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Rates are going up in many parts of the country as a new sign-up season starts Nov. 1. But people have options if they shop around, and an upgraded government website will help them compare costs and benefits.
Editor's note: Visit APMA's health care reform page for more resources and information on how the ACA affects the profession.
Visit http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/26/obama-administration-unveils-health-care-premiums-for-2016.html to view the full article online. |
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The ICD-10 coding system has been in place for four weeks, and so far implementation appears to be proceeding relatively smoothly.
Visit http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/Reimbursement/54344 to view the full article online. |
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Two top Republicans are raising concerns about the high cost of new Medicaid enrollees who signed up under Obamacare’s expansion of the program.
Visit http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258360-gop-raises-alarm-on-higher-obamacare-medicaid-costs to view the full article online. |
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The budget agreement will prevent a sharp increase in Medicare premiums for more than 15 million older Americans and a deep cut in Social Security benefits for nine million disabled workers.
Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/us/agreement-is-seen-as-short-term-relief-for-medicare-and-social-security.html to view the full article online. |
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Millions of Medicare recipients bracing for a 52 percent premium increase are one step closer to breathing a sigh of relief thanks to a bipartisan budget deal between the White House and Congress.
Visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2015/10/28/budget-proposal-could-mean-no-52-jump-medicare-part-b-premiums/74734822/ to view the full article online. |
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is recommending that adults between ages 40 to 70 who are overweight or obese be screened for abnormal blood sugar.
Visit http://time.com/4087377/obesity-diabetes-screening/ to view the full article online. |
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Reducing sugar ‘reversed virtually every aspect’ of metabolic syndrome in children studied, says author Robert Lustig, who cites fructose as a culprit in the obesity epidemic.
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/study-links-sugar-to-conditions-that-lead-to-diabetes-heart-disease-in-children-1445938753 to view the full article online. |
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Officials at their neighborhood kindergarten and a nearby private academy said their diabetic son would not be allowed to attend because he has Type 1 diabetes.
Visit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/health/many-schools-failing-on-diabetes-care.html?_r=0 to view the full article online. |
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A point system can calculate the risk of subsequent diabetes for women who had gestational diabetes when they delivered a baby, according to researchers.
Visit http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/54309 to view the full article online. |
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Since the Social Security Administration announced there would be no cost-of-living adjustment for benefits in 2016, financial advisers need guidance on how to protect clients from a steep increase in Medicare premiums.
Visit http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20151026/FREE/151029925/dont-abandon-social-security-strategy-to-avoid-medicare-hike to view the full article online. |
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As an average person will walk over 75,000 miles by the time he or she is 50 years old, it is important we take care of our feet so they will carry us to our destinations for all our lives.
Visit http://www.thesuburban.com/life/health/tips-for-good-foot-health-part/article_445d7d0a-7b83-11e5-bc9a-4fe4d5966114.html to view the full article online. |
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Nearly one million ICD-10 claims were successfully processed the first time around within the first three weeks of October, confirms a press release from the Advanced Data Systems Corporation (ADS).
Editor’s note: APMA’s ICD-10 Resources will help you code strong.
Visit http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/1-million-first-attempt-icd-10-claims-yield-99-success-rate to view the full article online. |
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As many as 14 percent of health plans sold on the federal government's insurance exchange are missing doctors in at least one common specialty from their networks.
Visit http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/10/27/452254106/some-health-plans-have-no-in-network-doctors-in-key-specialties to view the full article online. |
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Health insurers say increased oversight from the CMS' Office of the Actuary has made the rate-setting process for Medicaid managed-care plans less predictable.
Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151026/NEWS/151029924 to view the full article online. |
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HHS finalized waivers that help participants avoid tripping the fraud and abuse laws that police financial relationships among physicians and hospitals.
Visit http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151028/NEWS/151029883 to view the full article online. |
