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  • 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary
  • November 20, 2009
  • On October 30, 2009 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a display copy of the final Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for 2010. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2009.

  • Final HOPPS and ASC Payment Regulations Summary for CY 2010
  • November 20, 2009
  • The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the final rule governing payment policies and rates for the Medicare hospital outpatient payment system (HOPPS) for CY 2010 on its web site on Friday, October 30, 2009.

  • House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Bill
  • November 19, 2009
  • By a vote of 243-183, the House passed a bill (HR 3961) that would block a 21 percent scheduled cut in Medicare’s payment rate for physician services that is scheduled to take effect in January

  • Congress Passes Second Short-Term Funding Bill for NIH
  • November 19, 2009
  • Although federal FY 2010 began on October 1, most of the annual appropriations bills remain unfinished. As a result, Congress was forced to pass a second continuing resolution to continue funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal programs at current levels through December 18, 2009.

  • NIH Revises the Definition of Principal Investigator
  • November 19, 2009
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a final rule on "Grants for Research Projects." The rule, which takes effect on December 10, amends the current regulations governing grants for research projects by revising the definition of Principal Investigator to permit more than one individual with appropriate level of authority and responsibility to be listed in the grant application.

  • Drug Warning on Dexferrum (Iron Dextran Injection)
  • November 4, 2009
  • The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and American Regent are notifying health-care professionals that anaphylactic-type reactions, including fatalities, have followed the parenteral administration of iron dextran injection.

  • Medicare RAC Program Goes National – What You Need to Know
  • November 4, 2009
  • Medicare providers across the country are beginning to prepare for the national roll-out of the permanent Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Initially established as a demonstration project, the RAC program is scheduled to become a permanent and national program in 2010.

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