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- June 26, 2014
Women’s Wellness Connection: RFA Revisions
Read moreThe Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) has released a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund additional organizations to provide breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low-income, uninsured women in Colorado. Existing WWC agencies do not need to apply. Priority will be given to the following organizations: ·...
00 - June 25, 2014
Celebrate the 5th Annual Safety Net Clinic Week August 18th – 22nd!
Read moreThe Colorado Rural Health Center and ClinicNET are celebrating the 5th annual Safety Net Clinic Week (SNCW) August 18th through the 22nd! In an effort to raise awareness about the diversity and impact of Colorado’s healthcare safety net, this week is devoted to educating public officials and the community...
- June 25, 2014
340B Drug Discount Program Under Scrutiny
Read moreThe 340B drug pricing program lets thousands of hospitals, community health centers and family planning clinics buy outpatient prescription medications from manufacturers at an estimated 25 to 50 percent discount. Participants can then charge higher rates to insured patients and keep the additional revenue. To qualify for the program,...
- June 25, 2014
Missouri Bill Aims to Reduce Workforce Shortage by Allowing New Route to Become “Assistant Physicians”
Read moreMissouri may soon allow licensed medical school graduates to practice medicine and prescribe drugs without having completed a residency. The proposal (Senate Bill 716), which has passed the state legislature and awaits the governor’s signature, aims to address the issue of providing adequate healthcare in rural and other underserved...
- June 25, 2014
Colorado Division of Insurance Releases First Look at Health Plans for 2015
Read moreThe Colorado Division of Insurance released preliminary information this week from plans submitted by health insurers for Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage in 2015. Rate and benefit information for the 2015 plan year was submitted to the Division of Insurance (DOI) on June 6th. Since that time, DOI staff...
- June 19, 2014
MLN Connects Provider eNews June 12th, 2014
Read moreMLN Connects Provider eNews for June 12, 2014 Please take time to review the articles in the MLN Connects Provider eNews for June 12, 2014.
- June 19, 2014
HIT Educational Webinar: June 26th
Read morePlease gather your IT, QI and ICD-10 team and join us for the next in our series of HIT webinars on Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. We will discuss a mid-year review of HIPAA Compliance — are you caught up?? Do you need an internal...
- June 19, 2014
Medicare Part A and B News-Jurisdiction H for June 18th, 2014
Read moreThe following information is provided by Novitas Solutions. Informational Alert:July 2014 Release “Dark Days for the Common Working File (CWF) HostsFor the upcoming July 2014 Release, due to Change Request (CR) 8546 – Addition of New Fields and Expansion of Existing Model 1 Discount Percentage Field in the Inpatient...
- June 19, 2014
Medicare Part B News-Jurisdiction H for June 13th, 2014
Read moreThe following information is provided by Novitas Solutions. Medicare News Part B Top InquiriesThe monthly Part B FAQs have been updated. Please take some time to review these FAQs for answers to your questions. The following JH Local Coverage Articles have been revised: Approved Drugs and Biologicals; Includes Cancer...
- June 19, 2014
Colorado Medical Society: Livewire, June 2014
Read moreThe June edition of Colorado Medical Society’s newsletter, Livewire: Health care Finance News & Alerts for Practice Managers and Staff, is now available. This publication includes CMS alerts, MU guides, events, and more. To view the newsletter, click here.
