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Senate deal could mean 1-year Medicare physician payment update
A recent bipartisian agreement in the Senate would use provisions in President Obama’s health care law to extend the current…
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House issues six-month reprieve on Medicare cuts
The U.S. House of Representatives approves a six-month stay in a 21 percent cut to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians.…
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Medicare data reveals differences in orthopedic surgical outcomes
The more specialized a hospital is in orthopedic surgical care, the better the outcomes appear to be for patients undergoing…
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona to Stop Treating Some Medicare Patients
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) -- The Mayo Clinic, praised by President Barack Obama as a national model for efficient health care,…
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CMS final rule announces a 21.2% Medicare physician payment cut for 2010
By Gina BrockenbroughORTHOPEDICS TODAY 2009; 29:18 A final ruling by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services calls for a…
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More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients
Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have…
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