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November 21, 2008   (Volume 8, Issue 98)
 
CMS UPDATE: Changes to deductibles, coinsurance rates
CMS has released a MLN Matters article related to changes in the deductible, coinsurance and premium rates for 2009. To view the article, click here.
 
OIG NEWS: OIG issues report on allowable Medicare capital disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments for the period October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2006

On November 7, the OIG issued a report on DSH capital payments for the period October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2006. The OIG found that a number of rural hospitals and hospitals with fewer than 100 beds claimed DSH capital payments during this period, even though those facilities were, according to Federal requirements, ineligible for these payments. To read the report, click here.

 
NEWS: Universal healthcare model inching closer?
Barack Obama has selected Tom Daschle, the former Senator, to head the Health and Human Services Department, a move many say is the first step toward a universal healthcare model for Americans. In addition, Montana Senator Max Baucus, chairman of the finance committee, which oversees taxes and about 50% of government spending, released a healthcare model similar to that proposed by Obama during his presidential campaign. To read the story in the Wall Street Journal, click here.
 

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