Mercy doctors top Lorain County Medicare reimbursements
A CMS database shows 880000 doctors received about 77 billion dollars in 2012 reimbursements. Dr Jon Prescott of Mercy Cancer Center Lorain led with 2.85 million, followed by Dr Patrick Litam at about 1.7 million. The top five Lorain doctors list Mercy as business address. Mercy officials declined to detail in house versus privileges. The database aims to increase cost and quality transparency and invites patients to consult multiple sources.
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The
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Medicare payments reveal 77 billion to 880000 doctors in 2012
A federal database shows $77 billion in Medicare reimbursements distributed to over 880,000 physicians in 2012, including providers in Lorain County. The data portal go.cms.gov Q5MTIM lets readers view individual reimbursements and totals by doctor and region.
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Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid
Ukraine deploys large scale anti terror operation in east
Ukraine says it will use the army to counter armed pro-Russian groups in the east in a large scale anti terrorist operation. President Turchynov vows amnesty to fighters who lay down arms by morning. Yanukovych accuses CIA chief Brennan of enabling the clash. CIA denies the allegation.
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IRS woes lower audit chances
Washington report notes budget cuts shrink IRS auditing staff to the smallest level since the 1980s, with millions of calls unanswered and the agency warning that audit rates will fall further. Better technology helps catch some mismatches but cash businesses remain at risk. The 1 percent individual audit rate last year was the lowest since 2005.
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