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GOP Plans To Attend Health Summit As Obama Calls For Compromise
President Barack Obama warned during the weekend that both Republicans and Democrats should be careful not to turn this week’s health care summit into “political theater” but to work to find “common ground” on the issues, The Washington Post reports…
AMA Calls For Fix To Medicare’s Doctor Payments
Modern Healthcare: “With a sizable cut to Medicare physician payments taking effect in just one week, the American Medical Association is seeking clarity from Congress on its plan of action to stop the 21.2% reduction. … Recent attempts to pass a sustainable growth-rate fix in the House and Senate have failed…
Medicare Fraud Round-Up: N.D. Beneficiaries Getting Illegal Phone Calls, Doctor Indicted In Ohio
The Bismarck Tribune reports on a new scheme “asking seniors to pay up for not having Part D coverage. The scammers have been calling beneficiaries saying they owe a penalty for not having the Part D prescription drug coverage and that they need to pay the fine right away, said a release from the office of the Insurance Commissioner” (1/20). The Fargo, N.D…
Bell’s Palsy: Study Calls For Rethink Of Cause And Treatment
Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell’s palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering other potential causes and treatments.
Coburn Opposes Medicare Part B Premiums Freeze, McCain Calls Drug Pact ‘Unsavory’
Health care news is emerging from the Senate besides the Finance Committee bill. CongressDaily: On Wednesday, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., blocked a unanimous consent request for the Senate “to approve a House-passed bill keeping Part B premiums constant at 2009 levels. The House bill, which passed 406-18 on Sept.
Proposal Calls For Medicare Coverage Of HIV Screening
A new government proposal calls for Medicare beneficiaries to receive coverage for Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection screening. The Associated Press reports: “The government proposed Wednesday to have Medicare cover tests for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. …
ASCO Calls On Medicare To Abandon Proposed Cuts To Cancer Care
In formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) called on CMS to abandon proposed cuts to reimbursement for physicians who provide cancer care to millions of Medicare patients.
Endocrine Society Calls For Medicare Coverage Of DXA Bone Density Testing To Be Extended To Men With Testosterone Deficiency
Hypogonadism, also known as testosterone deficiency, affects 4-5 million men in the United States placing them at risk for developing osteoporosis. Despite the clear association of testosterone deficiency with low bone density and osteoporosis, Medicare does not provide coverage for bone density testing for these individuals. To address this concern, today The Endocrine Society issued a
Intimate Abuse Study Finds Clear Links With Poor Health And Calls For Holistic Primary Care Approach
Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner. Researchers who studied the 2,746 responses found a clear link between abuse and poor health and are calling for policy initiatives to help primary care nurses tackle the problem in a holistic way. 18.2 per cent of the respondents had been psychologically abused, 3.3 per cent had been physically abused and 1.3 per cent had been sexually abused.
President Calls For Medicare Payment Rate Revisions
President Obama reiterated his call to adjust Medicare reimbursement rates as a part of his broad push for health reform in a meeting with nine reporters, including writers from local newspapers, Wednesday. “While steering clear of details, Obama indicated that revised reimbursement rates helpful to areas [where reimbursement rates are low] should be part of a comprehensive healthcare reform package now in the works,”
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