11+ hour, 10+ min ago  (477+ words) A new federal payment policy, largely overlooked outside health policy circles, has now gone into effect. Its purpose is to rein in medical spending, and it addresses a real flaw in the system: Medicare has often paid independent doctors' offices…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (406+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C. " On Thursday, Representatives Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Ami Bera (CA-06) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, to protect seniors' access to care by ensuring Medicare keeps pace with…...