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Today's Top Story Senate committee seeks to address large uptick in Medicare appeals claims. The Hill reports that the U.S. Senate Finance Committee wants to address a backlog of Medicare appeals claims. According to the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, the office handled about 60,000 claims during FY 2011, but received 700,000 claims during FY 2013. Despite the growth in the number of appeals, there was no increase in the number of officers handling claims. A budget [...]

Today's Top Story Physicians have until Feb. 28 to appeal improper PQRS penalties. Physicians have until Feb. 28 to file informal appeals if they believe they have received an incorrect Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) payment penalty. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made available an online tool to assist with this process. The PQRS Look Up portal accesses the same database as the CMS Help Desk, and can be used to verify whether [...]