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One of the features of the bill that was passed on friday is pushing doctors and medical professionals to convert their patients records to an electronice format.  The bill sets to increase the payment to providers in 2011, but will potentially reduce payment to those providers who do not use electronic records at that point.

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With the cost of the private prescription plans and the fact that they change every year, this article discusses the possibilities of the democrats removing the “medicare can not negotiate with drug companies” rule put in place at the inception of the part d program. Mark Miller: Democrats Fire a Shot on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Reform.

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Just as President Barack Obama prepares to overhaul the U.S. medical system, providers of U.S.- backed health plans for the elderly are raising prices.

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The current economic situation is putting pressure on the Early buy-in debate.

Medicare allows early buy-in |  Grand Forks Herald  | Grand Forks, North Dakota.

House Democrats have introduced a bill to establish a government-controlled prescription drug plan to compete with private plans that provide Medicare prescription drug coverage.

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