Medicare program; final waivers in connection with the Shared Savings Program. Interim final rule with comment period

This interim final rule with comment period establishes waivers of the application of the Physician Self-Referral Law, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and certain civil monetary penalties (CMP) law provisions to specified arrangements involving accountable care organizations (ACOs) under section 1899 of the Social Security Act (the Act) (the Shared Savings Program), including ACOs participating in the Advance Payment Initiative. Section 1899(f) of the Act, as added by the Affordable Care Act, authorizes the Secretary to waive certain fraud and abuse laws as necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1899 of the Act.     

拓展新领域凝聚新力量——关于推进新社会组织统战工作的调查研究

新社会组织是开展新的社会阶层人士统战工作的重要载体,是拓展统战工作社会化新的工作平台.推进新社会组织统战工作是统一战线工作全局中一项新的重要任务.加强新社会组织统战工作,必须科学界定新社会组织统战工作任务的内涵和边界,明确工作的方针、政策和原则;必须整合资源、创新载体,探索形成多元化、开放式工作的途径;必须用科学的制度安排来保证统战工作的规范运行,用创新的工作机制来促进统战工作的有序开展.     

从领导干部流动速率看干部制度建设

流动速率指干部在政治层级中的晋升速度,流动速率高的干部未来发展潜力更大。本研究使用市委书记上任年龄和所辖城市性质来衡量流动速率,结合干部人事制度的变化对流动速率与干部群体特征变量之间相关性进行分析。随着《党政领导干部选拔任用工作条例》等制度出台,当前流动速率高的市委书记群体教育水平更高、轮岗经历丰富,但在基层经历方面存在不足。目前我国面向基层导向的干部培养和选拔方式有助于对这一问题进行弥补。     

TRICARE Program; surgery for morbid obesity. Final rule

This final rule adds a definition of Bariatric Surgery, amends the definition of Morbid Obesity, and revises the language relating to the treatment of morbid obesity to allow benefit consideration for newer bariatric surgical procedures that are considered appropriate medical care. The final rule removes language that specifically limits the types of surgical procedures to treat co-morbid conditions associated with morbid obesity and retains the TRICARE Program exclusion of non-surgical interventions related to morbid obesity, obesity and/or weight reduction. This final rule is necessary to allow coverage for other surgical procedures that reduce or resolve co-morbid conditions associated with morbid obesity and the use of the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is the more accurate measure for excess weight to estimate relative risk of disease. As new technologies or procedures evolve from investigational into generally accepted norms for medical practice, the statutes and regulations governing the TRICARE Program allow the Department to offer beneficiaries these new benefits. These changes are required in order to allow the Department to provide these newer technologies and procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity as they evolve.     

Healthcare: A Pain for the Whole Nation

PPOPLE are often reluctant to pay a visit to the doctor and will avoid it for long periods in their lives. It seems that nobody can live without medical attention however.     

Living in the Internet Age

THE Wikileaks event, in which hundreds of thousandsof confidential U.S. documents were released on the Internet, created enormous challenges for American diplomatic efforts     

《首都城市环境建设考核评价办法》(试行)解读

4月20日,首都城市环境建设委员会(以下简称首都环境建设委)印发了《首都城市环境建设考核评价办法》(试行)(简称《办法》)和《首都城市环境建设考评实施细则》(简称《细则》)。     

The Value Choices of China’s Human Rights Model

The cause of human rights in contemporary China has developed rapidly and achieved great accomplish-ments. Everyone who lives in China     

中国经济季报

OverviewChina's economy has continued to grow robustly, with some softening recently. So far in 2010, the slowdown in government-led investment (GLI) after last year's massive stimulus has partly been offset by strong real estate investment. Household consumption growth has held up well, reflecting a favorable labor market.