State Medicaid, Health Care Issues
September 8, 2009 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under Medicaid, Physicans
Last month we wrote about how some primary care physicians are dealing with the growing costs of health care by charging fees to provide personalized, or concierge, care. These efforts involve reducing the number of patients and charging remaining patients about $2,000 a year for services that include annual physicals, 24/7 access by phone and [...]
The Feds’ War on Pain Management Physicians
September 3, 2009 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under AAPS, Pain Management, Physicans
Heroic civil liberties lawyer, Harvey Silverglate writes about the war on physicians who attempt to alleviate the chronic pain of their patients. I just started reading his new book, Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent, and will be writing more about that. In the meantime, read this column. Not only are [...]
Provider and Information Letters: ICFs/MR, Assisted Living, NFs
September 1, 2009 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under HCS, ICF-MRs, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes
DADS issued three provider and three information letters last week: DADS notified ICFs/MR providers of amendments to Section 252.122 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 261.109 of the Family Code, Section 48.052 of the Human Resources Code, and Section 22.04 of the Penal Code, which added new language. Example (new language in bold): “Notification [...]
Texas Register Updates: CBA, CWP, CLASS, Nursing
September 1, 2009 by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Filed under Medicaid, Nurses, Physicans
The following information was obtained from the August 28 issue of Texas Register: Public Hearing and Notices HHSC will hold a public hearing on September 18, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for Personal Care III services in the CBA waiver program, CWP, and CLASS, in the Lone [...]
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