With an automatic 21.2 percent Medicare fee cut looming next Monday, the AMA is showing members how to opt out of Medicare's set reimbursements and become a "non-participating" physician, according to a report on the AMA Web site.
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Atlanta-based Implantable Provider Group has signed a significant agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida to be its designated implantable device management vendor for its extensive provider network, which serves more than four million members in the state,…
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A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that work hours for U.S. physicians has declined steadily for the last 10 years, which has worsened the national physicians shortage.
Orthopedic Center of Montana in Great Falls, Mont., is expected to open March 1, according to a report by the Great Falls Tribune.
Wilmington, N.C.-based TranS1, a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary minimally invasive surgical approach to treat degenerative disc disease and instability affecting the lower lumbar region of the spine, has announced that…
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Robert Bourseau, the former owner of City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to provide illegal kickbacks for the recruitment of homeless patients to come…
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