Brown’s Budget May Revision Increases Medi-Cal Spending But Does Not Reverse Provider Reimbursement Cuts Governor Jerry Brown released his revised $156.2 billion budget plan in May 2014. While Brown’s proposal would take the bulk of an unexpected state tax revenue windfall to cover vastly expanded enrollment in the state's Medi-Cal program, the revised budget does not reverse the 10% Medi-Cal reimbursement cuts imposed in 2011. May 22, 2014 Medi Cal, Medicaid, News California State budget, Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal provider reimbursement cut 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Proposes Stretching Stage 1 in EHR Incentive Program A new CMS proposed rule issued today allows health care providers to have one extra year to use 2011 Edition software in their electronic health record systems under the federal incentive program for health IT. May 20, 2014 EHR, News, Technology Meaningful Use, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, ONC, CMS, Stage 1 0 0 Comment Read More »
MICRA Update: Measure to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap Qualifies for November Ballot The initiative seeking to alter California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) has officially qualified for the November ballot. The initiative is written and funded by trial attorneys and their allies. In addition to increasing the overall number of medical lawsuits and the cost of health care across the board, it contains a number of unrelated provisions designed to mislead and deceive voters. May 20, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine CURES, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, MICRA, Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Enrollments for Greater San Francisco Bay Area More Than Triple Initial Projections Covered California and the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced the nine-county greater San Francisco Bay Area had 289,021 consumers enrolled in subsidized and non-subsidized Covered California health insurance plans from October 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014. May 7, 2014 Covered California, News Covered California enrollment, Covered California 0 0 Comment Read More »
New ICD-10 Implementation Date Set for October 2015 CMS has announced the new implementation date for the ICD-10 family of diagnostic and procedural codes to be October 1, 2015. May 2, 2014 News, Practice Management ICD-10, ICD-10 implementatoin 0 0 Comment Read More »
