January 13th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — With just six months before many provisions in the new Medicare law expire, physicians already are hastening to get several payment provisions extended. At the same time, they’re trying to prevent lawmakers from tacking initiatives opposed by organized medicine onto any payment reform legislation.
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December 2nd, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Rocked by the local death of a former student and a car accident involving another fatality that police believe was alcohol-related, Minnesota State University Mankato officials are developing a plan to combat underage and high-risk drinking, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on Nov. 28.?
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October 15th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Four states joined in a lawsuit and a fifth filed its own to block new rules limiting eligibility for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The group lawsuit, filed Oct. 4 in a federal court in New York, says the Dept. of Health and Human Services should have provided the public notice and comment period required by law for program changes as significant as those in its Aug. 17 guidance.
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