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Six medical provider organizations have sent an appeal to Congress, asking that they overturn a CMS rule that puts biosimilar drugs of the same kind under one payment code, saying it will discourage innovation and harm patient safety.

The new U.S. jobs report shows employment in the traditionally strong health care sector barely rose in November, though its growth year-on-year is encouraging. 

Medicare abandoned its previous (negative) national coverage determination for gender reassignment surgery in 2014. Now it has begun the review process on a request for a new one -- which may affirm Medicare coverage of the procedure across the country.

CMS extended the deadline for submitting a request to review your physician quality reporting system (PQRS) pay cut until Dec. 11.

If you're worried that a whistleblower is planning to bring a case against your practice, you may be able to pre-empt him by acting first -- but it's not a sure thing, says an expert.

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