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How one of progressives’ favorite parts of the ACA fell apart, and why Congress did nothing to stop it.
Editor's note: Visit APMA's health care reform page to learn more about key provisions in the ACA for podiatrists and more.
Visit http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/92554/even-if-you-like-your-obamacare-co-op-insurance-you-probably-wont-be-able-keep to view the full article online. |
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The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act will replace the fee-for-service payment model for Medicare with value-based reimbursement, relying heavily on electronic clinical quality measures.
Visit http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Value-Based-Payment-Requires-Outcome-Measures-AMIA-Says-51569-1.html to view the full article online. |
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Over 4.6 million daily claims throughout the month of October were reportedly processed with a 10 percent denial rate and one million first-attempt ICD-10 claims allegedly yielded a 99 percent success rate.
Editor’s note: APMA’s
ICD-10 Resources will help you code strong. Visit http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/icd-10-mid-november-advice-focus-on-coding-emrs-and-kpis to view the full article online. |
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Hospitals will be held accountable for the quality of care they deliver to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries for hip and knee replacements from surgery through recovery under a final rule issued Nov. 16.
Visit http://www.bna.com/medicare-releases-final-n57982063633/ to view the full article online. |
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Chief among these changes is the removal of the all-or-nothing component for successfully demonstrating meaningful use.
Visit https://ehrintelligence.com/news/chime-calls-for-meaningful-use-changes-in-macra-comments to view the full article online. |
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Admit it, you’ve tried everything to get rid of your crusty yellow toenail fungus, but it keeps coming back. Cold plasma could be your salvation.
Visit http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/11/cold-plasma-could-be-used-to-freeze-out-toenail-fungus/ to view the full article online. |
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When Nicole Michmerhuizen, now 23, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as an eighth grader, she decided diabetes wouldn’t keep her from achieving her goals.
Visit http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/olympic-trials-qualifier-doesnt-let-diabetes-slow-her-down to view the full article online. |
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Consumers scrolling through the health plan options on the insurance marketplaces may come upon plans whose name — Leap Diabetes Plans — leaves no doubt about who should apply.
Visit http://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/20151117/new-health-plans-offer-discounts-for-diabetes-care to view the full article online. |
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The Facebook billionaire has given $10 million toward a research lab at the University of California, San Francisco, called the Sean N. Parker Autoimmune Research Laboratory.
Visit http://techcrunch.com/2015/11/17/sean-parker-grants-10-million-to-aid-radical-autoimmune-research-for-type-1-diabetes/ to view the full article online. |
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Americans who bought the least expensive versions of the most popular tier of insurance sold through Healthcare.gov will face premium increases averaging 15 percent unless they switch to a different health plan.
Visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/11/18/rate-hikes-widespread-for-popular-healthcare-gov-insurance-unless-people-switch-plans/ to view the full article online. |
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In the midst of
planning Thanksgiving dinner and watching the best NFL matchups, the last thing patients want to think about is an inconvenient gout flare-up. Visit http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/beware-gout-peaks-in-november to view the full article online. |
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Employees of midsize and large companies in 2015 paid an average of $4,700 for their health insurance, up from $2,001 in 2005, according to recent analysis from Aon Hewitt.
Visit http://nypost.com/2015/11/14/youre-paying-130-more-for-health-care-than-a-decade-ago/ to view the full article online. |
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Americans' approval of President Obama's handling of the economy and health care policy — both at 44 percent — is at the high for each since November 2012.
Visit http://www.gallup.com/poll/186647/approval-obama-handling-economy-healthcare.aspx to view the full article online. |
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Lack of training for inpatient procedural coding may pose a significant challenge for the health care industry as 2015 comes to a close.
Visit http://revcycleintelligence.com/news/why-are-incorrect-characters-a-top-icd-10-coding-challenge to view the full article online. |
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Obamacare has helped rein in health care cost increases, but trouble may lie ahead.
Visit http://time.com/money/4116328/obamacare-raising-medicare-costs/ to view the full article online. |
