• 1 MEDICAID: Advisory Commission Causing Controversy

• 2 PHYSICIANS: Consider The Source On Document Changes

• 3 PHYSICIANS: Bariatric Surgery Benefits From New BMI Codes

• 4 PHYSICIANS: Medicare Issues New Smoking Cessation Codes

• 5 HOSPITALS: 'Ghosting' Trend May Be Grafting Medicare

• 6 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: MA Plans Wise To Target MediGap Purchasers

• 7 ASC: CMS Officially OKs Ciliary Destructions In ASCs

• 8 HOME HEALTH: Hospital Transfer Policy Could Choke Off Referrals

• 9 ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS: Care-Transfer Payouts May Need Re-Transferring

• 10 ENFORCEMENT WATCH: The Big Payback: OIG Says OK Owes For Overages

• 11 LONG-TERM CARE: MedPAC Wants To Subtract Add-On Payments

• 12 BILL WATCH