Senate Pro Tem Considering MICRA Legislation Senate pro Tem considering MICRA legislation January 28, 2014 Advocacy, News Darrell Steinberg, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Congress Approves Three-Month Medicare Payment Update Until SGR Fix Is Completed Congress has adopted a 0.5% update to Medicare payments for three months, following a bipartisan vote of 64 to 36 in the Senate. The president is expected to sign the legislation on December 20. December 23, 2013 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment Sustainable Growth Rate, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Legislative Update: Lifesaving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement (LIFE) Act Lifesaving Intelligent Firearms Enforcement (LIFE) Act, a package of gun control bills aimed at tightening the state's regulation of firearms and minimizing gun violence, is now awaiting Governor action. October 9, 2013 Advocacy gun control, LIFE Act 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 »
Bill Jeopardizing Patient Safety Barely Passes Assembly Committee After an initial vote held SB 491 (Hernandez) in the Assembly Business, Professions & Consumer Protection Committee last week, a reconsideration vote was granted and today the bill moved out of committee. SB 492 (Hernandez) a related bill dealing with expanded scope of practice for optometrists, was held in committee. August 13, 2013 Advocacy, CMA, News Nurse practitioner, scope of practice, SB 491 0 0 Comment Read More »
