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2004-01-08 HEALTH CARE SPENDING REACHES $1.6 TRILLION IN 2002
2004-01-15 MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE BENEFICIARIES IN HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO COUNTIES, FLA.
2004-01-15 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN HERNANDO COUNTY, FLA.
2004-01-16 HIGHER PAYMENT RATES FOR MEDICARE HEALTH PLANS ANNOUNCED
2004-01-22 CMS ANNOUNCES THE STANDARD UNIQUE HEALTH IDENTIFIER FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR USE IN STANDARD TRANSACTIONS UNDER HIPAA
2004-01-22 ENHANCED SET OF QUALITY MEASURES NOW AVAILABLE AT MEDICARE'S EASIER-TO-USE NURSING HOME COMPARE
2004-01-22 CMS INCREASES PAYMENTS AND EXPANDS FLEXIBILITY FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN RURAL AREAS
2004-01-22 AETNA EXPANDS POINT-OF-SERVICE MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PLAN TO ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, N.Y.
2004-01-23 MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT UPDATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR LONG TERM CARE HOSPITALS FOR 2005 RATE YEAR
2004-01-28 CMS ANNOUNCES GUIDELINES FOR REPORTING HOSPITAL QUALITY DATA
2004-01-30 CMS ACCEPTS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS VIA INTERNET FOR FIRST TIME
2004-02-05 MEDICARE REPORTS HIGH RESPONSE BY COMPANIES TO SPONSOR APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
2004-02-11 2003 EXPECTED TO MARK FIRST SLOWDOWN IN HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH IN SIX YEARS
2004-02-11 MEDICARE REMINDS HOSPITALS OF DEADLINE FOR SPECIAL GEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PROCEDURE
2004-02-20 CMS ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF HOSPITALS VOLUNTARILY REPORTING HOSPITAL QUALITY DATA
2004-02-26 CMS URGES STATES TO ADOPT DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AGENCY WILL MATCH STATE COSTS
2004-02-27 REVIEW SHOWS BENEFICIARIES IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS WILL SEE BETTER BENEFITS, LOWER COSTS
2004-03-05 HERB KUHN NAMED TO HEAD MEDICARE CENTER
2004-03-05 COMMUNITY LIFE IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA. APPROVED FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR FRAIL ELDERLY
2004-03-18 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 60 IOWA COUNTIES
2004-03-19 CMS ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL MORATORIUM
2004-03-25 CMS ISSUES INTERIM FINAL RULE ADDRESSING PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRALS
2004-03-25 HHS GIVES SEAL OF APPROVAL TO MEDICARE DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
2004-03-26 CMS ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY GROWTH ESTIMATES FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE FOR 2005
2004-03-31 CMS INCREASES PAYMENTS TO RURAL AND SMALL URBAN HOSPITALS
2004-04-06 MEDICARE ADDS TO LIST OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS
2004-04-06 CMS BEGINS TO AWARD $21.1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SHIPS
2004-04-13 STATEMENT OF MARK B. MCCLELLAN, M.D., PH.D., ADMINISTRATOR, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
2004-04-14 CMS LAUNCHES “FISTULA FIRST” INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
2004-04-17 MEDICARE MAKES DRUG CARD ENROLLMENT EASIER WITH AUTOENROLLMENT AND STANDARD FORM
2004-04-20 CMS TO INCREASE PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS RECLASSIFIED UNDER MEDICARE REFORM LAW
2004-04-22 MEDICARE IMPLEMENTS NEW STEPS TO PREVENT DRUG CARD FRAUD
2004-04-23 CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS PERMITTED TO ESTABLISH PSYCHIATRIC AND REHABILITATION UNITS
2004-04-27 HHS WORKS TO EDUCATE SENIORS ABOUT SAVINGS FROM NEW DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
2004-04-28 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES ON POWER WHEELCHAIR COVERAGE AND PAYMENT POLICY
2004-04-28 MEDICARE TRIPLES CALL CENTER REPRESENTATIVES TO PROVIDE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE TO CALLERS
2004-04-29 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 2 EASTERN OHIO COUNTIES
2004-04-30 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES FINAL PAYMENT CHANGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS FOR RATE YEAR 2005
2004-04-30 CMS ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFYING INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES
2004-04-30 MANAGED CARE PLAN OFFERED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN PARTS OF NEW YORK STATE AND PA.
2004-05-03 MEDICARE ADJUSTS NURING HOME PAYMENT RATES FOR PATIENTS WITH AIDS
2004-05-05 MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARD DELIVERING DISCOUNTS
2004-05-10 CMS ANNOUNCES 2005 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PAYMENT RATES AND NEW RESULTS ON BENEFICIARY SAVINGS FROM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
2004-05-11 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN BALDWIN COUNTY, ALA.
2004-05-11 CMS PROPOSES FY 2005 PAYMENT INCREASES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS
2004-05-12 CMS ADDS RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO RECORD NUMBERS OF CALLERS
2004-05-14 MEDICARE DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS CONTINUE TO DROP PRICES AND OFFER BETTER SAVINGS
2004-05-18 CMS, OIG PROTECTING DRUG CARD PROGRAM FROM FRAUD
2004-05-20 STATEMENT OF MARK B. MCCLELLAN, M.D., PH.D., ADMINISTRATOR, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES
2004-05-19 $600 CREDIT AND DISCOUNTS COMBINE TO GIVE LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
2004-05-20 CMS ANNOUNCES JUMP IN NUMBER OF HOSPITALS REPORTING QUALITY OF CARE DATA
2004-05-24 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 2 NORTHERN N.C. COUNTIES
2004-05-24 MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS PROVIDE MAIL-ORDER AND INTERNET SAVINGS
2004-05-24 MANAGED CARE PLAN OFFERED TO INCLUDE BENEFICIARIES IN 2 CENTRAL N.Y. COUNTIES
2004-05-24 CMS EXPANDS MEDICARE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY TO PROVIDERS VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
2004-05-27 CMS ISSUES NEW RULES FOR AUDIOLOGISTS IN MEDICAID
2004-05-27 MEDICARE ESTABLISHES ADVISORY GROUP ON EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT RESPONSIBILITIES
2004-05-27 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW COLLABORATIVE ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE TO HELP LOW-INCOME MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES SIGN UP FOR DRUG DISCOUNT CAR
2004-05-28 MEDICARE-APPROVED PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS SHOW SIGNIFICANT, SUSTAINED DISCOUNTS
2004-05-28 HHS ANNOUNCES GRANT TO HELP IMPLEMENT ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN FAMILY PRACTICE MEDICINE
2004-05-28 CMS PROPOSES 2.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES
2004-05-28 MEDICARE TO PAY FOR UNCLASSIFIED, FDA-APPROVED DRUGS ADMINISTERED IN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS
2004-05-28 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 2 COUNTIES OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY
2004-05-28 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN 8 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL N.J. COUNTIES
2004-06-02 MANAGED CARE PLAN OFFERED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN ST. PETERSBURG AND TAMPA, FLA.
2004-06-02 PHYSICIAN-OWNED MANAGED CARE PLAN OFFERED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITHIN ST. LOUIS, MO. METRO AREA
2004-06-02 MANAGED CARE PLAN EXPANDS TO INCLUDE MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN FOUR WESTERN ILLINOIS COUNTIES
2004-06-03 NORIDIAN MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. SELECTED TO PROCESS AND PAY MEDICARE CLAIMS IN WASHINGTON STATE AND ALASKA
2004-06-04 MEDICARE ADDS TO LIST OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL PAYMENT
2004-06-07 CMS AND NCI COLLABORATING TO BRING NEW DRUGS AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT TO CANCER PATIENTS
2004-06-08 BIG SAVINGS AVAILABLE ON GENERIC DRUGS THROUGH MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS
2004-05-18 CMS ANNOUNCES PILOT PROJECT TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS