• 1 Medicare Drug Benefit: CONGRESS DESPERATELY SEEKING WAYS TO RETOOL DRUG BILLS

• 2 Medicaid: NGA MEDICAID PANEL MULLING MORE THAN WHITE HOUSE PLAN

• 3 Medicare Reform: HEALTH PLANS FIGHTING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS IN REFORM BATTLE

• 4 Dual Eligibles: COULD STATE CONCERNS BE KEY TO FATE OF MEDICARE Rx?

• 5 Litigation: GALLUP SUES SCULLY OVER ALLEGED BULLYING

• 6 Hospitals: HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN BUSINESS DEALS UNDER SCRUTINY

• 7 Reimbursement: HOSPITALS BEMOAN OUTLIER CHANGES

• 8 Physicians: PHYSICIANS CAN EARN CMEs THROUGH QIOs

• 9 Medicare: OIG SLAMS CODING SEMINAR COMPANY

• 10 Fraud & Abuse: YOUR PATIENTS ARE WATCHING YOU

• 11 Business Arrangements: PER-PATIENT FEE STRUCTURES RAISE COMPLIANCE RED FLAGS

• 12 Hospitals: OUTLIER BLUNDERS GO BOTH WAYS

• 13 Overpayments: EPOGEN, Rx CHARGES STAND OUT IN OUTPATIENT PAYMENT REVIEW

• 14 Long-Term Care: SNFs FACE ELIGIBILITY SCRUTINY

• 15 Coverage: MRA COVERAGE EXPANDS

• 16 HIPAA: EXPECT THE EXPECTED IN HIPAA ENFORCEMENT

• 17 OASIS: HHAs MIGHT HAVE TO PLAY 'DOCTOR, MAY I?' FOR CODING

• 18 Reimbursement: CMS SHOOTS DOWN PRRB REVERSAL OF PTs' SALARY ADJUSTMENTS

• 19 Hospitals: NEW RULES HIT HOME FOR HOSPITAL SURVEYS

• 20 Coverage: WINS, LOSSES AND TIES IN MEDICARE PET SCAN POLICIES

• 21 PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP

• 22 REGISTER WATCH

• 23 BILL WATCH

• 24 WHO'S WHO IN MEDICARE