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Geographic and Age-Based Variations in Medicare Reimbursement Among ASSH Members. [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate how American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) members\u27 Medicare reimbursement depends on their geographical location and number of years in practice. Methods: Demographic data for surgeons
Gaspar, Michael P. +5 more
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The High Infant Mortality Among Non-Hispanic White Infants in Appalachia
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Photo by Sean Foster on Unsplash INTRODUCTION The infant mortality rate in both Appalachia and the Delta is higher than in other parts of the US.[1] The Appalachian Region covers 428 counties in thirteen states.
Cathy Lively
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The California Gig Economy Law
Voices in Bioethics, 2020 Photo by Morning Brew on Unsplash INTRODUCTION Employer-based insurance models work when the laws compelling employers to offer insurance are enforced. Corporate failure to provide insurance to full time employees undermines the system and results in
Anne Zimmerman
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Medigap Reforms: Potential Effects of Benefit Restrictions on Medicare Spending and Beneficiary Costs [PDF]
, 2011 Analyzes how three options for reforming Medicare supplemental insurance policies that help cover cost-sharing requirements would affect Medicare spending and beneficiary spending by income level, health status, and inpatient hospital ...
Mark Merlis
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Voices in Bioethics, 2018 In today’s world, there are overwhelming and amazing technologies that can change, advance, and elongate life. From gene editing to stem cell therapy, the advancement of medical science seems almost to bring myth to life. Some of the latest technologies,
Carolyn E. Stevens
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Improving the Medicare Part D Program for the Most Vulnerable Beneficiaries [PDF]
, 2007 Discusses some of the obstacles patients experience using Medicare Part D and makes specific recommendations to strengthen the program, such as using simpler, more standard procedures and ensuring that needed counseling support is ...
Jeanne Finberg +2 more
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A Comparison of Canadian and American ART Law
Voices in Bioethics, 2015 A couple of weeks ago, reporter Tom Blackwell wrote an article entitled “Couples paying most Canadian donors for their eggs, breaking controversial fertility law, study finds.”[1] Unfortunately, much of the dialogue in response to the article has either ...
Katarina Lee
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Costs and Benefits of Eliminating the Medicare Waiting Period for SSDI Beneficiaries [PDF]
, 2009 Examines how the two-year waiting period for Medicare eligibility affects disabled workers and how eliminating it would affect costs, private coverage crowd-out, and demand for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
David Stapleton +2 more
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Upcoding in medicare: where does it matter most?
Health Economics ReviewUpcoding in Medicare has been a topic of interest to economists and policy makers for nearly 40 years. While upcoding is generally understood as “billing for services at higher level of complexity than the service actually pro- vided or documented,” it ...
Keith A. Joiner +2 more
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Spiritual Leaders and End-of-Life Ethics Consultations
Voices in Bioethics, 2014 There are a number of barriers that patients and families encounter when facing difficult diagnoses and the prospect of life’s end. For those with strong faith practices, the lack of a supportive spiritual leader’s presence during end-of-life ethics ...
Fred Romain
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