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  2. Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate - Wikipedia

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    The Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) was a method used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States to control spending by Medicare on physician services. [1] President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on April 16, 2015, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, which ended use of the SGR ...

  3. Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee

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    Before the 1992 implementation of the Medicare fee schedule, physician payments were made under the "usual, customary and reasonable" payment model (a "charge-based" payment system). Physician services were largely considered to be misvalued under this system, with evaluation and management services being undervalued and procedures overvalued ...

  4. Relative value unit - Wikipedia

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    Before RVUs were used, Medicare paid for physician services using "usual, customary and reasonable" rate-setting which led to payment variability. [2]The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 enacted a Medicare fee schedule, and as of 2010 about 7,000 distinct physician services were listed. [2]

  5. Here's what to know about Medicare's new $2,000 prescription ...

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    Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.

  6. Teacher Who Got Pregnant After Raping Boy, 12, Gets 25 ... - AOL

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    A former Tennessee teacher who got pregnant after raping a 12-year-old boy pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with no parole. On Dec. 20, Alissa McCommon, 39, of Covington ...

  7. 2 dead in Kamaka Air plane crash near Honolulu Airport during ...

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    Two people are dead after a plane crashed into a building near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to reports. At around 3:15 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Kamaka Air ...

  8. Resource-based relative value scale - Wikipedia

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    Using the 2005 Conversion Factor of $37.90, Medicare paid 1.57 * $37.90 for each 99213 performed, or $59.50. Most specialties charge 200–400% of Medicare rates for their procedures and collect between 50 and 80% of those charges, after contractual adjustments and write-offs. [citation needed]

  9. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Every helpful hint and clue for Thursday's Strands game from the New York Times.