June 2012 AMA Advocacy Update: Senate Approves FDA Safety and Innovation Act, AMA Provides Recommendations for Alternative Payment Models June 2012 AMA Advocacy Update: Senate Approves FDA Safety and Innovation Act, AMA Provides Recommendations for Alternative Payment Models June 4, 2012 Advocacy, AMA HR 4095, S 2002, S 3187, SGR, AMA Advocacy Update 0 0 Comment Read More »
May 2012 AMA Advocacy Update: CMS Releases Final Rule on CoPs, Passage of HR 5652 and Its Effect on Physicians, EHR MU Program Excerpts from the May 2012 AMA Advocacy Update. May 21, 2012 Advocacy, AMA, EHR, Medicare, News AMA National Advocacy Update, UnitedHealth Group, CoPs, EHR MU Program 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Doctor Pay Patch Sets Up 32% Cut for 2013 The 10-month postponement of cuts to Medicare physician payment rates leaves Congress in what some see as its toughest spot to date when it comes to preventing deep pay reductions. February 29, 2012 AMA, Payment doc fix, Medicare physician pay patch, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
New Medicare Patient Preventive and Wellness Services Resource Medicare reimburses physicians $70 for a typical patient visit. However, doctors can earn more than twice that—$166—for conducting a patient's initial wellness visit. February 3, 2012 AMA, Medicare, Physician Resource Medicare, Preventive Services, Team Up to Stay Healthy, wellness visit 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Urges Congress to Use Unspent Military Funds to Repeal Medicare SGR; Bipartisan Congressional Support Growing January 24, 2012 Advocacy, AMA, CMA, Medicare, Payment Medicare, SGR, sustainable growth rate, U.S. Congress 0 0 Comment Read More »