athenahealth Inc. / MD Anderson Cancer Center / Liberty Partners Group LLC / Medicaid Services / MD Anderson Partners / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Business Partnership / /
Facility
Launch New Cancer Care Payment Model The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center / /
IndustryTerm
overpaid services / Cancer Care / treatment of head and neck cancers / health professional services / larger medial systems / medical groups / health systems / supportive services / healthcare / /
MedicalCondition
cuts / creative new cancer / cancer / breast / colon and lung cancer / large / comprehensive cancer / neck cancers / head and neck cancer / head cancers / /
Organization
Relative Value Scale Update Committee / Congress / U.S. Congress / Federal Government / House of Representatives / Physicians Foundation / American Medical Association / House Committee on Ways and Means / Medicare Payment Advisory Commission / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / UnitedHealthcare / Senate / University of Texas / Medicare / /
Person
Lee N. Newcomer / Marilyn Tavenner / /
Position
Actuary / independent physician / Administrator / vice president / oncology / physician / Secretary / HHS Secretary / common head / /
Congress Passes ABLE Act with Medicare Offsets On December 16, the U.S. Congress passed H.R[removed]and the bill became law on December 19. The legislation included two divisions: (1) the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 201