With the emphasis placed on primary care under the federal Affordable Care Act, what will the federal government need to do to entice the best and the brightest to go into primary care?
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New Requirements on Stark In-Office Ancillary Services
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Among its many provisions, the newly signed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has imposed a new requirement on physicians who rely on the Stark "In-Office Ancillary Services" exception. Physicians who refer patients…
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Medicare Physician Fee Reform May be on the Way
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On November 24, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act" (H.R. 3961) which would repeal the scheduled 21% fee reduction scheduled for January 2010. The legislation…
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Physician Owned Hospitals Targeted in Baucus Reform Proposal
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The original Stark II regulations included an 18 month moratorium on an exception to Stark that would have permitted physician to invest in specialty hospitals. Since expiration of that moratorium some…
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