• 1 Regulations: DOZENS OF REGULATORY CHANGES IN THE PIPELINE

• 2 Physicians: CMS RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH PHYSICIAN PAY HIKE

• 3 Home Care: NEW HOME CARE PPS RATES MAY CHANGE MORE THAN EXPECTED

• 4 Health Savings Accounts: IRS ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR NEW TAX-FAVORED ACCOUNTS

• 5 Medicare Rx: REALITY: MEDICARE MAY NEED TO SET SOME Rx PRICES

• 6 Medicare+Choice: SENIORS IN FOR-PROFIT PLANS NOT DENIED HIGH-COST CARE

• 7 Hospice: COPs, Amendments On Hospice Horizon

• 8 Pharmaceuticals: CMS TACKLES AWP

• 9 People: SMITH BECOMES ACTING CMS CHIEF

• 10 Medicare+Choice: M+C 2004 ACRP TIMELINE

• 11 Pharmaceuticals: CMS BEEFS UP DRUGMAKER RECORDKEEPING RULE

• 12 Pharmaceuticals: MEDICAID Rx SCRUTINY placed on DOCS, PHARMACISTS, PATIENTS

• 13 Hospitals: MORE LIFE SUPPORT FOR RURAL HOSPITALS

• 14 Hospitals: SMALL TOWN HOSPITALS TO RECEIVE BIG-CITY WAGES

• 15 Self-Referral: ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR - feds DELAY SELF REFERRAL RULE, AGAIN

• 16 CMS MANUAL UPDATE