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After 13 years, Congress OKs genetic bias ban
The bill would bar health insurers from basing eligibility or premiums on genetic information. - May 19

EMR deadline does not compute: Falling short of 2014 goals
Although individual physicians have embraced electronic medical record systems, the nation is far from an interconnected, interoperable network. Costs, hassle and a lack of congressional action are among the factors slowing health IT development. - May 19

Quick View: Medicare health plan pay headed up - May 19

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 LAST WEEK: 

• NPI deadline: Insurers won't pay claims with old IDs after May 23
  Physicians should not count on getting any additional time to become compliant, a CMS official said. - May 12
• Rulings limit patients' ability to sue device firms, drugmakers
  But consumer advocates and some physicians say the courts should continue to complement, not compromise, the FDA's role. - May 12
• CMS seeks to add 9 hospital-acquired conditions to no-pay list
  Critics say Medicare is moving too quickly, and many of the complications it is targeting are not always preventable. - May 12

 PREVIOUSLY: 

• MedPAC advises raising primary care pay - May 5
• GAO: CMS violated law with SCHIP eligibility directive - May 5
• State-by-state analysis ties lack of insurance to earlier death - May 5
• AMA urges more safeguards in federal patient safety rules - May 5
• Quick View: Practice trends influencing charity care - May 5
• Part D standards aim to encourage e-prescribing - April 28
• House panel OKs bill to delay Medicaid cuts - April 28
• Medicare disease-management pilot faces closure over costs - April 28
• New York awards $105 million in health IT projects - April 28