article to a colleague.
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CMS announces that as part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly revised and improved its calculations of Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) error rates in 2009, reflecting a more complete accounting of Medicare's improper payments than in past years. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 18, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS Paid Quality Reporting Initiative Participants More Than $92M in 2008Email this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded more than $92 million in bonuses to health care professionals who successfully reported quality measures under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), a rate far higher than the $36 million awarded in 2007, Modern Healthcare reports. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Quality/Equality - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: news
High-resolution mapping of the Brassica napus Rfp restorer locus using Arabidopsis-derived molecular markers.Email this article to a colleague.
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The two forms of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) native to the oilseed rape or canola species Brassica napus, nap and pol, have novel features that may provide insight into the molecular mechanisms through which CMS/nuclear restorer systems evolve. One such feature is the finding that the distinct nuclear restorer genes for the two systems represent different alleles or haplotypes of the same nuclear locus. Improved understanding of how these systems have evolved will require molecular cloning and characterization of this novel locus. We have employed an approach that exploits the regional co-linearity between the Ara...
Source: TAG. Theoretical and Applied Genetics - November 18, 2009 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: formanová N, Stollar R, Geddy R, Mahé L, Laforest M, Landry BS, Brown GG Tags: Theor Appl Genet Source Type: journals
AAFP, Other Groups Respond to Attempts to Overturn CMS RuleEmail this article to a colleague.
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The AAFP, along with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a number of other medical groups, has responded quickly and forcefully to calls by the American College of Cardiology, or ACC, to overturn a new CMS rule that would provide a 5 percent to 8 percent increase in Medicare physician payment rates for primary care physicians during the next four years. (Source: Inside AAFP)
Source: Inside AAFP - November 17, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations
Coding & Reimbursement: Medicare Eliminates Consults: What the Academy is Doing For YouEmail this article to a colleague.
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When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed eliminating consults in the summer of 2009, the Academy, along with other consultative specialties and the AMA, opposed the change. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - November 17, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations
Public & Private Payer Relations: CMS Announces 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program ExtensionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Due to revisions in to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), CMS has extended the 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program end date from December 31, 2009, to January 31, 2010. (Source: American Academy of Neurology)
Source: American Academy of Neurology - November 17, 2009 Category: Medical Law Source Type: organizations
CT colonography papers flood the gates at McCormick PlaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rather than retreating after the hard blow handed them by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which refused to grant reimbursement for the application in May, CT colonography researchers will arrive at the 2009 RSNA meeting with more of what CMS wants: hard data. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info
CMS Report: House Bill Will Raise Health Care Costs, Affect Seniors' BenefitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the health overhaul bill passed by the House will raise health costs by approximately $289 billion in the next ten years. The report was requested by House Republicans and compiled by CMS' chief actuary, Richard Foster. The (Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today)
Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
CMS Report: House Bill Will Raise Health Care Costs, Affect Seniors' BenefitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finds that the health overhaul bill passed by the House will raise health costs by approximately $289 billion in the next ten years. The report was requested by House Republicans and compiled by CMS' chief actuary, Richard Foster. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Medical Groups Applaud CMS Adoption Of Long-Awaited Practice Expense UpdateEmail this article to a colleague.
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A coalition of medical specialties today congratulated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its careful and reasoned implementation of up-to-date practice expense rates into its physician payments. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Medical Groups Applaud CMS Adoption Of Long-Awaited Practice Expense UpdateEmail this article to a colleague.
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A coalition of medical specialties today congratulated the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its careful and reasoned implementation of up-to-date practice expense rates into its physician payments. The new practice expense rates that were recently issued by CMS use accurate data from a rigorous survey supported by more than 70 medical and health care professional groups, and they begin a long-needed correction that should remain untouched by Congress. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
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I am starting in post as a Community Matron for Nursing Homes. I would really like to hear from other CMs across the country who are doing the same thing. (Source: Networks Talk)
Source: Networks Talk - November 17, 2009 Category: UK Health Authors: Marlene Horgan1 Source Type: organizations
Medicare Paid Over $92 Million in Incentives for 2008 Under the Physician Quality Reporting InitiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than 85,000 physicians and other eligible professionals who successfully reported quality-related data to Medicare under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) received incentive payments totaling more than $92 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, well above the $36 million paid in 2007. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 16, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
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More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 16, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals, who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 16, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals, who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 16, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
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More than 85,000 physicians and healthcare professionals, who properly reported data regarding Medicare services to the Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS), reaped more than $92 million in incentives in 2008 under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 16, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
In Vivo Determination of Collecting Lymphatic Vessel Permeability to Albumin: a role for lymphatics in exchange.Email this article to a colleague.
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While it is well established that the lymphatic vasculature is central to fluid and solute homeostasis, how it accomplishes this task is not well defined. To clarify the basic mechanisms underlying basal fluid and solute homeostasis, we assessed permeability to rat serum albumin (PsRSA) in mesenteric collecting lymphatic vessels and venules of juvenile male rats. Using the quantitative microfluorometric technique originally developed for blood capillaries, we tested the hypothesis that as a consequence of venules and collecting lymphatics sharing a common embryological origin, their PsRSA would not differ significantly...
Source: The Journal of Physiology - November 16, 2009 Category: Physiology Authors: Scallan JP, Huxley VH Tags: J Physiol Source Type: journals
Can intravenous iron therapy meet the unmet needs created by the new restrictions on erythropoietic stimulating agents?Email this article to a colleague.
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In 2008, after reports of an association between erythropoietic stimulating agent (ESA) therapy and the potential for either thrombotic cardiovascular events or more rapid tumor progression in some cancers, the Food and Drug Administration changed the product labeling for ESAs, adding a black box warning as well as more restrictive indications, especially in oncology patients. In addition the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has placed significant restrictions on payments for ESA therapy. These new limitations on ESA have led to increased use of transfusions in anemic cancer patients. This increase in allogen...
Source: Transfusion - November 16, 2009 Category: Hematology Authors: Shander A, Spence RK, Auerbach M Tags: Transfusion Source Type: journals
Medicare Paid Over $92 Million In Incentives For 2008 Under The Physician Quality Reporting InitiativeEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than 85,000 physicians and other eligible professionals who successfully reported quality-related data to Medicare under the 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) received incentive payments totaling more than $92 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today, well above the $36 million paid in 2007. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug And Health Plan Coverage Begins November 15thEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of the annual Open Enrollment period to make sure they have the best coverage available to meet their healthcare needs in 2010. The Open Enrollment period begins on November 15th and runs through December 31st. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves FDG PET For Cervical Cancer StagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial staging of cervical cancer without previously imposed restrictions. "CMS' decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial treatment strategy evaluation of cervical cancer is important for patient care," said Michael M. Graham, Ph.D., M.D., president of SNM. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Approves FDG PET For Cervical Cancer StagingEmail this article to a colleague.
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SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial staging of cervical cancer without previously imposed restrictions. "CMS' decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial treatment strategy evaluation of cervical cancer is important for patient care," said Michael M. Graham, Ph.D., M.D., president of SNM. (Source: MRI / PET / Ultrasound News From Medical News Today)
Source: MRI / PET / Ultrasound News From Medical News Today - November 14, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare conversion factor will drop 21.2% in 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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Unless Congress takes action, physicians paid under the Medicare fee schedule face another significant
pay cut in 2010. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 14, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info
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Unless Congress takes action, physicians paid under the Medicare fee schedule face another significant
pay cut in 2010. (Source: Modern Medicine Medical Economics)
Source: Modern Medicine Medical Economics - November 14, 2009 Category: Health Management Source Type: info
Medicare Dependent Hospital Fact SheetEmail this article to a colleague.
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Describes this type of rural hospital in terms of bed size and the percentage of its patients that are beneficiaries of Medicare Part A. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center - November 13, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: info
