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Government shutdown prevents many CDC experts from participating in crucial meeting
ATLANTA — CDC researchers are being forced to skip a crucial infectious disease conference this week because of the government shutdown, missing high-level discussions shortly after measles and whooping cough surged in the United States. IDWeek, the nation’s largest annual meeting of infectious disease experts, is the premier venue for experts to exchange information on […]
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CMS reverses pause on Medicare physician payments amid shutdown | STATUS
Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers and insurers. You can reach Tara on Signal at tarabannow.70. Update: This story has been updated to show that CMS has reversed its previous statement that it would suspend all Medicare payments to doctors. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Wednesday evening that it would not suspend all […]
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