HOD Urges the AMA to Press on for SGR Repeal Following robust discussion last week in various caucuses, open forums, and in Reference Committee, the AMA House of Delegates passed an amended version of Resolution 226 regarding repeal of Medicare’s sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment update formula. November 25, 2013 AMA Resolution 226, AMA 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Standards Coming January 2014 Can Help Physicians Streamline Payment Effective January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require health insurers to standardize business practices for electronic funds transfers (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA); this new criterion will save physician practices time and money by allowing them to automate the tedious process of matching submitted medical claims with payments from insurers. November 7, 2013 AMA, Physician Resource AMA, EFT, ERA, ACA, Affordable Care Act, American Medical Association, Toolkits 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare SGR Reform Bill Passes Key House Committee House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 51-0 on July 31, 2013 to approve legislation to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. AMA has put together a summary of the SGR repeal/replace bill, HR 2810. August 13, 2013 Advocacy, AMA, Payment SGR, HR 2810, Medicare sustainable growth rate, SGR repeal 0 0 Comment Read More »
SFMS/CMA Joins Amicus Briefs Challenging Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act On February 28, the SFMS and CMA joined the AMA and dozens of other health care organizations in filing an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court challenging California’s Proposition 8, which denies state recognition of same-sex marriages. Tomorrow, a similar brief will be submitted challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. February 28, 2013 Advocacy, AMA, CMA, News CMA advocacy, Defense of Marriage Act, same-sex marriages, Proposition 8 0 0 Comment Read More »
Organized Medicine Advocate for Delay in Meaningful Use Rules Leading medical groups have called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of Stage 3 of meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), saying providers are still trying to implement Stages 1 and 2. January 16, 2013 AMA, Medicare, Technology Stage 3, EHR incentive program, HITECH, Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »
