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Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue vetoes prompt pay bill MAG Share     Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has vetoed H.B. 321, which would have required third party administrators of self-funded health insurance plans to comply with Georgia's prompt pay statute (i.e., pay providers within 15 days or face fines). The bill was one of MAG's legislative priorities. More Physicians encouraged to complete HIPAA survey by June 10 MAG Share
In preparation for the January 12, 2012 compliance deadline for the next version of HIPAA transaction standards, 5010, the multi-stakeholder Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is conducting a series of surveys to measure the progress of different sectors -- including physicians and other health care providers. The results of the survey will be used as an advocacy resource for physicians throughout the implementation process. The survey will be closed June 10, 2010. Physicians are encouraged to click here to complete the survey. MoreGeorgia governor signs a bill preventing mandatory insurance requirement The Examiner Share
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed the "Healthy Georgians Act of 2010," a bill providing for good health care habits incentives and ensuring that no law, regulation or rule can force anyone in the state to "participate in any health care system." More
Sebelius defends Medicare nominee The Wall Street Journal Share
Health secretary Kathleen Sebelius rejected criticism of the Obama administration's nominee to run Medicare and Medicaid, saying Republicans were being unfair to Donald Berwick and she was confident he would be confirmed. Dr. Berwick, a Harvard pediatrician and health-quality advocate, has come under sharp attack from Republicans over his ties to Britain's national health system and past writings about how to make health care more efficient. More White House and allies set to build up health law The New York Times Share
President Obama and his allies, concerned about deep skepticism over his landmark health care overhaul, are orchestrating an elaborate campaign to sell the public on the law, including a new tax-exempt group that will spend millions of dollars on advertising to beat back attacks on the measure and Democrats who voted for it. More Health law could ban low-cost plans Politico Share
Part of the health care overhaul due to kick in this September could strip more than one million people of their insurance coverage, violating a key goal of President Barack Obama's reforms. Under the provision, insurance companies will no longer be able to apply broad annual caps on the amount of money they pay out on health policies. More  Justice Department declares war on doctors The Christian Science Monitor Share
"Health care reform" has emboldened the Justice Department to take a more active role in enforcing government price controls against physicians. The Antitrust Division, joined by Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, forced a group of Boise orthopedists to accept price controls for worker’s compensation and HMO contracts as part of a settlement accusing the doctors of "price fixing". More Doctors tack on fees for patients USA TODAY Share
A growing number of doctors across the country are boosting revenue by asking patients to pay new fees for services they say insurance doesn't cover, insurance and physicians' groups say. The extra payments include no-show fees of $30-$50 for missed appointments, widely varying charges for filling out health forms for school, work or athletic teams, and annual administrative fees of $35-$120 or more to simply be a patient in some practices, medical associations and doctors say. More
Overtreated: More medical care isn't always better The Associated Press via Yahoo! News Share
More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier -- it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests and treatments we get are estimated to be unnecessary, and avoidable care is costly in more ways than the bill: It may lead to dangerous side effects. More Hooked on gadgets, and paying a mental price The New York Times Share
When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it. Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet start-up. More
Doctors and hospitals say goals on computerized records are unrealistic The New York Times Share
In February 2009, as part of legislation to revive the economy, Congress provided tens of billions of dollars to help doctors and hospitals buy equipment to computerize patients' medical records. But the eligibility criteria proposed by the Obama administration are so strict and so ambitious that hardly any doctors or hospitals can meet them, not even the most technologically advanced providers like Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain Healthcare. More Experts seeing rise in tick population, threat of disease The Macon Telegraph Share
Perched atop blades of grass or taller vegetation, ticks wait for a feast to walk by. Standing on their back legs with their front legs outstretched, the blood-thirsty critters are ready to latch on at the first hint of carbon dioxide or heat alert from their infrared sensors. More Advances come in war on cancer The Wall Street Journal Share
Researchers reported notable advances in the war on cancer over the weekend, including treatments for lung, ovarian and skin cancers, but they cautioned that the disease continues to throw up daunting obstacles of cost and complexity. New data presented at a major cancer conference provided both practice-changing information on the use of current treatments and powerful evidence of the potential for so-called targeted therapies, which attack cancer via genetic targets and other vulnerabilities. More |
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