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Cleveland Clinic becomes first hospital certified as medical home

The Joint Commission has awarded its first Gold Seal of Approval® for Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) certification for hospitals to the Cleveland Clinic for demonstrating compliance with the group’s national standards for health care quality and safety. 

Payment & Delivery Models
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What med students should know about SGR

Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, physicians face pay cuts and consequences—and medical students aren't immune. Patients in many areas of the country already face problems getting physician care, but this will worsen unless Congress acts.

Medicare & Medicaid
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How Medicare cuts threaten access to care in Virginia

Unless Congress repeals Medicare's flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by March 31, Virginia physicians face a 24 percent cut to payments for Medicare claims. If the cut happens, consequences for the state include: - The average physician would get a cut of $17,000. ...

Medicare & Medicaid
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CMS suspends RAC audits, sets up physician safeguards

Physicians and hospitals will get a short reprieve from Medicare's recovery audit contractors, CMS recently announced.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Return to bipartisanship needed to move SGR repeal forward

A vote in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday underscores the need for both political parties to work together if lawmakers are to push repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate payment formula across the finish line.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Don't make SGR repeal a victim of partisanship: AMA to Congress

In a letter sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, the AMA urged Congress to abandon its partisan approaches to eliminate Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula.

Medicare & Medicaid
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SGR repeal: "This is a very important time"

A physician member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee said he is optimistic Medicare's failed sustainable growth rate payment formula will be repealed this year.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Congress gets house calls, Rx for Medicare reform by March 31

Physicians from dozens of states are meeting face to face this week on Capitol Hill with their members of Congress, calling for immediate action to eliminate the sustainable growth rate formula.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Physician organizations call on Congress to repeal SGR

More than 600 physician organizations Wednesday asked Congress to pass a bill that would repeal Medicare's SGR payment formula before a 24 percent cut takes effect April 1.

Medicare & Medicaid