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Articles
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Author |
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Date |
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| Rants. |
Phillips, C. Douglas |
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Dec 1, 2012 |
464 |
| Changing the odds of patient collections: it is anticipated that almost one-third--about 30 percent--of medical practice revenue this year will not come from insurance payments, but instead from the pockets of patients. |
Douglas, Terry |
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Oct 1, 2012 |
588 |
| Dismay as sight test fees remain frozen. |
McCormick, Emily |
Brief article |
Jul 13, 2012 |
311 |
| A fair sight test fee? |
Carswell, Richard |
Column |
Jul 13, 2012 |
266 |
| Could pay proposals hit sight test fees? |
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May 4, 2012 |
695 |
| Free maternal health services lack adequate financing and resources, Guinea. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2012 |
190 |
| A third struggle with medical bills. |
Anderson, Jane |
Brief article |
Apr 15, 2012 |
116 |
| VA revamps emergency care payment policy. |
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Brief article |
Mar 1, 2012 |
165 |
| Does medication adherence following a copayment increase differ by disease burden? |
Wang, Virginia; Liu, Chuan-Fen; Bryson, Christopher L.; Sharp, Nancy D.; Maciejewski, Matthew L. |
Report |
Dec 1, 2011 |
8668 |
| House panel backs surgery center fee. |
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Brief article |
Oct 21, 2011 |
169 |
| Call for a complete rethink on 'fundamentally flawed' NHS reforms. |
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Jul 1, 2011 |
430 |
| Rejected sight test fee freeze is imposed. |
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Jul 1, 2011 |
434 |
| Adel Imam vows to pay Saeed Saleh's medical bills. |
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Brief article |
Jun 19, 2011 |
158 |
| 18 [pounds sterling] fee set for low vision assessments. |
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Apr 8, 2011 |
365 |
| Fee capping legislation. |
Lane, Ronda V. |
Brief article |
Jan 1, 2011 |
172 |
| Medicare fees to be cut by 25% in 2011. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Nov 15, 2010 |
578 |
| How to fight medical billing errors: looking closely at your bills could save you thousands. |
Holmes, Tamara E. |
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Oct 1, 2010 |
593 |
| ASCP opposes CMS on pod labs, signature requirement. |
Stoler, Mark H. |
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Oct 1, 2010 |
879 |
| Do you collect the right data for defending your paid claims? In the age of healthcare reform, hospitals need to go above and beyond meeting minimal data requirements. |
Hurd, Phil; Martin, Bo |
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Oct 1, 2010 |
1252 |
| Specialists affected by loss of consultation billing. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Aug 1, 2010 |
614 |
| Medicare payment reform led AMA's Agenda. |
Birk, Susan |
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Jul 1, 2010 |
1234 |
| ACP seeks changes to health care reform law. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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May 15, 2010 |
746 |
| Changes in physician billing could save $7 billion per year. |
Anderson, Jane |
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May 15, 2010 |
579 |
| Board of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine increase licensure fees: medical professional health program funded. |
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Brief article |
May 1, 2010 |
172 |
| SGR cut delayed again, but only until June 1. |
Ault, Alicia |
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May 1, 2010 |
356 |
| Medicaid fee for service reimbursement and the delivery of human services for individuals with developmental disabilities or severe mental illness: negotiating cost. |
Walker, Melissa A.; Osterhaus, Jason E. |
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Mar 22, 2010 |
5295 |
| Growing costs of diabetes called "hidden tax". |
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Feb 1, 2010 |
419 |
| Cashing in on check-in: as hospitals face steeper challenges in collecting fees for service, bringing the revenue cycle to the kiosk may be an answer. |
Lawrence, Daphne |
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Jan 1, 2010 |
1336 |
| Specialties are feeling the recession's pinch. |
Goldman, Erik |
Survey |
Nov 15, 2009 |
548 |
| US firm sues. |
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Brief article |
Sep 1, 2009 |
155 |
| Proposed imaging pay cuts may limit access. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Sep 1, 2009 |
775 |
| Medicare proposal would boost primary care pay. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1223 |
| Collecting surgical copayments and deductibles. |
Isenberg, Steven F. |
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Jul 1, 2009 |
328 |
| Trends in medicaid physician fees, 2003-2008. |
Zuckerman, Stephen; Williams, Aimee F.; Stockley, Karen E. |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
325 |
| McCord--100-year-old beacon of hope in turbulent health care seas. |
Bateman, Chris |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1471 |
| Chinese Likely Welcome Healthcare Reforms; More than three in four rural residents worried about medical bills. |
Ray, Julie |
Survey |
Apr 20, 2009 |
653 |
| Physicians beware: Medicare RAC attacks coming. |
Huntoon, Lawrence R. |
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Mar 22, 2009 |
1979 |
| MedPAC proposes 1.1% fee increase for 2010. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
623 |
| Payback: claims section processes payments for Medical Services. |
Gonzalez, Michael |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
605 |
| Your experience with pay-for-call reimbursement: results of a questionnaire survey. |
Isenberg, Stephen F. |
Survey |
Jan 1, 2009 |
306 |
| Accuracy of physician billing claims for identifying acute respiratory infections in primary care. |
Cadieux, Genevieve; Tamblyn, Robyn |
Report |
Dec 1, 2008 |
6105 |
| Medicare rule gives 1.1% raise, plus bonuses: incentives include 2% for PQRI and 2% for electronic prescribing. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Nov 15, 2008 |
910 |
| NY lab fees recalculated. |
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Brief article |
Nov 1, 2008 |
103 |
| Monitoring reimbursement for unit charges. |
Isenberg, Steven F. |
Brief article |
Oct 1, 2008 |
305 |
| Medical bills: 40% of adults struggle to pay. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Sep 15, 2008 |
390 |
| Bill introduced to modernize Medicare Clinical Lab Fee Schedule. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Sep 1, 2008 |
606 |
| Taxman targets nurses. |
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Brief article |
Sep 1, 2008 |
119 |
| Fees aim to boost medical homes. |
DeMott, Kathryn |
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Aug 15, 2008 |
1053 |
| RACs find overpayments. |
Anderson, Jane |
Brief article |
Aug 15, 2008 |
130 |
| President George W. Bush said he intends to veto legislation passed by Congress to avert a cut in Medicare fees for doctors. |
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Brief article |
Jul 14, 2008 |
287 |
| Imagining seamless healthcare transactions. |
Harris, David; Lutz, Sandy |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
1049 |
| HPCSA fee amnesty for returnees fails dismally. |
Bateman, Chris |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
872 |
| Is it appropriate for physicians to offer keepsake fetal imaging as an ancillary service? |
Nielsen, F. Rex; Copel, Joshua |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
845 |
| I have been asked to prepare a medical bill analysis. How do I do this? |
Milazzo, Vickie L. |
Brief article |
May 13, 2008 |
136 |
| Service fee notice. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
466 |
| The U.S. government cut rates for oxygen therapy, sleep apnea and other products, a move likely to hurt Apria Healthcare Group Inc. (Lake Forest CA), Lincare Holdings Inc. (Clearwater FL) and ResMed Inc. (Poway CA). |
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Brief article |
Mar 31, 2008 |
233 |
| After years of criticizing drug company gifts and payments to physicians, lawmakers have turned their scrutiny to similar tactics used by medical device companies. |
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Brief article |
Mar 3, 2008 |
299 |
| MedPAC recommends 1.1% fee increase for 2009. |
Ault, Alicia |
Report |
Feb 1, 2008 |
571 |
| Medicare payment situation makes planning difficult. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
637 |
| Navigating the healthcare maze: are you one of the millions of Americans stressed out over frustrating and complex medical bills that you don't understand? |
Tugend, Alina |
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Jan 1, 2008 |
1666 |
| Government price-fixing in medicine: the demanding entitled patient. |
Savage, James A. |
Viewpoint essay |
Sep 22, 2007 |
1601 |
| Nursing home fees to increase. |
Anderson, Jane |
Brief article |
Aug 1, 2007 |
170 |
| CMS projects 9.9% cut in Medicare payments. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
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Jul 15, 2007 |
861 |
| Vine Street's impact on PPO/doctor business arrangements: the Illinois Supreme Court's ruling in Vine Street Clinic v. HealthLink, Inc. which prohibits PPOs from taking a percentage of physicians' revenue for administrative fees but lets them charge a flat fee, sets ground rules for structuring physician arrangements with management companies. This article analyzes the decision and offers practice pointers. |
Hindmand, Rick L.; Favia, Michael V. |
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Jul 1, 2007 |
3334 |
| Should doctors charge doctors for their medical services? |
Dent, D.M.; Strauss, S.A. |
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Jul 1, 2007 |
1426 |
| Physician code creep: evidence in medicaid and state employee health insurance billing. |
Seiber, Eric E. |
Report |
Jun 22, 2007 |
5827 |
| ARVs at only R350/m. |
Farham, Bridget |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
664 |
| Fixing physician payment formula presents huge, expensive challenge for Congress. |
McCarty, Michael N. |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
389 |
| Making the move to Quality Reporting. |
Hornbake, Rodney |
Guest editorial |
Jun 1, 2007 |
1066 |
| Get patient consent for fees over medical aid rates, urges body. |
Bateman, Chris |
Brief article |
Apr 1, 2007 |
81 |
| Rising health costs blamed on schemes. |
Bateman, Chris |
Brief article |
Feb 1, 2007 |
188 |
| Medical profession hits back at health funders. |
Bateman, Chris |
Brief article |
Feb 1, 2007 |
180 |
| Congress delays physician pay cuts in last-minute fix: Medicare fees could drop 5%-10% in 2008. |
Ault, Alicia |
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Jan 1, 2007 |
983 |
| Physicians assess value of incentives. |
Kirn, Timothy F. |
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Sep 15, 2006 |
1626 |
| Medicare payments for physicians may increase. |
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Brief article |
Aug 1, 2006 |
218 |
| Physician income drops. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
Brief article |
Jul 15, 2006 |
121 |
| CMS to cut physician pay by 4.6% in 2007. |
Ault, Alicia |
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May 1, 2006 |
619 |
| Reimbursement concerns. |
Hansen, Kathy; Lavanty, Don |
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Mar 22, 2006 |
1305 |
| Tweaking the geographic adjusters. |
Silverman, Jennifer |
Brief Article |
Apr 15, 2005 |
134 |
| Pay for performance: the right ingredients. |
Silverman, Jennifer |
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Apr 15, 2005 |
799 |
| Lantern of Diogenes: is "honest physician" a 21st century oxymoron? |
Thompson, Richard E. |
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Mar 1, 2005 |
1645 |
| What the deal delivers. |
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Feb 1, 2005 |
972 |
| Solidarity makes a real difference: a cast of thousands ensured the Fair Pay Campaign was successful. |
Harre, Laila |
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Feb 1, 2005 |
943 |
| A long and winding road. |
O'Connor, Teresa |
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Feb 1, 2005 |
1956 |
| Medicare changes for 2005. |
Frieden, Joyce |
Brief Article |
Dec 1, 2004 |
157 |
| Malpractice 'surcharge' earns mixed reviews. |
Silverman, Jennifer |
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Dec 1, 2004 |
895 |
| Growth in Medicaid fees. |
Silverman, Jennifer |
Brief Article |
Aug 1, 2004 |
136 |
| Excerpt from letter sent to members of the House by Reps. Jim Ramstad and Anthony Weiner. |
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Brief Article |
May 15, 2004 |
205 |
| SGR calculation: physicians want drugs removed from pay formula. |
Schneider, Mary Ellen |
Brief Article |
Apr 1, 2004 |
264 |
| Simplifying the payment system. |
Jessee, William |
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Dec 1, 2003 |
663 |
| Ensuring proper global payments. (Practice Management Clinic). |
Isenberg, Steven F. |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2003 |
283 |
| Medicare cuts could take toll on practices. (Surveys Suggest Widespread Impact). |
Silverman, Jennifer |
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Apr 1, 2003 |
985 |
| Cuts could spark 40% drop in Medicare renewals. (Consequences of 4.4% Payment Decrease). |
Silverman, Jennifer |
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Oct 15, 2002 |
586 |
| OIG mental health report. (Policy & Practice). |
Peters, Sally |
Brief Article |
Jul 1, 2002 |
119 |
| CMS held able to correct Medicare payment errors: congressional intervention unnecessary. (Expert Legal Opinion). |
Silverman, Jennifer |
Brief Article |
Jun 15, 2002 |
556 |
| Costs of weight-loss program may be deductible. (Expenses). |
Fiore, Nicholas J. |
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May 1, 2002 |
577 |
| Mandatory assignment laws draw plans' Ire. (State Legislation 2002). |
Frieden, Joyce |
Brief Article |
Mar 15, 2002 |
423 |
| Physicians lose income to Medicare cuts. (Short Takes News at Deadline). |
Hawkins, James A. |
Brief Article |
Mar 1, 2002 |
354 |
| Docs Work Legal System, Recoup Denied Claims. |
SILVERMAN, JENNIFER |
Brief Article |
Oct 1, 2001 |
770 |
| Pain Management Coding. |
HOOD, FRANCES J. |
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Aug 1, 2001 |
2292 |
| Methodological Biases in Estimating the Burden of Out-of-Pocket Expenses. |
Goldman, Dana P.; Smith, James P. |
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Feb 1, 2001 |
5213 |
| Easing the chronically ill's tax burden. |
Laffie, Lesli S. |
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Aug 1, 2000 |
1039 |
| Reimbursement for PMDD Treatment Faces Roadblocks. |
FRIEDEN, JOYCE |
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Nov 1, 1999 |
622 |
| California Medical Association Sues HMOs for Nonpayment. |
BRUNK, DOUG |
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Nov 1, 1999 |
812 |
| Health Care and an Aging Population. |
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Brief Article |
Oct 1, 1999 |
100 |
| Rewriting the rules. |
Sullivan, Janet Grady |
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May 1, 1999 |
1534 |
| A positive outlook. |
Peck, Richard L. |
Editorial |
Apr 1, 1999 |
617 |
| Have another cup of coffee. |
Morrone, Anthony |
Cover Story |
Apr 1, 1999 |
2241 |
| Revising your PPS base year costs. |
Jolley, Scott C. |
Cover Story |
Apr 1, 1999 |
1369 |
| Physician payment and prenatal care access for heterogeneous patients. |
Travis, Karen M. |
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Jan 1, 1999 |
8619 |
| Prescription drug prices for the elderly. |
Berndt, Ernst R.; Cockburn, Iain M.; Cocks, Douglas L.; Epstein, Arnold M.; Griliches, Zvi |
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Sep 1, 1998 |
11373 |
| Reaction 1: a researcher perspective. |
Berk, Marc |
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Aug 1, 1998 |
482 |
| Fee splitting and the management of medical practices: a history of Board of Medicine declaratory statements. |
Grossman, Allen; Rock, R. Andrew |
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Apr 1, 1998 |
4107 |
| Barriers to Physician Care for Medicare Beneficiaries. |
Murray, Lauren A.; Poisal, John A. |
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Mar 22, 1998 |
1081 |
| Feds relax interpretation of antitrust regulations. |
Albertson, David |
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Oct 1, 1996 |
633 |
| Talking things over. |
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Oct 1, 1996 |
186 |
| PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A. TO MOUNT CHALLENGE TO MORALES' ACTION IN FEDERAL COURT |
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Jun 13, 1996 |
310 |
| Residential care and the medical expense deduction. |
Segal, Mark A. |
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Mar 1, 1996 |
1904 |
| Shot in the arm. |
Townsend, Johnny |
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Nov 1, 1995 |
1132 |
| Medicaid fees and the Medicare fee schedule: an update. |
Norton, Stephen A. |
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Sep 22, 1995 |
5112 |
| Strategic issues requiring public accountability: food for thought. |
West, Daniel J. |
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Jun 1, 1995 |
1409 |
| Physician reaction to price changes: an episode-of-care analysis. |
Lee, A. James; Mitchell, Janet B. |
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Dec 22, 1994 |
6839 |
| Using Medicaid claims data to evaluate a large physician fee increase. |
Fox, Michael H.; Phua, Kai L. |
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Aug 1, 1994 |
6519 |
| Medicare inpatient physician charges: an ecometric analysis. |
Miller, Mark E.; Welch, W. Pete |
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Dec 22, 1993 |
7664 |
| Effects of the relative fee structure on the use of surgical operations. |
Escarce, Jose J. |
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Oct 1, 1993 |
6818 |
| The impact of Medicaid adoption of the Medicare fee schedule. |
Holahan, John; Wade, Martcia; Gates, Michael; Tsoflias, Lynn |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
4812 |
| How do Medicare physician fees compare with private payers? |
Miller, Mark E.; Zuckerman, Stephen; Gates, Michael |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
5468 |
| Physician fee levels: Medicare versus Canada. |
Welch, W. Pete; Katz, Steven J.; Zuckerman, Stephen |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
6078 |
| An update on physician practice cost shares. |
Dayhoff, Debra A.; Cromwell, Jerry; Rosenbach, Margo L. |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
6302 |
| Allocating practice expense under the Medicare fee schedule. |
Pope, Gregory C.; Burge, Russel T. |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
7838 |
| Internists' president urges sparing primary care from Medicare cuts. |
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Mar 22, 1993 |
329 |
| Comparing physician fee schedules in Canada and the United States. |
Katz, Steven J.; Zuckerman, Stephen; Welch, W. Pete |
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Sep 22, 1992 |
6570 |
| IRS determinations present challenges to physician compensation mechanisms. |
Reaves, Cynthia F. |
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Sep 1, 1992 |
1024 |
| Volume responses to exogenous changes in Medicare's payment policies. |
Christensen, Sandra |
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Apr 1, 1992 |
4498 |
| Physician cost experience under private health insurance programs. |
Dyckman, Zachary |
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Mar 22, 1992 |
5601 |
| A writer's bonanza - three paragraphs for $17,500. |
Griffee, Carol |
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Mar 2, 1992 |
1507 |
| Medicare weighs outpatient, lab bundling schemes. |
Albertson, David |
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Dec 1, 1991 |
1340 |
| HCFA to soften impact of physician fee schedule. |
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Column |
Oct 1, 1991 |
1161 |
| Medicare expenditures for physician and supplier services, 1970-88. |
Helbing, Charles; Latta, Viola B.; Keene, Roger E. |
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Mar 22, 1991 |
3377 |
| Physician customary charges and Medicare payment experience: study findings. |
Kowalczyk, George I.; Harden, Stephen D. |
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Jan 1, 1991 |
7921 |
| Integration of quality assessment and physician incentives. |
Schlackman, Neil |
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Sep 1, 1990 |
2193 |
| Volume and intensity of Medicare physicians' services: an overview. |
Kay, Terrence L. |
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Jun 22, 1990 |
8742 |
| 'But 'twas a famous victory.' (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989) |
Long, Hugh W. |
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May 1, 1990 |
1195 |
| '90s may be decade for physician payment reform. |
Robey, Peter E. |
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May 1, 1990 |
1535 |
| Do these guys know why they're applauding? |
Long, Hugh W. |
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Mar 1, 1990 |
1224 |
| Economics of academic medical consultations. |
Woodside, Jeffrey R. |
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Sep 1, 1989 |
945 |
| Medicine prepares for battle. |
Hartfield, James E. |
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Sep 1, 1989 |
836 |
| House panel approves $95 million cut in lab payments for 1990. |
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column |
Aug 1, 1989 |
1360 |
| Physician fee-setting requires scrutiny. |
Barnes, Clifford E. |
column |
Jan 1, 1989 |
1314 |
| Are your economic incentives self-defeating? |
Long, Hugh D. |
column |
Jan 1, 1989 |
1336 |
| Health services utilization and physician income trends. |
Sandier, Simone |
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Jan 1, 1989 |
8367 |
| New Medicare physician pay plan could affect labs too. |
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Nov 1, 1988 |
1309 |
| Final budget reconciliation a mixed bag for health care providers. |
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column |
Dec 1, 1986 |
1368 |
| HCFA setting its agenda for reforms to seek in 1988. |
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column |
Oct 1, 1986 |
1283 |
| Cutting your medical bills; if your health-care costs are making you sick, try these suggestions for a quick, painless cure. |
Loeb, Michael |
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Sep 1, 1986 |
704 |
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