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According to a report published by the National Conference of State Legislatures, almost 30 states, including Colorado, balanced their budgets relying on Congress to extend the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) enhancement that has been in place since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was passed. The FMAP...

A new report released last week, authored by the Washington, D.C.-based advisory firm Manatt Health Solutions, takes a comprehensive look at whether the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) will significantly improve the nation’s health care system. Titled “HITECH Revisited,” the 36-page report suggests...

As our state & country move forward on implementing provisions in the federal healthcare reform bill that was passed in March, it should be mentioned that certain provisions were funded while others were merely authorized. Provisions that are authorized will have to wait, beg, and/or plead to be funded...

For the third time this year, physicians face a 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement rates due to inaction by Congress. The House passed an amendment included in the tax extenders bill prior to the Memorial Day recess that would temporarily patch Medicare cuts for 19 months. The SGR amendment...

Physicians, yet again, face a 21% cut to Medicare reimbursement rates unless Congress acts prior to June 1st. Congress is set to begin the Memorial Day recess tomorrow and Democrats are struggling to have enough votes to pass H.R. 4213 (Tax Extender Bill). The bill is being seen as...