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(7/14) Report shows CMS pilot program saved nearly $700 million in improper Medicare payments
Report shows CMS pilot program saved nearly $700 million in improper Medicare payments

On July 11, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a report offering evidence that the recovery audit contractors (RACs) pilot program is successfully identifying improper payments. The findings will also help the agency improve the program as it is expanded nationwide within two years, officials s… Continue

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Senate follows House to override Medicare bill veto
By Jeffrey Young
Posted: 07/15/08 06:29 PM [ET]
Congress voted Tuesday to override President Bush’s veto of legislation that would undo a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare fees to physicians.

The Senate voted 70-26 to override the veto following action by the House earlier in the day. The lower chamber voted 383-41 to enact the bill over Bush’s objections. In both houses, the votes exceeded the two-thirds majority needed to overtu… Continue

The Senate just joined the House in voting to override the President's
veto of H.R. 6331 with a vote of 70 to 26. The legislation was enacted
into law instantaneously, pursuant to the effective dates in statute.

This vote marks an historic moment in the existence in KCP. Since its
founding in 2003, KCP has sought long-overdue reform to the Medicare
ESRD program. In 2004, the community joined forces for the first time
to develop and support comprehensive kidney care reform -- The ESRD
Modernizat… Continue

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chicagotribune.com
GOP blocks consideration of Medicare bill
By KEVIN FREKING

Associated Press Writer

4:49 PM CDT, June 12, 2008

WASHINGTON

Republican senators blocked legislation Thursday that would trim payments to private health insurers serving people in Medicare and use the savings to raise reimbursement rates for doctors.

Some 600,000 doctors care for Medicare patients. Payments rates are set to drop by 10.6… Continue

I'm so exicited! I'm leaving tomorrow for Troy, Michigan. This is my first time to present in Michigan - how great is THAT??? If you're in the area, I'll be presenting for RDH Services. It's a six hour presentation on Organ Transplantation, Dialysis, and Dentistry. Even if you've seen my presentation before, you'll be excited to know there have been many updates and now and new video! As that I'm a kidney transplant recipient, this is a presentation near and dear to my heart (and kidney, lol!).… Continue