American Medical News 1992 Sharon McIlrath - Abstracts

American Medical News 1992 Sharon McIlrath
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Afraid of beneficiary cuts: group working to derail balanced-budget amendments.HealthSharon McIlrath
Bill would put teeth into Medicare charge limits.HealthSharon McIlrath
Bush says plan cuts health care hassle. (Medical and Health Insurance Information Act of 1992)HealthSharon McIlrath
CBO: health care inflation threatens personal income. (Congressional Budget Office)HealthSharon McIlrath
Clinton names health officials on transition team.HealthSharon McIlrath
Congress lets volume performance levels rise. (1993 Medicare spending limits; includes related article on surgery limits)HealthSharon McIlrath
Congress sends Medicare fixes to the White House.HealthSharon McIlrath
Democrats hanker for health reform. (includes related article)HealthSharon McIlrath
Dems' reform bills bump into each other. (House Democrats' healthcare reform legislation)(includes details on two bills)HealthSharon McIlrath
Does promoting primary care mean stopping subspecialties?HealthSharon McIlrath
Dr. Boyle dies; former AMA president, ASIM leader. (Joseph F. Boyle, American Society of Internal Medicine) (Obituary)HealthSharon McIlrath
Dr. Sullivan hit hard backing Bush reform plan. (Health and Human Services Secretary Louis H. Sullivan, health insurance reform plan)HealthSharon McIlrath
Everyone finds something to dislike in reform plan. (President Bush's medical reform plan)HealthSharon McIlrath
GOP health reform plan may have better chance to pass.HealthSharon McIlrath
Group asks major role in RBRVS updates. (RBRVS Update Committee; resource-based relative value scale)HealthSharon McIlrath
HCFA clamping down on Medicare charge limits. (Health Care Financing Administration)HealthSharon McIlrath
HCFA moves to broaden electronic filing. (Health Care Financing Administration, Medicare claims)HealthSharon McIlrath
HCFA pressuring doctors on Medicare charge limits; physicians urged to give refunds to patients. (Health Care Financing Administration)HealthSharon McIlrath
HHS funding bill breaks Medicare pledge to pay claims in 17 days. (Department of Health and Human Services; includes related article on bill)HealthSharon McIlrath
HHS pledges more doctor input, less red tape. (Department of Health and Human Services; includes summary of reforms)HealthSharon McIlrath
HHS red tape frustrates doctor hassle panel. (Department of Health and Human Services; Practicing Physicians Advisory Council)HealthSharon McIlrath
How to fix Medicare's RBRVS. (Resource-Based Relative Value Scale)HealthSharon McIlrath
Local Medicare advisory panels. (Health Care Financing Administration's Advisory Committee on Medicare-Physician Relationships report)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medical claims of the future. (proposed Medicare electronic billing system)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare changes come down to wire: pay for ECG, new physicians in question. (electrocardiograms)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare fee update poses real dilemma for federal officials.HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare fraud investigations: HCFA officials hope to net more crooks with less hassle for doctors. (Health Care Financing Administration; includes related article on Senate healthcare fraud bill)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare offers electronic pay in computer claims push. (doctors who submit 90% of their bills electronically may receive reimbursement by electronic funds transfer) (includes related article)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare pay shift chances good.HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare releases 1993 pay rates; primary care, some specialists benefit; most surgeons face cuts. (includes related articles)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicare trade-off pondered; Stark asks whether restoring ECG, new doctor pay cuts is worth it. (Representative Pete Stark; electrocardiogram reading)HealthSharon McIlrath
Medicine's Medicare proposals advance.HealthSharon McIlrath
More pressure from Congress to cap health care spending. (proposed reforms)HealthSharon McIlrath
New cost rules raise Medicare pay more than expected. (Medicare physician compensation)HealthSharon McIlrath
No surprises in Bush health reform plan; $35 billion annual tab. (includes related article on health care reform)HealthSharon McIlrath
Panel wants most paper claims to go the way of the dinosaur. (includes list of recommendations of Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange)HealthSharon McIlrath
Participation rates up for Medicare despite RBRVS. (resource-based relative value scale)HealthSharon McIlrath
Physicians sought for Medicare carrier advisory panels.HealthSharon McIlrath
Physicians still can suggest modifications in Medicare values.HealthSharon McIlrath
PPRC backs bigger pay boost for surgeons. (Physician Payment Review Commission)HealthSharon McIlrath
PPRC, HHS outline plans to monitor Medicare access. (Physicians Payment Review Commission; Department of Health and Human Services)HealthSharon McIlrath
PPRC: new plan needed to boost rural, primary care. (Physician Payment Review Commission)HealthSharon McIlrath
PPRC split on Medicare updates; surgical pay hikes pose perplexing questions. (Physician Payment Review Commission)HealthSharon McIlrath
PPRC study resurrects behavioral offset question. (Physician Payment Review Commission)HealthSharon McIlrath
Quest for quality: medicine cautiously optimistic about new PRO initiative on health care improvement. (professional review organization)HealthSharon McIlrath
Red tape doctors' top complaint in Medicare reform.HealthSharon McIlrath
Slowly but surely, PROs starting to change focus. (peer review organizations; includes related article about proposed contract changes) (part 1)HealthSharon McIlrath
States seek bills for ERISA waivers. (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)HealthSharon McIlrath
Support building for equalization of Medicare pay. (proposed legislation would repeal limits on payments to new physicians)HealthSharon McIlrath
Too many specialists? (preference of US doctors for high-cost specialties is expected to impede health reform)HealthSharon McIlrath
Universal rates would cut spending, doctor income. (prospective payment plans, study results)HealthSharon McIlrath
Unless Congress cooperates, road to reform could end at Capital Hill. (health care reform)HealthSharon McIlrath
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