A clumsy attempt to address the Medicare Part B physician fee problem has nagged at Washington for a decade, but it appears Congress is ready to put a doc fix in play. Whether it’ll happen depends on politics and, as…
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Meet the New CED
December 12, 2012 – 11:14 AM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published a draft guidance for the new framework for coverage with evidence development, or CED, a very interesting framework indeed. Following is a list of some fascinating tidbits from the draft guidance.
On This Date in History: Medicare signed into law in 1965
July 30, 2012 – 7:58 PM
At the risk of becoming mired in the past, we are inclined to glance backward now and then to see where we’ve been and ask what the past says about where we’re going. So let’s examine July 30, 1965, the…
Unhappiness of physicians is reflected in some startling numbers in career-recommendation survey
March 19, 2012 – 1:33 PM
As I read through one particular healthcare-related news item recently, the lyrics to the old “If you’re happy and you know it” song just plain took over my subconscious thinking.
The policy dilemma of prostate cancer screening
January 10, 2012 – 9:40 PM
Screening for various diseases is controversial these days thanks to the U.S. Public Services Task Force and similar agencies in other nations, which have suggested a more cautious approach to screening. These suggestions have been blasted by doctors and…
Medicare’s decision to cover weight-reduction efforts is a good move, but details still matter
January 3, 2012 – 11:49 AM
By JIM STOMMEN Medical Device Daily Contributing Writer
