“Medicare: Review of the First Year of CMS’s Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program’s Round 1 Rebid,” (GAO-12-693, May 2012, .pdf format, 74p.).
May 9, 2012
CAAR – US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General Reports – May 9, 2012
A. “Coding Trends of Medicare Evaluation and Management Services,” (OEI-04-10-00180, May 2012, .pdf format, 35p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-04-10-00180.asp
B. “Cardiovascular Global Surgery Fees Often Did Not Reflect the Number of Evaluation and Management Services Provided” (A-05-09-00054, May 2012, .pdfo format, 22p.).
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CAAR – US National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – May 9, 2012
“Hospitalization for Stroke in U.S. Hospitals, 1989-2009,” by Margaret Jean Hall, Shaleah Levant, and Carol J. DeFrances (Data Brief No. 95, May 2012, .pdf and HTML format, 8p.).
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CAAR – Nature Letter Abstract – May 9, 2012
“Mitochondrial DNA that escapes from autophagy causes inflammation and heart failure,” by Takafumi Oka, Shungo Hikoso, Osamu Yamaguchi, Manabu Taneike, Toshihiro Takeda, Takahito Tamai, Jota Oyabu, Tomokazu Murakawa, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Kazuhiko Nishida, Shizuo Akira, Akitsugu Yamamoto, Issei Komuro & Kinya Otsu (Vol. 485, No. 7397, May 10, 2012, p. 251-255).
www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7397/abs/nature10992.html
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CAAR – US House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health Hearing Testimony – May 9, 2012
“Hearing on the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding Program,” a hearing held May 9, 2012 (witness statements are available in .pdf format).
waysandmeans.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=293769
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CAAR – US House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing Testimony – May 9, 2012
“Budget and Spending Concerns at HHS,” a hearing held May 9, 2012 (witness statements are available in .pdf format, full hearing can be viewed in Flash Player format, running time 2 hours 17 minutes).
energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=9495
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CAAR – US House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity Hearing Testimony – May 9, 2012
“Oversight of the Federal Housing Administration’s Reverse Mortgage Program for Seniors,” a hearing held May 9, 2012 (witness statements are available in .pdf format).
financialservices.house.gov/Calendar/EventSingle.aspx?EventID=293809
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CAAR – UK Parliamentary Library Standard Notes – May 9, 2012
A. “Teachers’ Pensions,” by Djuna Thurley (SN00405, May 2012, .pdf format, 46p.).
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN00405
B. “Public service pension reform – 2010 onwards,” by Djuna Thurley (SN05768, May 2012, .pdf format, 50p.).
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN05768
C. “NHS Pension Scheme,” by Djuna Thurley (SN03281, May 2012, .pdf format, 52p.).
www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN03281
D. “Civil Service Pension Scheme,” by Djuna Thurley (SN03224, May 2012, .pdf format, 53p.).
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CAAR – Table of Contents – May 9, 2012
American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (Vol. 27, No. 3, June 2012).
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