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House Moves to Block Doctors' Medicare Pay Cuts
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Kaiser Health News reports that the House voted largely along party lines Thursday to permanently end annual cuts in doctors' Medicare payments, which the Congress has temporarily averted from year to year, (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Supplying prescriptions as three month supplyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from the University of Chicago quantifies the savings for the first time. An analysis of 26,852 prescriptions filled for 395 different drugs from 2000-2005 showed that patients who purchased their drugs in three-month supplies rather than with one-month supplies saved on average 29% in out-of-pocket costs. After factoring in third-party payers, including Medicare, Medicaid and insurance companies, total savings averaged 18%...........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
House passes bill to repeal 21.2 percent rate cut for physicians, SGR formulaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Act, 243-183, altering the way Medicare pays physicians and preventing a scheduled 21.2 percent rate decrease set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 20, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
House passes bill to repeal 21.2 percent rate cut for physicians, SGR formulaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Act, 243-183, altering the way Medicare pays physicians and preventing a scheduled 21.2 percent rate decrease set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)
Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives - November 20, 2009 Category: Information Technology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
House repeals 21.2% physician rate cut, SGR formulaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Act, 243-183, altering the way Medicare pays physicians and preventing a scheduled 21.2 percent rate decrease set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 20, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Statement By Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker On The House Vote To Repeal Medicare Pay Cuts For DoctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Today's vote by the House of Representatives is an important step toward repealing the 21.5 percent Medicare pay cut for doctors set to take effect next year, and moves to stabilize Medicare's payment system for doctors for the long term. People with Medicare must be able to maintain relationships with the doctors they trust. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
A Look At How Key Provisions Compare In The House And Senate BillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The New York Times reports that "the health care proposals from the House and the Senate are broadly similar but differ on some major issues." It reports on five issues - the public plan, employer contribution, abortion, illegal immigrants and financing - and puts differences in bold type (11/19). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP 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
White House Backing Medicare 'Doc Fix' BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Reuters reports that the White House Wednesday "urged Congress to pass a bill to boost Medicare payments to doctors, a step that could shore up support" from the American Medical Association for health care reform. The bill, which would stop a scheduled 21 percent cut in doctor Medicare payments next year and implement a fee schedule that pays doctors more, has been endorsed by the AMA. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Senate Bill Draws Immediate Reactions From GOP, Interest GroupsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Republicans quickly rebuked Senate Democrats' health overhaul bill after its release last night, Roll Call reports. They said it would result in higher insurance premiums, tax hikes, and Medicare cuts, and complained that it was drafted behind closed doors, and that they have not yet had a chance to read it. "It is my hope that Sen. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP 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
California's Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening MedicareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The California Medical Association (CMA) and AARP are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3961, which would ease the difficulty seniors now face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Final RuleEmail this article to a colleague.
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This final rule with comment period from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from their continuing experience with this system. In addition, it updates the revised Medicare ambulatory surgical center payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from their continuing experience with this system. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - November 20, 2009 Category: Rural Health Source Type: info
Republicans Blast 'Bait And Switch' Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
House Passes Medicare SGR FixEmail this article to a colleague.
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The House passed a bill that would rewrite the controversial sustainable growth rate formula and eliminate a 21.2% Medicare pay cut for physicians scheduled for 2010. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
House votes to scrap Medicare doctor pay formulaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The bill, which would base pay more closely on costs, now moves to the Senate. That chamber has already rejected a similar measure this year. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)
Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health 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
U.S. House votes to boost Medicare pay to doctorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians in a move that could help shore up support from doctors for a sweeping Democratic-backed healthcare overhaul. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
House Passes Medicare Payment FixEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- By a vote of 243 to 183, the House of Representatives has passed a bill to fix the flawed Medicare physician payment formula, but the measure faces a fight in the Senate. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: news
AMA House of Delegates Address EOL, Healthcare ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Medical Association’s House of Delegates last week met for its interim meeting to discuss the ongoing healthcare system debate. Representatives from the Society of Critical Care Medicine attended the meeting, where AMA President J. James Rohack, MD, reiterated the group’s support for the latest bills making their way through Congress, the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009. Rohack noted the perceived shortcomings of the Affordable Health Care for America Act, namely its lack of coverage for everyone and concerns about access. He stressed that ...
Source: SCCM RSS News - November 19, 2009 Category: Intensive Care 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
HHS revises 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: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
False positive on breast cancer | Sarah WildmanEmail this article to a colleague.
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A panel's recommendation that American women need fewer mammograms would mean more deaths from breast cancerIn the US we've heard the refrain for two decades: early detection saves lives. But this week a federal advisory board decided that while that slogan wasn't false, in the case of breast cancer, it just wasn't true enough. After years of pink ribbons and breast cancer marches and admonishments to examine our breasts, this week the US Preventative Services Task Force bucked conventional wisdom (and the American Cancer Society) claiming that the number of women saved by early detection through mammography was not enough...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Wildman Tags: US healthcare Women Healthcare industry Cancer Obama administration & wellbeing United States World news guardian.co.uk Comment Comment is free Source Type: news
Mammography Debate Puzzles ManyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Obama Administration Distances Itself from Task Force Finding; Sebelius Says Medicare, Medicaid Will Pay for Mammograms (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health 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
ASTRO NewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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On October 1, 2009, the Senate Finance Committee considered an amendment to its health reform bill offered by Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) to overturn at least a portion of the significant proposed Medicare cuts to radiation oncology. Lincoln was brilliant in her description of radiation oncology and the inappropriate nature of these cuts. She said radiation oncology services are “vital” for cancer patients and that radiation oncology technology is “miraculous in many ways.” To read the full story, visit ASTROnews online at http://cs.astro.org/blogs/astronews/pages/web-exclusive-finance-committee-discusses-propose...
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: journals
Bracco argues for PET as preferred cardiac choiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bracco Diagnostics sees opportunity in the latest decision by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to reimburse more for PET procedures in 2010. (Source: Diagnostic Imaging)
Source: Diagnostic Imaging - November 19, 2009 Category: Radiology Source Type: info
Seniors Struggle With Drug Costs While Congress Debates Medicare 'Doughnut Hole"Email this article to a colleague.
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Minnesota Public Radio reports: "Since 2006, senior citizens have been able to choose plans for Medicare prescription drug coverage, but that coverage contains a gap known as the 'doughnut hole,' a gap that health care reform plans being debated in Congress would address." "Under the House health care bill, Medicare would eliminate the gap within a decade. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
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
Docs Worry Reform Angst Is Tainting Medicare Pay 'Fix'Email this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News staff writer Chris Weaver reports on efforts to address Medicare's physician pay formula. "Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the immediate past president of the American Medical Association, urged lawmakers Tuesday to permanently eliminate the looming cuts to Medicare's physician payments - something her organization has demanded for years" (11/17). (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
Seniors Struggle With Drug Costs While Congress Debates Medicare 'Doughnut Hole"Email this article to a colleague.
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Minnesota Public Radio reports: "Since 2006, senior citizens have been able to choose plans for Medicare prescription drug coverage, but that coverage contains a gap known as the 'doughnut hole,' a gap that health care reform plans being debated in Congress would address." "Under the House health care bill, Medicare would eliminate the gap within a decade. (Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today)
Source: Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Tags: Seniors / Aging Source Type: news
House Medicare 'Doc Fix' Vote Likely Thursday Amid Disputes About Cost, Role In Health ReformEmail this article to a colleague.
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"On Thursday, the House is expected to pass a $210 billion measure - known as the 'doc fix' - that will adjust Medicare payment rates to avoid a 21 percent cut in January and continuing cuts in the years ahead," The New York Times reports, adding: "The House originally included the provision in its big health care bill. (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
White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said. (Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Public Health News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
APA Presses Congress To Block Cuts In Medicare Payments To PhysiciansEmail this article to a colleague.
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American Psychiatric Association Medical Director and CEO James H. Scully, Jr., M.D., sent letters to Members of Congress yesterday urging them to pass H.R. 3961, the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009, a bill that would block a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians. (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
White House Reports Billions Lost In Improper Payments For Medicare, Other Government ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House announced Tuesday that billions of federal dollars were spent in improper payments in 2009 and that spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs accounted for more than half of that total. President Barack Obama will issue an executive order to crack down on the problem, officials said. (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
States Mull How Medicaid Expansion Might Affect BudgetsEmail this article to a colleague.
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States consider how health legislation on Capitol Hill might affect their Medicaid programs and budgets. "The House health-care bill, which passed last week, expands Medicaid and for the first time sets a national standard on whom would qualify," The Durango Herald reports. "States would have to pay 9 percent of the expanded costs. (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
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
Insurers Unlikely to Alter Policies in the Debate Over MammogramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Medicare and private health insurers said they were unlikely to change coverage of breast cancer screenings after new guidelines recommended that women wait longer to have mammograms and have fewer of them. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NATASHA SINGER and REED ABELSON Tags: Mammography Health Insurance and Managed Care Breasts Medicine and Health Women and Girls Cancer Tests and Testing Medicare Source Type: news
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Medicare and private health insurers said they were unlikely to change coverage of breast cancer screenings after new guidelines recommended that women wait longer to have mammograms and have fewer of them. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By NATASHA SINGER and REED ABELSON Tags: Mammography Health Insurance and Managed Care Breasts Medicine and Health Women and Girls Cancer Tests and Testing Medicare Source Type: news
AAFP Statement: Passage of Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act Will Stabilize Access to Care for America’s Elderly and DisabledEmail this article to a colleague.
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“Elderly and disabled Americans have scored a victory with the House passage of the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (HR 3961). (Source: AAFP News Releases and Statements)
Source: AAFP News Releases and Statements - November 19, 2009 Category: Primary Care Source Type: organizations
Choosing the Right Medicare PlanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Older people may want to reconsider sticking with their existing Medicare plans this enrollment period. (Source: WSJ.com: Health)
Source: WSJ.com: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FREE Source Type: news
The Effect of Multisensory Stimulation on Persons Residing in an Extended Care FacilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The use of MSSE, as a non-pharmacological intervention, demonstrates the ability to decrease the number of incidences of disruptive or problematic behavior. The use of these interventions, where feasible, should be considered prior to the use of pharmacological methods. (Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias)
Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 19, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Ward-Smith, P., Llanque, S. M., Curran, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
