• 1 HOSPITALS: Physician-Owned Hospital Payments Might Fall After DRG Changes

• 2 HIPAA: HIPAA Error? You'll Hear From Carriers

• 3 APPEALS: New Complex Procedures Appeals Rule May Make Physicians Dizzy

• 4 LONG-TERM CARE: LTC Industry Challenges MedPAC On Recommendations

• 5 DRUG COVERAGE: MMA Steps Up Screening Test Coverage

• 6 PHYSICIANS: Count On Local Carriers For Least Costly Policy Fixes

• 7 COVERAGE: CMS Expands Defibrillator Coverage

• 8 COVERAGE: Currently, Not All Physicians Enamored With P4P Proposal

• 9 ENFORCEMENT: Transport Owner Sidelined 7 Years

• 10 HOSPITALS: Note These OPPS Changes To Avoid Future Trouble

• 11 LABS: CMS Alters C-Peptide Test Requirement

• 12 BILL WATCH

• 13 PHYSICIANS: 'Medically Unbelievable' Edits Put On Hold