Medicare pay: 2004 forecast looks gloomy
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have charged physicians for a 4.2% cut in rates in their preliminary estimates of 2004. The update is calculated by a complex formula intended after adjusting for various factors in order to allow physician-spending to grow at the rate of the gross domestic product.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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GAO: boutique hospitals treat healthier patients
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A US General Accounting Office report discovered that 21 of the 25 specialty hospitals studied treated patients that were healthier than general service hospitals in the same area. As a result, general service hospitals pay more for patient care.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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Medicare hikes pay for pneumonia shots
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Medicare Part B will pay $18.62 for each pneumococcal vaccine starting Oct 1, 2003.
Publication Name: American Medical News
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0001-1843
Year: 2003
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