Amyloid PET conditional coverage
(Source – CMS.gov) PET is a minimally-invasive diagnostic imaging procedure used to distinguish normal from diseased tissue in conditions such
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MLN Connects Provider eNews for January 07, 2016
(Source – CMS.gov) Below you will find a recent archive of MLN Connects® Provider eNews issues by release date. Please
Read MoreNew Guidance for EPs Reporting the Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (CMS122v3) Measure for Program Year 2015
(Source – CMS.gov) Due to an error found in the logic, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is
Read MoreFeds Funding Effort To Tie Medical Services To Social Needs
(By – Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News) The federal government has announced a $157 million project to help hospitals and doctors
Read MoreGaps Remain Among States’ Medicaid Efforts To Help People Kick Smoking Habit
(By – Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health New) The 2010 federal health law has a provision that was supposed to make
Read MoreHeavy Use Of CT Scans Raises Concerns About Patients’ Exposure To Radiation
(By – Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News) Jean Hanvik decided that enough was enough. When a painful intestinal inflammation
Read MoreHospitals Required To Keep Caregivers In The Loop
(By – Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News) Diana Matsushima cares for both her husband and sister-in-law full time, giving them
Read MoreVisualizing Health Policy: Recent Trends in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Premiums
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) This Visualizing Health Policy infographic charts recent trends in employer-sponsored health insurance premiums. Between 1999
Read MoreNew Kaiser/New York Times Survey Finds One in Five Working-Age Americans With Health Insurance Report Problems Paying Medical Bills
(Source – Kaiser Family Foundation) Among the Insured with Medical Bill Problems, 63% Report Using Up Most or All Their
Read MoreCleveland Pressures Hospitals To Keep ERs Open To All Ambulances
(By – Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream, via Kaiser health News) When East Cleveland’s emergency medical squad gets called to treat
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