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| 2012 ALERTS |
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| February 1, 2012 | Bill to Reduce Regulatory Burdens and Provide Better Medical Care for Patients Introduced in US House of Representatives; 'Guest Authors' Could Face Legal Trouble; FDA and Industry Reach Agreement in Principle on Medical Device User Fees; read more… |
| January 25, 2012 | Critical Shortage of Essential Drugs Due to Single Dose Vial Policy; Spending Growth on Physician Services Record Low; Bristol-Myers Warning Ignored on Steroid Shots Tied to Deaths; read more… |
| January 18, 2012 | Medicare Intensifying Documentation Reviews before Payment; CMS Corrects 2012 Medicare Rates; Small Medical Practices Greatly at Risk for Data Breaches; read more… |
| January 11, 2012 | A Look Back at the Big Stories of 2011; 1st Quarter NCCI Edits; Consumers Warned about Possible Drug Mix-up; HHS Publishes New Medicaid Quality Measures; read more… |
| January 4, 2012 | Only 22% of Payors Fully Ready to Support ICD-10; Doctors Have to Manage Smartphone Distractions; Commentary Rx Drug Database is Worth Sparing; read more… |
| 2011 ALERTS | |
| December 28 | New Powerful Painkiller Concerns Experts; Health Care Future Bright for Nurses, Dark for Docs; Epidurals Linked to Paralysis Cloud Pain Market; read more… |
| December 21 | Congressional Deadlock Leaves Medicare 27.4% Pay Cut in Place -- For Now; What's To Become of the 'Doc Fix'?; Five Reasons Your Doctor Hates ObamaCare; Dates Set for Supreme Court Health Care Reform Arguments; read more… |
| December 14 | HHS Audits the 1% and the Rest: First HIPAA Privacy and Security Audits Begin; Survey: Doctors Have Mixed Feelings about Health Law; Rx Drug Fraud Move Part of HHS Plan to Cut Costs; Payroll Tax Holiday Act: Bad Politics, Bad Policy; read more… |
| December 7 | Judge rules Iowa nurses not train to oversee fluoroscopy; CMS tightening up on unnecessary procedures in Florida and 10 other states; Back and arthritis pain drugs top sales in chronic therapies market; read more… |
| November 30 | 3% tax withholding on Medicare pay repealed; Misuse of Carisoprodol doubles over five years, study shows; Sharp fall in print media use accounts for most of decline; read more… |
| November 23 | Health Care Drowning in Regulatory Burdens; Is There a Doctor Fix in the House and Senate; When is Too Much Information Too Much?; read more… |
| November 16 | FDA Releases Draft of Opioid Continuing Education; Delegates Approve New Scope of Practice Policies; AMA Adopts Policy to Stop ICD-10 Implementation; read more… |
| November 9 | CMS Releases Final Rates; The Impact of Health care Reform on IPM; CDC Issues Report on Prescription Opioid Overdoses: read more… |
| November 2 | Published Trial Finds Caudal Epidural Injections to Be Effective; CMS Adopts Policy and Payment Changes for Outpatient Care in Hospitals and ASCs; read more… |
| October 26 | CPT Coding Changes Announced; CMS Releases Dramatically Revised final ACO Regulations; read more… |
| Oct. 19 | 2012 CPT Coding Changes Announced; HHS Sec. Sebelius Announces Drop of CLASS Act; Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Denials of Services to Medicare Patients with Chronic Illness; read more… |
| Oct. 12 | Obama Gambles on Health Reform Before Supreme Court; OIG to Compare Surgery Center Payment Rates; read more… |
| Oct. 5 | Lawmakers Refereeing ‘Turf Battle’ over Interventional Pain Management Care; Fourth Quarter CCI Updates Released; Medicare Patients Abusing, Selling Rx Drugs, GAO Says; read more… |
| Sept. 28 | Mistakes in Scientific Studies Surge; GA Doctors Develop Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program; Advisory Panel Proposes Medicare Physician Pay Cuts; read more… |
| Sept. 21 | ASIPP Requests CIGNA Coverage of Interventional Techniques; MedPAC Discusses SGR Repeal Recommendations; Proposed Rule Requires Insurers to Explain Costs and Benefits; read more… |
| Sept. 14 | 5 ways to manage your online reputation; DEA moves to emergency control of synthetic stimulants; Hardship waivers: last chance to avoid Medicare E-Prescribing penalty; read more… |
| September 7 | HHS Bolsters Scrutiny of Researchers’ Drug Industry Ties; CMS Announces 2011 Electronic Prescribing (ERX) Incentive Program Final Rule; Opinion: Doctors Will Remain a Target Until They Wake Up; read more… |
| August 31 | Most Physicians Must Revalidate Medicare Enrollment by 2013; Most Doctors Will Face Lawsuits but Few Lose; read more… |
| August 24 | Current and Future State of Pain Management: Q&A with Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti; Noridian re-releases CRNA Practice and Chronic Pain Management Coverage; CMS Testing Bundled Payments for Medicare; read more… |
| August 17 | Price Gouging Spikes Drug Costs Up to 4500%; Physician Organizations Fight States’ Proposed Cutbacks to Medicaid; Doctors Sue HHS; CMS Over ‘Secretive’ Payment Committee; read more… |
| August 10 | How Debt Deal Could Squeeze Medicare Pay More; Health System Reform Law Expected to Spark Spending Rebound: Georgia Doctors Sue CMS; read more… |
| August 3 | Expert Witnesses on Trail; Average U.S. Health Spending to Rise 5.8 Percent Annually through 2020; U.S. Continues to Outspend other Nations on Healthcare; read more… |
| July 27, 2011 | States May Get Substantial Power over Health Insurance Exchanges; Fewer Americans See Smoking as Risky Survey; Walter Reed Closing in September; read more… |
| July 20, 201 | Quest for SGR Reform: Avoiding the Eleventh-hour Drama; Medicare Proposes a 50% Cut for Some Imaging Fees in 2012; Concierge Medicine Offers Hands-on Care at a Price; Read more… |
| July 13, 2011 | Chronic pain costs U.S. $635 billion per year; Support grows for ASC bill; FDA declines to approve Remoxy; read more… |
| July 6, 2011 | CMS announces 2012 proposed fee schedule; AMA finds insurers mishandle 1 in 5 claims; Doctors’ challenge: How real is that pain?; read more… |
| June 30, 2011 | IOM Report Calls for Cultural Attitude Transformation toward Pain Prevention and Management; Appeals Court Upholds Health Care Laws Individual Mandate; read more… |
| June 22, 2011 | Ohio Medical Board Regulating Pain Clinics; Weaning the Hill Off Medicare Formula; Medicare Claims Soon to Be Open for Data Mining; read more… |
| June 15, 2011 | ASIPP Requests NCCI Policy Changes: CMS Agrees on Multiple Requests; Board of Directors Election Results; IOM report targets accuracy of Medicare regional payments; more |
| June 8, 2011 | Medicare to offer more waivers from e-prescribing penalty; IOM report says flawed Medicare data lead to inaccurate payments; read more… |
| June 1, 2011 | Study says industry supported CME offers potential for bias; Can an insurer settle a malpractice suit against your wishes?; Vermont governor signs health care law; read more… |
| May 25, 2011 | Next steps on Medicare reform now; Medicaid physician pay swept up in battle over funding and access; Congress eyes new Medicare payment models; read more... |
| May 18, 2011 | Prescription drug addiction addressed; AMA unveils SGR replacement plans; read more… |
| May 11, 2011 | The real Medicare debate: Deciding who decides; Two more senators introduce bills to publish Medicare claims data; Coalition pushes for safe injection practices; read more… |
| May 5, 2011 | OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO REQUIRE PHYSICAIN TRAINING FOR PRESCRIBING ADDICTIVE PAIN KILLERS; read release |
| May 4, 2011 | Adverse events: Ten times more; Rx side effects causing more hospitalizations; Electronic medical records: What your data can tell you; read more… |
| April 27, 2011 | Tennessee State Bill SB 1935 Passes in Senate Committee; analysis of Opioid Prescription Practices Finds Areas of Concern; The Origin of Opioid Guidelines: Is it Science or Promotion of Opioids?; read more… |
| April 20, 2011 | Obama administration releases plan to address national prescription drug abuse epidemic; CMS may require some doctors to get pre-authorization for imaging; read more… |
| April 13, 2011 | UnitedHealth Subsidiary Buying Logistics Health; HHS Announces Nationwide Effort to Reduce Medical Errors; AMA Launches Coding App Designed for Doctors; read more… |
| April 6, 2011 | Noridian Medicare: CRNAs Cannot Independently Practice Chronic Pain; Bill would Post Every Physician’s Medicare Billing Data on Internet; read more… |
| March 30, 2011 | Washington State Approves Multiple Injections with the Exception of Therapeutic Facet Joint Injections; Ultrasound at $59,490 Spurs Aetna Outrage in Suit Naming Doctor; read more… |
| March 23, 2011 | A Panel Decides Washington State’s Health Care Costs; MedPAC Calls for Small Pay Increas for Docs in 2012; read more… |
| March 16, 2011 | Florida Senate Panel Strengthens Drug Monitoring; GAO Echoes Physician Concerns on EMR e-Prescribing Bonuses; $3 Billion Lawsuit Alleges Medicare Underpayment to Physicians; read more… |
| March 9, 2011 | GAO reports $48B in Medicare fraud in 2010; In health law, Rx for trouble; HHS opens door to Medicaid eligibility cuts; Read more… |
| March 2, 2011 | Medtronic Issues Clarifications on SynchroMed Infusion System Pocket Fill Recall; Study Finds Inconsistencies in Black Box Warnings; read more… |
| February 23, 2011 | Obama Budget Would Delay Medicare Pay Cuts; Safety Alert: Urgent Medical Device Correction and Recall; read more… |
| February 16, 2011 | Urgent Message for IPM Physicians in Washington State; NHS Shamed over Callous Treatment of Elderly; PT Providers Will See site Visits Under Anti-Fraud rule; read more… |
| February 9, 2011 | Washington State Creates a Health Care Shadow Government: The Tragedy of Evidence-Based Medicine Results in Needless Pain; Chou and Manchikanti Respond to APS Guidelines Critique; read more… |
| February 8, 2011 | The ability for physicians in Washington State to treat patients in the is at risk. The ISIS leadership has made us aware of a critical issue in the State of Washington and is asking for your help to preserve coverage for appropriately performed spinal injections. read more... |
| February 2, 2011 | House Shifts to medical Liability Overhaul after Health Reform Vote; Senate to Vote on Health Law Repeal; Retired NFL Players More Likely to Take Painkillers; read more… |
| January 26, 2011 | Patients Hit with Add-on Charges; Wall Street Journal Files to Open Medicare Database; read more… |
| January 19, 2011 | MedPAC Recommends 1% Medicare Raise for 2012; Prescription Drug Containers May Get Simpler Labels; read more… |
| January 12, 2011 | NCCI 1st Quarter Updates; Lawmakers Settle for Short-Term Spending Measure; Survey: 41 Percent of Mid-Sized Practices are Struggling; read more… |
| Jenuary 5, 2011 | A New Year Gift: Congress Gives – Administration Takes it Back; New Imaging Disclosure Requirements Could mean Opportunity for Radiologists; Seven More Hospitals Settle in Kyphoplasty Fraud Case; Read more… |
| 2010 ALERTS | |
| December 29, 2010 | New pain drug trails halted; Justice Department accuses Mayo Clinic of falsely billing Medicare; read more… |
| December 22, 2010 | Using a computer to fight Medicare abuse; Confidentiality cloaks Medicare abuse; Congress exempts doctors from “Red Flags” rule; read more… |
| December 15, 2010 | Wash. State Health Technology Assessment slams IPM; Court strikes at health law; Doctors voice frustration with insurer preauthorization requirements; read more… |
| December 8, 2010 | Senate to take up 1-year Medicare physician pay patch; IOM takes first step in defining essential health benefits; HHS spells out final medical-loss ratio rules; read more… |
| December 1, 2010 | Congress puts off cuts to doctor Medicare program; Federal District Judge rules in Favor of Healthcare Reform; New Florida law delays regulation of pill mills; read more… |
| November 24, 2010 | Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cut Delayed Again; Drug Maker Agrees to Withdraw Pain Pills from Market; read more… |
| November 17, 2010 | Drastic Doc Fix Proposed by Federal Debt Commission; Medicare Opt-Out Provision Triggers Scope-of-Practice Debate; Money Woes Move Docs to Sign Deals; read more… |
| Nobember 10, 2010 | CMS Final Rule to cute 2011 Medicare Pay for Physicians, But Temporary Fix Is On the Way; FDA Working to Prevent Radiation Overdoses During CT; read more… |
| November 3, 2010 | Health Benefits appear on Rise; Alabama Medicaid Drug Formula Could Be Model for Other States; California Nurse Anesthetists Can Practice Independently, Judge Rules; read more… |
| October 27, 2010 | AL Board of Medical Licensure promises IPM scope of practice regs; Key tax breaks at panel looks at cuts; read more… |
| October 20, 2010 | Medical liability claims information survey results released; Doctors draw payments from drug companies; Health insurance mandate clears legal hurdle; read more… |
| October 13, 2010 | Fourth Quarter NCCI; County shuts down alleged pill mill; Pfizer buying King Pharmaceuticals; read more… |
| October 6, 2010 | Do you know your specialty designation? Here’s how; Nurses’ push for bigger role get powerful ally; Doctors, patients use smartphones but can’t make mobile connection; read more… |
| September 29, 2010 | House Passes NASPER Reauthorization; Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program in Jeopardy; read more… |
| September 23, 2010 | House Passes NASPER Reauthorization; breaking news... |
| September 22, 2010 | Successful resolution of the TriCare Issues: Coverage restored for cervical and lumber facet joint denervation and thoracic epidurals; ASIPP launched YouTube site; HHS pumps up fraud prevention efforts; read more… |
| September 16, 2010 | Successful Resolution of the TRICARE Issues: Coverage Restored for Cervical and Lumbar Facet Joint Denervation, and Thoracic Epidurals; the breaking news |
| September 15, 2010 |
APS pro-con lecture Presentations now available; Drug makers hold too much influence over doctors’ decisions, Health Reform Amendment thrown off Florida ballot; read more… |
| September 8, 1010 | APS Pro-Con lecture presentations available; Botox maker settles case for $600 million; SJC backs doctor on patient confidentiality; read more… |
| September 1, 2010 | New Jersey anesthesiologist charged with conspiring to sell prescription drugs; EMR guidelines spell out state help for doctors; read more… |
| August 25, 2010 | OIG Posts Reports on Inappropriate Medicare Payments for Transforaminal Epidurals, DEA to Host ‘Take-Back’ of Prescription Drugs’ ; read more... |
| August 18, 2010 | State OKs tool to detect prescription drug abuse; Feds target doctors who miscode Medicare Part B place of service; Medical liability: 61% of doctors have been sued: read more… |
| August 11, 2010 | GAO finds gaps in CMS review of managed care rates; Pay practices in Health care are investigated; read more… read more... |
| August 4, 2010 | Single-question drug screening urged; Move to restrict pain killers puts onus on doctors; FDA moves toward tighter medical device oversight; read more… |
| July 28, 2010 | Florida ABIPP diplomats granted approval to advertise; FDA panel opposes plan to tighten use of painkillers; CA leads radiation dose; read more… |
| July 21, 2010 | Justice Dept. charges 94 with Healthcare fraud; Senate presses CMS to prevent 2.9 percent cut to hospitals; Opinion: Medicare needs systematic remedies; read more… |
| July 14, 2010 | AMA losing clout on Hill; Dr. Frank Falco named to CPT Advisory Committee; Study finds physician- patient e-mail improves quality; read more… |
| July 7, 2010 | NCCI 3rd quarter updates: Washington court dumps notice for malpractice lawsuits; Obama bypassing senate for new Medicare Chief; read more… |
| June 30, 2010 | Congress raises Medicare doctor pay by 2.2% through November; Experts urge reform of global drug policy; Texas physician charged with healthcare fraud; read more… |
| June 23, 2010 | Senate passes six-month SGR fix; Indiana anesthesiologist charged with healthcare fraud and unlawful drug distribution; physicians turn to online communications; read more… |
| June 16, 2010 | CMS extends hold on physician claims through thursday; GAO gives Medicare five ways to prevent fraud, waste; FDA releases risk summaries for newer drugs; read more… |
| June 9, 2010 | Study: Infection control at surgery centers; Registry data point to diclofenac as deadliest NSAID; the doctor’s in-box; |
| June 2, 2010 | Physician anger rises over Congress’ failure to meet “doc fix” deadline; Patient data breaches are soaring; FDA warns against contaminated IV antibiotics; read more… |
| May 26, 2010 | Experts: ‘Doc Fix’ a Budget Band-Aid; FDA Approves Intranasal NSAID; read more… |
| May 19, 2010 | FDA: Bad Ad Program to Help Health Care Providers Detect, Report Misleading Drug Ads; Lexi-Comp Awarded $10M contract as Drug Information Provider for Military; read more… |
| May 12, 2010 | New Rules Plan More Limits on Pain Clinics; Medicare Pay: SGR Fatigue; read more... |
| May 5, 2010 | Is Transparency a Price of Reform?; Nation Prescription Drug Database Slowly Becoming Reality; Film Addresses Phantom Limb Pain; read more… |
| April 28, 2010 | Medicare Pay Cut Stopped Again; Patient Safety, Quality Experts Hope Reform Delivers Improvements; HIPAA Regulations Will Come Next Month; read more… |
| April 21, 2010 | More doctors are prescribing medicines online; Safety on the syllabus: Patient safety becoming part of medical education; JAMA urges journals to toughen data review: |
| April 14, 2010 | Oklahoma Passes Interventional Pain Management and Treatment Act; Doctor Shortage? 28 States May Expand Nurses’ Role; CMS Issues Sanctions Against Aetna; more… |
| April 7, 2010 | CMS Tells Contractors to Delay Doc Payments for 10 Days; CCI Second Quarter Updates Released; FDA Approves New Version of OxyContin Intended to Thwart Abuse; more… |
| March 31, 2010 | DEA Proposed Regs for E-prescribing Scheduled Drugs; Common Mechanisms of Drug Abuse and Obesity, more… |
| March 24, 2010 | House Passes Bill to Delay Physician pay Cut; With Senate ‘Fixes’ Bill, GOP Sees Last Chance to change Health Care Reform; more... |
| March 17, 2010 | Health Care Fiasco: Obama, Pelosi, and Reid Care; Physicians Step-up Protests Against Medicare Cuts; Stricter Training Urged for Imaging, Radiation; more… |
| March 10, 2010 | Senate inches closer to delay of physician pay cut; Commentary: Health care’s obstacle – No will to cut; Slowly, states are lessening limits on Marijuana; more… |
| March 3, 2010 | Senate Delays Doc Pay Cut for 30 Days; Obama Calls for ‘Up or Down” Vote on Heath care; More… |
| February 24, 2010 | |
| February 17, 2010 | L.A. County Slashes Doctors’ Reimbursement Rate; No Longer Waiting for Feds, States Jumpstart Health Reform; more… |
| February 10, 2010 | Documentation for Dummies and Cadaver Course offered in April; FDA To Require Medical Imaging Firms To Redesign Equipment; more... |
| February 3, 2010 | Medicare 'doc fix' may cost $200B ; Abstract and Poster Session Registration Form Now Avaiable; more... |
| January 27, 2010 | Health Reform Would Spend $5B to Create High-Risk Pools for Uninsurable; Information regarding Calendar Year 2010; more... |
| January 20, 2010 | ASIPP Haiti Relief Fund; Brown's Senate Win Could Upset Health Care Reform; read more... |
| January 13, 2010 | CMS Agrees Not to Eliminate Fluoroscopy Coverage for Epidurals; Abstract and Poster Session Deadline Set; Labor Campaigns Against Tax on Health Plans; read more… |
| January 6, 2010 | Results from 2008 National Survey on Drug and Health; NCCI Update; Minnesota Implements NASPER; read more… |
| 2009 ALERTS |
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| December 30, 2009 | Medical Billing Code Monopoly Explains AMA’s Support for Health Plan, Critics Say; GAO; Side-by-Side comparison of House and Senate Health Bills; read more… |
| December 23, 2009 | 2010 CPT Coding Update; Health Care Bill: The Real Money Question; Doctor Pay Cut Postponed until March 1; read more… |
| December 16, 2009 | ASIPP Webinar Survey; The battle over health care; Leasing market for medical offices hits downtown; read more… |
| December 9, 2009 | Noridian removes non-coverage policy of Lumbar Facets; Abstract session deadline; NCCI Adjusts ruling; read more… |
| December 2, 2009 | Changes to 2009 CPT for IPM Physicians; Two Ways the Bill Will Pay for Healthcare Reform; County Takes Next Step in Bid to Curb Pain Clinics; read more…. |
| Nobember 25, 2009 | Noridian Facet Joint Issues and Misinformation; PR Update; House Passes Major Medicare Payment Reform – Is It Good for Us?; read more… |
| November 18, 2009 | Commentary: Congressional Spenders Ignore Deeping Government Waste; HHS Emplys New Tougher Standards in Calculation of Improper Medicare Payment Rates for 2009; ASIPP Adds Resident/Fellow Board Members; read more… |
| November 11, 2009 | Pay-for-Performance Participation Can Be Pricey; Doctors Spending More time Now with Patients; CMS Publishes Final 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule; read more… |
| November 4, 2009 | ABIPP to offer Part II Examination; House Democrats Clear the Way for Healthcare Vote; FTC to Delay Enforcement of Red Flags Rule until June; read more… |
| October 28, 2009 | Tricare Denying Coverage of Facet Nerve Blocks and RFD; ASIPP Guidelines Accepted to NGC; Seniors Squeezed as Doctors Shun Medicare; read more… |
| October 21, 2009 | Democrats push to reverse Medicare payment cuts to doctors; Small providers may not have to deal with red flags rule; Physician groups back Medicare payment reform bill: read more… |
| October 14, 2009 | Healthcare reform bill clears final senate panel; Medicaid drug fraud targeted by government watchdog group; how the modern patient drives up health costs; read more… |
| October 7, 2009 | Fourth Quarter CCI Updates Released; Book Released by ASIPP Members; Facet Joint Interventional Techniques Survey; read more… |
| September 30, 2009 | Senators reject pair of public option proposals; Some state push to ban mandate on insurance; Challenges to medical liability caps go before Georgia, Maryland high courts; read more… |
| Setember 23, 2009 | RAC Audits to Begin in Regions C & D; Insurers Expect to Pay Out 10% More for Medical Care; read more… |
| September 16, 2009 | Healthcare Proposal Mandates Coverage, Drops Public Option; ASIPP Members Can Weigh in on IPM Topics for Radio Listeners; States Targeting Medicaid Physician Pay; read more… |
| September 9, 2009 | ASIPP Member Stephen Lester, Family Killed in Plane Crash; ABIPP Part II to be offered April 25, 2010; read more... |
| September 2 , 2009 | Documentation for Dummies; Healthcare Bill - Continue to Write Congress and White House; read more… |
| August 26, 2009 | Medicare pay-for-service by non-physicians comes under scrutiny; Swine Flu Could Infect Half of U.S.; read more… |
| August 19, 2009 | Stop Extinction of Facet Joint Interventions in Noridian States; Lack of Medicare Appointee Puzzles Congress; Fight Looms over Medicare Advantage; read more… |
| August 12, 2009 | Florida Medicaid clients dropped in computer failure; RAC audits begin in South Carolina; read more… |
| August 5, 2009 | Landmark Massachusetts Health Reform Showing Cracks in Access and Coverage; Florida Medicaid Clients Dropped in Computer Failure; Read more… |
| July 29, 2009 | Senators Close to Health Accord; Florida Appeals Court Halts some California Medicaid Pay Cuts; Read more… |
| July 22, 2009 | Budget Blow for Health Plan; AMA Ranks Payers’ Claims Processes; Patient Portion of Fees Often a Mystery; Read more… |
| July 15, 2009 | Regina Benjamin Picked as Surgeon General; CMS Announces 2010 Proposed Fee Schedules read more… |
| July 8, 2009 | Medicare Program Payment Policy Updates; ASC, HOPD Payment Rates; Third Quarter CCI Updates; read more… |
| July 1, 2009 | Lack of Training for Health Care Professionals Increase Drug Addiction; Medicare Fraud Strike Force Makes 53 Arrests; read more… |
| June 24, 2009 | Gov. Signs Florida Legislation Aimed to Halt Abuses of Pain Pills; Obama proposes Law Requiring Congress to Find Health Spending Offsets; read more… |
| June 17, 2009 | ASIPP Officially Gains Seat in AMA House of Delegates; Obama Pitches Health Care Reform to MDs; read more… |
| June 10, 2009 | RACs self assessment and aggressive appeals are key; Democrats nearing consensus on health plan; read more… |
| June 3, 2009 | Disaster averted for quarterly NCCI edits; NASPER progress; RAC program to be in place by Jan. 1; read more… |
| May 27, 2009 | CCI Second quarter updates; Antitrust law a hurdle to healthcare overhaul; read more… |
| May 20, 2009 | New Democrat Coalition proposes independent panel to oversee comparative effectiveness research; SAMHSA seeks public comment on Issues related to the implementation of the NASPER; read more… |
| May 13, 2009 | Physicians get delay in FTC enforcement of identity theft rules; Medicine scores legal victories in scope of practice; read more… |
| May 6, 2009 | RACs free to make call on medical necessity rules; EMR adoption higher in states with fewer privacy rules; Medicare Advantage comes under more scrutiny; read more… |
| April 29, 2009 | Sebulius Confirmed by Senate; FL Senate Approves Prescription Drug Tracking System; Helping Search Engines Find You More Quickly; read more… |
| April 22, 2009 | Senate Finance Committee Approves Sebelius Nomination; Doctors face risk of harsh penalties form new Medicare enrollment rules; read more… |
| April 15, 2009 | Louisiana Supreme Court upholds injunction in CRNA scope of practice; HHS nominee Sebelius awaits senate vote; read more… |
| April 14, 2009 | SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS INJUNCTION IN CRNA SCOPE OF PRACTICE |
| April 8, 2009 | Florida clinics multiply, drug overdoes climb; Pain doctor made to prove care was proper; read more… |
| April 1, 2009 | A world of hurt: Exams of injured workers fuel mutual mistrust; Drug related deaths: Legal drugs are problem too; read more… |
| March 25, 2009 | Medical journal deries public airing of conflicts; Doctors increasingly close doors to drug reps, while pharma cuts ranks; read more… |
| March 18, 2009 | Team Effort in the House to Overhaul Health Care; No job, no bill: Physicians tell how they help longtime patients struggling during recession; read more… |
| March 12, 2009 | Doctor admits pain studies were frauds; Scope of practice expansions fuel legal battles; Doctors fight back against denial by algorithm; read more… |
| March 4, 2009 | Kansas Governor Accepts Offer as Health Secretary; CMS Issues Change Request; read more… |
| February 24, 2009 |
Obama calls for healthcare reform; Humana questions adequacy of 2010 preliminary rates; State, feds disagree on use of opioid; read more… |
| February 18, 2009 | Analysis: Stimulus Law Spends on Healthcare Today to Save for Tomorrow; Spine Pain Treatment Attracts Scrutiny of OIG; read more… |
| February 11, 2009 | HHS candidate draws fire; SCHIP expanded – Specialty hospitals survive; Insurers share doctors’ financial pain; read more… |
| February 4, 2009 | Daschle withdraws as HHS nominee; Call for Abstracts; Medicare payment fix weighed; read more… |
| January 21, 2009 | UnitedHealth paying $350 million to settle suit on out-of-network medical services; Medicare pay must be fixed, says Daschle; read more… |
| January 14, 2009 | First quarter CCI Updates; Medicare funding cuts unresolved by new administration; read more... |
| January 7, 2009 | Deadline for AMA Physician Practice Survey extended; Economy: Medicare rules hit surgery centers; read more… |
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