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The FTC grants providers another reprieve from the new patient identity theft prevention rule.

In case you missed it, the Senate voted 65-31 to confirm President Obama's appointment of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to the top post at HHS on April 28. She was later sworn in, and apparently began working immediately.

The Senate will vote on Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' nomination to lead HHS on April 28, according to the Senate calendar. The Senate Finance Committee previously voted 15-8 to favorably recommend the nomination. Based on that ratio, a vote before the 99-person Senate (that doesn't include a senator from Minnesota) could be 65-44.

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), one of the key players leading the charge for comprehensive health reform, gently chided CMS as an institution in his remarks to reporters April 24. "We're going to have to probably breathe new life into CMS," said Baucus, as he outlined a slew of health reform goals, including developing comparative effectiveness policies and implementing health information technology. "CMS is too used to just implementing. They're not that great at designing."

A faithful Part B News listserv poster recently passed along "The Ironclad Rules of Medicare." These rules, which according to one blogger are authored by a former HCFA employee, created a slight buzz among other listserv posters. What are your thoughts? How true are these rules?

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