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CMS is moving to implement provisions in the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Here's a brief summary of action the agency has taken so far. Look for more news from CMS on the bill over the next few weeks.

The rumors we sniffed out last week are true: President Obama wants Donald Berwick to run CMS. Berwick, 63, is currently a professor in Harvard's Department of Health Policy and Management. He's also president and CEO of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, a non-profit policy group that aims to boost health care quality while lowering costs.

The Obama administration has been in place for more than a year now, but they still hasn't named an administrator to run CMS. After signing health care reform into law, it seems reasonable to assume that having a political appointee run the agency must be a priority at the White House. This week, we outlined several changes in the health care reform bill to the Medicare.

I just got an email from a trusty CMS source: Expect a 10-day freeze on payment for all your Medicare claims delivered after April 1. Congress had several proposals to tack on another 30-day delay, but action on these measures stalled.

Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) has offered an amendment to the reconciliation package for the new health care reform law that would eliminate the sustainable growth rate (SGR) budget mechanism responsible for the 21% cut to Medicare payments. 

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