One way organized medicine has addressed unfair payer practices has been settlements with major commercial health insurers. A key settlement still in effect is the Blue Cross Blue Shield settlement. Make sure your practice is… Read More
HSR INSIGHTS:
January 27 document: Understanding the medicare Physician Compare Website
January 13 document Legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act
December 2 document provides information: AMA makes recommendations to… Read More
With the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor audits that became a national program last year, the Office of the Inspector General’s plan to increase its auditing efforts this year and ongoing health insurer audits, you need… Read More
Jan. 20, 2011
Improving the Affordable Care Act
The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 19 passed H.R. 2, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), on a largely partisan vote of… Read More
On December 15, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4994, the “Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010,” which provides a 12-month reprieve from the 25 percent Medicare physician payment cut that was scheduled to… Read More
This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3987, the Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010. This legislation, which passed the Senate on November 30, was originally introduced by Senators John Thune (R-SD)… Read More
Here’s a recap of the actions taken by the AMA House of Delegates at its Interim Meeting Nov. 6-9 in San Diego. Physicians from every state and specialty set policy that will shape the actions… Read More
Medicare Kit
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From mid-November through December 31, physicians will have their annual opportunity to review and perhaps change their participation status with the Medicare program. Given the severe Medicare payment… Read More
Physicians and physicians-in-training can learn why it’s important to make their own health a priority by attending the AMA-CMA-BMA International Conference on Physician Health 2010, “Physician Health and Resiliency in the 21st Century,” which will… Read More
The AMA has provided a consolidated version of the two federal health system reform packages that were recently signed into law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the subsequent reconciliation bill. This document… Read More