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Archive for March 15th, 2009

The Future of (Original) Medicare Fee for Service: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO’s)

Posted in CMS on March 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’m starting to see the Term “Accountable Care Organizations” or ACO cropping up more and more.  So, I thought I might give my readers a “heads up” to be on the lookout for this concept. Recently, MedPAC researchers argued for the use of ACO’s in order to reduce spending and improve quality of care.  Here [...]

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Information on One Time Economic Recovery Payment for those Receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Railroad Retirement and Veterans benefits; $250 Payment

Posted in CMS on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a leaflet published by Social Security regarding the one time payment which was authorized by the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” Basically, your clients receiving any of the above benefits (with some limited exceptions) should be automatically getting this payment by the end of May 2009.  If they don’t receive the payment by June [...]

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