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Paying substance abuse treatment providers for results, not services, may lead to improved quality of care, according to the first published study of a novel performance-based contracting system implemented by the State of Delaware in 2002.

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Washington — Congressional patience with the pace at which physicians are adopting electronic prescribing seems to be wearing thin. House and Senate lawmakers have introduced legislation that would mandate e-prescribing for Medicare beginning in 2011.

At a Dec. 4, 2007, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers also expressed frustration with the lack of movement toward allowing e-prescribing of controlled substances.

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A bill to repeal Rhode Island’s mandatory drug sentences, passed by the legislature but vetoed by Gov. Don Carcieri, could come up for debate during a special legislative session, the Providence Journal reported Oct. 26.

The agenda for this week’s special session of the General Assembly has not been finalized, but advocates are hoping the mandatory-minimums issue is included. Rep. Joseph Almeida, who sponsored the legislation, slammed Carcieri’s veto. “Why doesn’t he listen to the people,” Almeida said. “Isn’t this the house of the people?”

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