President Obama is looking at making the recommendations made by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) each year easier to put into effect. In a letter to Sens. Edward Kennedy (D.-Mass.) and Max Baucus (D.-Mont.) sent June 2, Obama outlined several proposals to cut health care spending over the next 10 years, particularly in the Medicare program. 

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Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor

Each month, Dennis Barry’s Reimbursement Advisor includes two or three articles the offer practicalanalysis on specific aspects of healthcare provider reimbursement. Thenewsletter is particularly helpful in explaining some of the more complex areasof Medicare reimbursement and regulation. A good example of this is the leadstory in the July 2008 issue on Medicare bad debt. The article explains how a