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Downcoding is becoming a crisis

It's been posted a few times, but BCBS IL, TX, New Mexico, Montana and Oklahoma (all HCSC companies) have instituted an automatic downcoding policy whereby...

Non physician "patient advocate" introducing themselves as doctor in a clinical setting

Hoping to get other's input on a strange situation I'm having to navigate through. Long story short, I have a really sick patient who is...

Trumps New CDC Head Said Abortion Surveillance Will Be A Critical Focus

Sigh. Collecting data on abortions is important and should be part of the CDCs role. However, Dr. Schwartz reasoning for abortion surveillance is disappointing and frustrating: Abortion...

Trump Administration Weighs Overhaul of Doctor Payments in Medicare

See link: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/medicare/122383 Some parts paraphrased below "The request for information issued on July 14 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) noted that the...