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Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging

Kaiser Health News

Under original Medicare, patients can see any doctor they want, though they may need to buy a supplemental policy to cover gaps in coverage. In September 2019, KHN sued CMS under the Freedom of Information Act to compel the agency to release audits from 2011, 2012, and 2013 — audits the agency contends still aren’t finished.

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Gearing up for Immunizations

Redox

Meaningful Use Stage 2 in 2012, and made immunization reporting mandatory unless a state had no registry. Whereas previously doctors likely had to launch a portal, they could now view this information in the context of their normal workflows (see an example on slide 30 here ). It also converged on HL7 2.5.1