• 1 Reimbursement: PHYSICIANS SCORE BIG IN OMNIBUS BILL

• 2 Home Health: HOPE FOR 2003 RELIEF DIES WITH SENATE PROVISION

• 3 Physicians: FEE SCHEDULE HEADACHES ABOUND

• 4 HIPAA: CMS UNVEILS LONG-AWAITED HIPAA SECURITY RULE

• 5 False Claims Act: CONTRACTORS DON'T HOLD THE BAG FOR PROVIDER FALSE CLAIMS

• 6 Advisory Opinions: CMS POLICY TRUMPS STRICT ANTI-KICKBACK ANALYSIS

• 7 Advisory Opinions: OIG NIXES COPAY SUBSIDY

• 8 Enforcement: NORTHWESTERN CLOSES BOOK ON RESEARCH GRANT QUI TAM

• 9 Medicaid: IMD BILLING CAN STILL VEX STATES

• 10 Long-Term Care: STAFFING, NOT POLICING, KEY ON ELDER ABUSE, SAYS AHCA

• 11 Reimbursement: CMS EXPANDS BAD DEBT PAYMENT CUT

• 12 SCHIP: SCHIP ENROLLMENT RISES

• 13 Enforcement: MSP BLUES

• 14 BILL WATCH

• 15 REGISTER WATCH

• 16 PROGRAM MEMO ROUNDUP