Case 2

5/16/2017

, the fourth result was an entry for Dr. Smith on a medical-specific rating site. Dr. Smith decided to visit … the site and see what the entry had to say about him.  Dr. Smith’s overall rating was two stars out of five …

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Testimony In Opposition to Senate Bill 603, an Act Relating to Equitable Provider Reimbursement, before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

5/16/2017

intended to be a broadly applicable index for commercial physician payment. Medicare rates … as a distribution of an already limited budget of this social service program.  Further, Medicare rates differ … of this variation is that the denominator—the rate of Medicare payment—varies significantly across specialties …

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Testimony In Opposition to House Bill 2164, Senate Bill 522, and House Bill 587 before the Joint Committee on Financial Services

5/16/2017

payment. Medicare rates are not established to represent a valuation of professional services provided ….  Further, Medicare rates differ widely across specialties as evidenced by a study published recently … specialty billing Medicare.  A driving factor of this variation is that the denominator—the rate of Medicare …

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Testimony In Support of House 605, an Act to Encourage Quality Reviews and Reduce Costs in Health Care, before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

5/16/2017

environment, it is unfair to add a 4 percent or higher premium over and above current interest rates …

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Testimony In Support of Senate 604 and House 604, an Act to Increase Masshealth Rates, before the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing

5/16/2017

Testimony In Support of Senate 604 and House 604, an Act to Increase Masshealth Rates, before … to be recorded in support of S.604 and H. 604, “An Act To Increase MassHealth Rates.”  The MMS is grateful … implement “pay parity” whereby MassHealth rates would be equal to or greater than Medicare rates …

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Make the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) work for you

5/12/2017

in Waltham. The agenda includes, among other things, updates from the DPH on adult vaccination rates and Tdap …

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MIPS Participation Tool and Drop In (pdf)

5/12/2017

. It replaces the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, which threatened clinicians participating in Medicare …

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Question 3

5/12/2017

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2017-2018 MMS State Legislation

5/9/2017

Relative to Bicycle Safety Sponsor: Galvin As rates of cyclists continue to rise in Boston and elsewhere … MassHealth Rates Sponsor: DuBois, Brady This bill would implement “pay parity” whereby MassHealth rates would … be equal to or above Medicare rates for the same services. (I-15 A 101) Status:  Referred to Health Care …

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Testimony in Support of S.764 an Act Relative to the Valuation Of Professional Practices in Divorce Proceedings

5/8/2017

that adjustment on an assumed personal tax rate, but, more commonly, they base the adjustment on corporate tax … rates. In Bernier v. Bernier, 449 Mass. 774 (2007), the SJC was presented with the novel question … of whether to discount the value of an S corporation by “tax affecting” income at the rate applicable for C …

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