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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to delay the Red Flag Rules, again. I wish I was joking, but I'm not.

The House of Representatives decided not to make fixing the crippling Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) mechanism part of overall health reform. Instead, House lawmakers have created a separate bill to fix the SGR.

CMS has released the finalized 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. In short, they're eliminating consultation billing.

The House of Representatives' health care reform bill kicks the proverbial can down the road when it comes to addressing Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR).

We'll have more on this in the next newsletter issue, but the Red Flag Rules are set to be implemented Nov. 1 after a year's worth of delays. Today, I spoke with one consultant who said most physician practices aren't prepared.

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