• 1 Medicare: MEDICARE TAB KEEPS GROWING, ALONG WITH PLANS FOR REFORM

• 2 Regional Payment Variation: MEDPAC CHURNS OUT NEW ANALYSIS OF USE, SPENDING DATA

• 3 Spending: HOUSE GIVES MEDICARE REPRIEVE, MEDICAID STILL ON CHOPPING BLOCK

• 4 Reimbursement: FINANCIAL GOING TOUGH FOR DOCS, HOSPITALS

• 5 Regulation: HEALTH SUBPANEL APPROVES REG REFORM

• 6 Medicare+Choice: BUSH MEDICARE RX REFORM WOULD BENEFIT MCOS

• 7 Medicare+Choice: BILL OFFERS GOOD NEWS TO M+COS IN SUBURBIA

• 8 Medicaid: OIG, LONE STAR STATE SPAR OVER DSH

• 9 Medicaid: BAY STATE ACES HOSPITAL PAYMENT REVIEW

• 10 Fraud & Abuse: MANY WATCHDOGS EYE HEALTH CARE FRAUD

• 11 HIPAA: URAC STEPS INTO HIPAA SECURITY ACCREDITATION

• 12 HIPAA: HIPAA QUESTIONS ANSWERED

• 13 PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP

• 14 REGISTER WATCH

• 15 BILL WATCH