Got MACRA? Three Ways to Make it Through

6/23/2017

, to establish a state-led task force to consider piloting SIFs in the Commonwealth,” Dr. Dorkin said. His …. The company said it will utilize Best Doctors, a medical consultation company that often contracts with large …

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High Deductible White Paper 2017

6/23/2017

deductible plans. Fifteen percent said they would not be able to afford to pay a medical bill equal to $1 …,500, the value of a higher deductible, and another 43% said they could have to borrow money or go … said that the copayments were a “very big burden” when they received treatment, compared to 8% in 2005 …

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Vital Signs Summer 2017

6/22/2017

of public health policy, from vaccines to tobacco,” he said. An omnibus bill incorporating all … has been the driving force in many of our successes,” said Terence R. Flotte, M.D., executive … traditions, ideals, and aspirations of the Massachusetts Medical Society,” said then-President James S …

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Committee on Public Health - June 22, 2017

6/22/2017

Attendance Nicolas Argy, MD, JD Sanjay Aurora, MD, MPH Cliff Bierman, MD, MPH, DDS Sophia Bogdasarian Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc Scott Butsch, MD John W. Burress, M.D., MPH, FACOEM Hank Dorkin, MD, FAAP Louis Fazen, III, MD, MPH Anand Habib Barbara Herbert, MD Sarah Kemble, MD Michael Lew, MD

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12 Capitation Policies

6/21/2017

/or bundled payments be voluntary and self-22 determined by said physicians and groups based … bundled payments be 29 voluntary and self-determined by said physicians and groups based on 30 …

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06 Assessment of the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans

6/21/2017

. 22%), compared to those with lower deductible 10 plans. Fifteen percent said they would …, and another 43% said they could have to 12 borrow money or go into credit card debt.713 …% of respondents in 2016 said that the copayments were a “very big burden” when 21 they received treatment …

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07-11 Reaffirmed at A-17 for one year

6/21/2017

or referring a patient to said source. (AMA CEJA Opinion 6.02 Fee Splitting) 3 These payments …

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01 Third-Party Payers Contracted Fee Schedule

6/21/2017

it difficult for said practice to have rates that are 36 consistent with Medicare rates; therefore, be it 37 …

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03 Timely Response by the Third-Party Payer

6/21/2017

payer shall release to the 31 participating physician practice said practice's fee schedule within two …

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Boston Square Dedicated to Pioneering Physician and MMS Member

6/16/2017

as the drug epidemic spreads and treatment for mental illness becomes more difficult to get, said former … quality medical care, said Dr. Kelly Irwin. These include cognitive challenges, which can result …

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