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Senate passes measure to temporarily avert Medicare cuts; House action pending ABC News Share     Doctors in fear of seeing big cuts in their Medicare payments could soon get at least some temporary relief as Congress moves forward on eliminating a payment cut to physicians who treat patients under the elderly health care program. The Senate passed a six-month extension of the so-called Medicare "doc fix" after Democrats agreed to a Republican requirement that the extension not add to the deficit. More Doctors limit new Medicare patients USA TODAY Share
The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors limiting Medicare patients, partly because Congress has failed to stop an automatic 21 percent cut in payments that doctors already regard as too low. More
Georgia College of Emergency Physicians, Georgia Society of Dermatology, Georgia Orthopaedic Society, Georgia Neurological Society join MAG as forum sponsors MAG Share
The Georgia College of Emergency Physicians, the Georgia Society of Dermatology, the Georgia Orthopaedic Society and the Georgia Neurological Society will join MAG as sponsors for the Governor and Lt. Governor Forum that will take place at the Cobb Energy Centre at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in Atlanta from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 28. Admission is free. More Doctors recouped cuts in Medicare pay, study finds The New York Times Share
When Congress aims to reduce Medicare spending, lawmakers often rely on cutting the prices they pay doctors and hospitals. But a new study shows how that approach may have limited success, if doctors respond by simply treating more patients to make up for the lost income. More Medicaid's ticking bomb could wipe out state budgets The Fiscal Times Share
A new study claims the costs of Medicaid's long-term care services could cripple states’ already-fragile budgets. The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions study, Medicaid Long-Term Care: The Ticking Time Bomb, runs through worst and best-case scenarios: the best being that Medicaid costs as a percentage of state budgets will nearly double by 2030, from the current 20 percent to 35 percent in some states. More  Grady hospital officials aim to improve conditions at Crestview nursing home The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
For years, Grady Memorial Hospital has stuck Band Aids on the health system's aging nursing home. Last year, it spent $60,000 to repair the kitchen floor, $26,000 for a new hot water tank and $3,242 to replace the garbage disposal. Two years ago it spent $9,584 on a kitchen grill and $5,009 to replace an ice machine. The year before that, it was $42,573 for an elevator upgrade and $7,700 for roof repairs. More More Atlanta hospitals team up to save money, expand territory The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
Spurred by a tough economy, metro Atlanta hospitals are increasingly creating partnerships with one another, aiming to save money, expand territory and in some cases pump new blood into struggling institutions. These joint ventures can be good for the hospitals and the surrounding communities. Ideally, people receive more medical services and more expert care. More
Summit searches for ways to battle midstate's health woes The Macon Telegraph Share
Middle Georgia community leaders are coming together to help area residents tighten their belts. Community Health Works, a community-based health outreach organization, held its quarterly Central Georgia Regional Health Summit for Bibb County at the Peyton Anderson Community Services Center in downtown Macon. More Desperate psychiatric patients wait The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
Richard P. was distraught. After arguing with his former wife, he checked into a motel, looped a belt around his neck and tried his best to take his own life. The belt broke. So Richard entered the labyrinth of Georgia's mental health system. More
Feds ask judge to drop health care overhaul suit The Associated Press Share
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by 20 states challenging President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The motion says the U.S. District Court in Pensacola lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over some claims raised in the suit. The motion also says other parts of the lawsuit fail to state claims upon which relief can be granted. More Judge's innovation may offer malpractice fix The New York Times Share
Part listening, part cajoling, an innovative approach to resolving medical malpractice cases could become a model for courts around the country thanks to a pioneering judge who invested his own time in learning about medicine. More U.S. presses drugmakers on neglected disorders The Washington Post Share
Drugmakers, including Roche, Johnson & Johnson and Biogen, are being urged by U.S. regulators to see whether existing medicines may help neglected disorders, after an incentive program did not spark research of new therapies. More |
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