Jan 5, 2012
Durband will Continue to Build CME Program for the ACP
San Leandro, CA – January 4, 2012 – The American College of Phlebology (ACP), the premier association for physicians and health… Read More
ACP Headlines Press Releases
Jan 26, 2011
Your Questions on Healthcare Reform Answered
- On Thursday, Jan 27, 4:30 PM Eastern, Medscape will participate in a roundtable discussion in our nation’s capital. We’ll be bringing our members’ most pressing questions
Jan 12, 2011
Expert: Open-Source Approach May Lead To Complete EMR System.
The Wall Street Journal (1/11, Gryta) “Health Blog” reported that a huge obstacle to the creation of a really complete EMR system is the fact that… Read More
Jan 7, 2011
January 6, 2011 — A House Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and related healthcare reform legislation would add $230 billion to the federal budget deficit from 2012 to 2021, according to… Read More
Jan 6, 2011
Media outlets widely covered a CMS report that showed the recession hindered Americans’ spending on healthcare, but most sources still expressed concerns that healthcare expenditures continue to grow unchecked. The New York Times (1/6, A19… Read More
Jan 5, 2011
Time (1/5, Stier) reports, “There is no official figure for how much fraud costs” Medicare and Medicaid “each year, but the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (made up of 100 private insurers and public agencies)… Read More
Jan 5, 2011
CQ HealthBeat (1/5) reports, “The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule to create a permanent health information technology certification program that will qualify participants for higher Medicare payments.” CQ says… Read More
Dec 20, 2010
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
Dec 7, 2010
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
Apr 5, 2010
On March 30th the FDA announced the approval of the Polidocanol product, Asclera™ Injection, manufactured by Chemische Fabrik Kreussler & Company of Wiesbaden, Germany and to be distributed by BioForm Medical Inc / Merz Aesthetics… Read More