New York State Commissioner of Health confirmed.
Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., is the 15th New York State Commissioner of Health. His nomination by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was confirmed by the State Senate on January 24, 2011, making him the first Indian-American to serve as State Commissioner of Health as well as the youngest person named to the post. http://www.health.state.ny.us/commissioner/bio/
What’s Medical Necessity?
What’s the difference between medical necessity and chiropractic necessity?
According to CMS, medical necessity is a service, treatment, procedure, equipment, drug or supply provided by a hospital, physician, or other health care provider that is required to identify or treat a beneficiary’s illness or injury and which is, as determined by the contractor: a) consistent with the symptom(s) or diagnosis and treatment of the beneficiary’s illness or injury; b) appropriate under the standards of acceptable medical practice to treat that illness or injury; c) not solely for the convenience of the participant, physician, hospital, or other health care provider; and d) the most appropriate service, treatment, procedure, equipment, drug, device or supply which can be safely provided to the beneficiary and accomplishes the desired end result in the most economical manner.
According to one BCBS plan, chiropractic is a covered service when performed with the expectation of restoring the patient’s level of function which has been lost or reduced by injury or illness. Manipulations should be provided in accordance with an ongoing, written treatment plan and must be appropriate for the diagnosis reported.
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Phasing Out Social Security?
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68 Percent of Voters Frown on ‘Phasing Out’ Social Security
Posted By Mike Hall On September 8, 2010 @ 4:54 pm In Legislation & Politics, Working Families Vote | 22 Comments
Attention, Rand Paul [1] in Kentucky, Joe Miller [2] in Alaska, Sharron Angle [3] in Nevada and all you other Republican congressional candidates flopping around on the far right banks of the mainstream! Phasing out, privatizing or otherwise eliminating Social Security [4] does not sit well with the vast majority of the voting public.
The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal [5] poll finds that 68 percent of voters are “uncomfortable” with candidates who espouse such notions. Uncomfortable is putting it nicely. It’s downright painful to listen to U.S. Senate wannabes and other Republican hopefuls “babble into the vapors” about phasing out Social Security (turnabout’s fair play, Alan Simpson [6]!).
Of course, Simpson, as co-chair of the federal budget deficit commission, is one of the leading howlers baying about the coming demise of Social Security (check out its real long-term health here [7]) and the need to raise the retirement age and make other painful cuts. You might say he is one of the biggest enablers of phase-out crowd.
Thanks to Bill Scheer at the Campaign for America’s Future (CAF [8]) for highlighting the poll.
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