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Support for health care reform is slipping, a recent Rasmussen poll finds. Of all the reform bills being considered in Congress, 54% of Americans say they prefer the status quo.

Raise your hand if you ever worried CMS will run out of National Provider Identifier (NPI) numbers? Anyone, anyone? CMS says in this recent FAQ you can set your worries aside:

I don't want to wade into the waters of political debate too deeply here, but Medicare already has end-of-life planning. This might be news to some, but end-of-life planning was added to the "Welcome to Medicare" visit - yes, the preventive care service welcoming patients to the Medicare program - this year (we started writing about it last summer).

HealthDataInsights Inc. released its own Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) targets today. You'll notice that they are nearly the exact same issues Connolly Healthcare posted last week. Subscribers can read our coverage here and here.

CMS released this article on using its Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Here's the biggest takeaway from the article - 10 items you'll need by your side when enrolling a provider:

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