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The New Medicare Law: 2009 Payments and DME Changes
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Jul 21st, 2008
As reported by VNAA on July 16, Congress overrode President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331 -- the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 --on July 15.
The best news about this bill becoming law (P.L. 110-275) is that it eliminates any worry this year about whether or not Congress...
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Top Five Reasons to Attend VNAA's Advocacy Conference!
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Jul 21st, 2008
Top Five Reasons to Attend VNAA’s Advocacy Conference September 17-18, 2008!
Help VNAA encourage Congress and all 2008 election candidates to adopt VNAA’s proposal to build a national Home-Centered Healthcare System!
VNAA is developing a "Solution Paper" for addressing the nation’s escalating...
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Medicare Bill (H.R. 6331) Passes Senate and House w/Veto Proof Margins
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Jul 14th, 2008
The Senate passed the House-passed Medicare bill (H.R. 6331) on July 9, by a 69-30 vote, which was a surprising turnaround from the 58- 40 vote in the Senate on the same bill two weeks earlier. Enough Republicans switched their votes from "No" to "Yes" on the second vote, giving the bill a...
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Medicare Disease Management Demonstration on Brink of Failure
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Feb 4th, 2008
For those VNAs who had expressed interest in participating in the Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Program three years ago and were either rebuffed by the disease management organizations who dominated the program or who avoided the program because of its obvious flaws, the expected outcome has...
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Congressional Budget Office Predicts Need for Future Medicare and Medicaid Cuts
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Dec 17th, 2007
It seems that the challenge to receive viable Medicare and Medicaid payment rates is destined to become a long-term project for us all.
The latest report and testimony released by the Congressional Budget Office on the long term budget outlook for the United States Budget paints a very grim...
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The Fate of Home Health’s 3% Market Basket Update Could Be Decided This Week; One Last Push by VNAs...
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Dec 10th, 2007
VNAs who have Senators on the Finance Committee, House Ways and Means Committee or Energy and Commerce Committee should be sure to e-mail or call the health legislative assistants of those legislators this week to express strong
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