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• 2 CMS: PPAC Meeting Yields No Sympathy For Your Part D Pain

• 3 SUPPLIERS: Get Answers Now To Contend With Bidding Challenge

• 4 PATIENT NOTICES: HHAs Don't Need To Worry About ABN Due Date Until September

• 5 GASTROENTEROLOGISTS: Your Carrier Will Have Clearer Answers For Coding Certain Screenings Than CMS

• 6 KICKBACKS: Kickback Case Could Be Tip Of The Iceberg

• 7 FRAUD & ABUSE: Prosecutors Find Nursing-Home Swallow Tests Hard To Digest

• 8 COMPLIANCE: Get A Clear Understanding Of Complicated Alternative-Signature Rules