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Vital Lines July
Vital Lines July
The July 29, 2010, issue of Vital Lines looks at keeping adult children on health insurance, collecting higher patient cost-sharing, preauthorization for cardiac tests, and IRS withholding of physician Medicare payments.
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Prior authorization for stress echocardiography—which Highmark had previously announced would be required Sept. 1, 2010—will no longer be required.
IRS Could Cut Physician Medicare Income Starting in 2012
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could withhold 3 percent of physicians’ Medicare payments beginning in 2012.
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