Washington Week: Medicare Data Slated to Rank Docs
Posted on 11. Jun, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — This week’s highlights: Medicare data on how doctors are performing on certain quality measures will soon be public knowledge, and medical groups weighed in on CMS’ accountable care organization regulations.
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Washington Week: Administration Serves Up New Nutrition Icon
Posted on 05. Jun, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The federal government dished out some anticipated nutrition news this week when it released its brand new health icon to replace the confusing food pyramid, the American Medical Association names a new executive vice president, and CMS said it would go a little easier on doctors who aren’t ready to ditch their paper prescribing pad just yet.
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CMS Eases E-Prescribing Rule
Posted on 28. May, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it would be more flexible in allowing doctors to phase in electronic prescribing technology.
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Washington Week: FDA Issues Menthol Warning
Posted on 19. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — It was a slow week on Capitol Hill but elsewhere advisory groups were grinding out advice as Medicare advisers said doctors should get a small pay bump for 2012 and FDA advisers slammed big tobacco for adding menthol to cigarettes.
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Washington Watch: FDA Active, ACA Ruling Appealed
Posted on 12. Mar, 2011 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Obama administration finally filed its appeal against the ruling by the Florida judge who declared the healthcare reform law void; a Medicare official projects a steep pay cut for doctors in 2012; and the FDA had a busy week of advisory committee hearings.
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Debt Commission: Scrap SGR, Pay Doctors Less
Posted on 10. Nov, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A bipartisan debt commission appointed by President Obama has released its proposed plan to cut the nation’s debt by nearly $4 trillion through 2020. Part of the plan: Get rid of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) and replace it with a small reduction in pay to doctors.
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Docs Unhappy With Medicare, But Can’t Agree on a Fix (CME/CE)
Posted on 25. Oct, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
(MedPage Today) — Most physicians believe current Medicare payments are unfair, but there is little consensus among doctors on how to make payments more equitable, according to a new study.
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Washington Week: Obama Signs Medicare Pay Fix
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Wrapping up a busy week, President Obama wasted no time in signing a bill that gives doctors a temporary reprieve from a 21% cut in Medicare payments, while MedPAC focused on paying for graduate medical education and a new report spanked the FDA for laissez-faire oversight of overseas clincial trails.
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House Passes Six-Month SGR Delay
Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The House of Representatives voted 417 to 1 to pass a bill to delay a 21% cut in Medicare pay for physicians through Nov. 30 and to give doctors a 2.2% raise retroactive to June 1.
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Senate Democrats Will Try for Six-Month SGR Fix
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by Dr. Ellis in News and Updates
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Senate is poised to try one more time to fix Medicare payment to physicians, but the latest attempt will only grant doctors a six month reprieve from a 21% pay cut that has been on the table since early this year.
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