CMS published its proposed 2007 Medicare physician fee schedule today (all 260-some pages of it). It’s a good news/bad news sort of announcement. The good news is that CMS recognizes that physician work RVUs are undervalued, collectively, by about $4 billion. The bad news is that budget neutrality rules won’t let CMS actually pay physicians […]
Monthly Archives: June 2006
Massachusetts low-cost insurance plans
Time marches on and work proceeds apace on design of benefit packages and premiums for the low-cost insurance plans mandated by the Massachusetts universal health care law. As reported by AISHealth.com: Gov. Mitt Romney (R) recently said premiums on the products will range from $150 to $250 per month. "But you’ll see far more affordable […]
What is . . . Tax-Exempt?
If your not-for-profit institution feels as though its tax exempt status is in jeopardy, you’re not alone. The N.Y. Times reported on June 18: The Internal Revenue Service has begun a wide-ranging investigation of nonprofit hospitals to determine whether they are flouting standards for tax-exempt status, whether they deny care to people without insurance and […]