> CMS "secret shoppers" have begun attending insurance agents' sales pitches for Medicare managed care plans to see how they work. Article [1]
> California insurers are working to comply with new state rules requiring them to provide interpreters and translations of documents to beneficiaries who aren't fluent in English. Article [2]
> A new bill which would create incentives for health information exchange has gotten stalled in the Senate. FierceHealthIT [3]
> HHS head Mike Leavitt is arguing that not only Medicare, but also private payers, should force physicians to use e-prescribing technology. FierceHealthIT
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And Finally... This doctor's seeing double--and I don't mean that he needs eye surgery. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/medicare_secret_shopper_1
[2] http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_hpolicy.cfm#49042
[3] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/health-it-bill-stalled-senate/2007-11-26
[4] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/hhs-head-encourages-payers-demand-e-prescribing/2007-11-26
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071127/ap_on_fe_st/odd_doubling_doc;_ylt=AnYOXf2ziTA5uSuu7Sq1oVKs0NUE