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California providers sue to stop Medicaid cuts
A broad coalition of California providers and Medicaid recipients has filed suit to block a planned 5 percent cut in Medicaid rates scheduled to go into effect March 1. The group, which includes... Read more...
CMS wants to cut skilled-nursing spending
CMS says it is proposing to cut about $770 million in overall payments to skilled-nursing facilities in fiscal 2009, though it also plans to help the industry with an inflationary update to absorb... Read more...
AMA keeps fighting Medicare cuts
As it has for quite some time now, the American Medical Association is continuing to fight for legislation that would halt planned cuts to physician Medicare payments, holding a rally this week on... Read more...
