Physician's Payment Update Archives – November 1, 1997
November 1, 1997
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Wake up and smell the coffee; Medicare changes effective in January
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Congress nixes competitive bid pilot
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Physician extenders expand practice profits
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Physician extenders granted more flexibility
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Don't assume anesthesia is covered
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Medical necessity test key to avoiding audit problems
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Study: Medicare pays less for female-specific service
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Specialist group asks for practice expense changes
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Medicare fires contractor on computer upgrade
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HHS awards $1.46 million in fraud and abuse grants
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HCFA tries bundling payments and negotiating new PSO rates
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HCFA paves way for workers' comp coverage of transplants
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'Point of sale' technology strengthens bottom line
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'MedPAC' will replace separate hospital, physician commissions
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HCFA lags in race to beat millennial clock