Blue Shield Opts-In Some Physicians to Exchange Plans Blue Shield is notifying physician practices that they were being automatically included in Blue Shield’s exchange plans, the Individual Family Plan (IFP) EPO and PPO networks. November 1, 2013 Covered California, News, Physician Resource Covered California, Blue Shield 0 0 Comment Read More »
Bicameral 'Doc Fix' Aims To Permanently Replace SGR The Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee released a summary of a framework for repealing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The bipartisan draft framework is expected to cost less than a similar House bill (HR 2810) because it would freeze physician payments for 10 years, while HR 2810 would include 0.5% annual updates over five years. November 1, 2013 Health Care Reform, Medicare, News SGR, SGR repeal, sustainable growth rate 0 0 Comment Read More »
