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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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Will SGR repeal legislation turn into a missed opportunity?

Congress made tremendous progress over the past year as lawmakers worked together across chambers to craft bipartisan legislation to reform Medicare’s failing payment system. But recent partisan tactics could prevent repeal of the sustainable growth rate payment formula from crossing the finish line, even as the March 31 deadline approaches.

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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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We've had enough patches; now's the time for SGR repeal

Last week several hundred physicians met with our members of Congress. Our mission was to spur Congress to act on a bipartisan bill to repeal Medicare’s flawed sustainable growth rate payment formula.

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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