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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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The Washington Examiner has published a new op-ed by Jason D. Fodeman, M.D. calling on Congress to stop the implementation of the new billing codes (ICD-10). Codes the op-ed says will "do more harm than good."  Why? Because the new set of codes, 140,000 in number (up from 18,000 under the current system, ICD-9), will force "health care providers to divert more and more scarce resources away from patient care to tend to bureaucratic whims." 

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The Washington Post is reporting that CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, a vocal supporter of health care rationing, has decided to resign his post. Berwick was recess-appointed to the position by President Obama to circumvent the need for a Senate confirmation vote. The Democratic Majority on the Finance Committee was unwilling to schedule a hearing on the nominee in 2010 prior to the mid-term elections. 

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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, is leaning on a small insurer to rescind it recent rate hike.  Sebelius had said during a teleconference: 

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice. 

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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A recent editorial published at A Line of Sight details many problems associated with the health care compact, an idea that has begun to take root in many states. The commentary should give doctors, patients and elected officials pause before they conclude the compact is good policy. 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 15, 2011

Docs4PatientCare Prescription for Health Care Reform Only Viable Alternative

[Washington, DC] [November 15, 2011] -- Docs4PatientCare, an organization of concerned physicians committed to the establishment of a health care system that preserves the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship applauded the decision of the United States Supreme Court to hear arguments on the constitutionality of ObamaCare, specifically the individual mandate provision of the law. 

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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Approximately 70 doctors met in Washington on Wed Nov 2 until Friday Nov 4 for our annual meeting. There were representatives from 22 states in attendance.

As promised, each day was a separate event with its own flavor. The overall meeting was successful beyond everyone's expectations. 

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An insightful commentary on physicianspractice.com (written by Lucien Roberts) explains exactly what will happen to physician pay in 2012 when the scheduled 29.5% cut to the Medicare's reimbursement takes place. The math is startling. 

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.  

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In 1962, Washington politicians made one of their initial attempts to insert the federal government into the American health care profession. They proposed nationalizing health care for the elderly as a first step towards the total government takeover of health care. Legislation to accomplish this goal in 1962 was known as the King-Anderson bill. On May 20, 1962, President Kennedy delivered a public speech at Madison Square Garden (MSG) calling for the passage of King-Anderson.   

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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the federal government has approved a proposal by the State of California that will allow the state to impose dramatic cuts to the reimbursement rate paid to health care providers. The Times reports: "California plans to reduce rates by 10% to many providers, including physicians, dentists, clinics, pharmacies and most nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday." 

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