CMS Makes Major MACRA Implementation Announcement Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator of CMS, announced CMS heard concerns expressed by the AMA and other physician organizations about the proposed start date for performance reporting by physicians under the new payment systems created by the MACRA. CMS announced that the final MACRA regulation will exempt physicians from any risk of penalties if they choose one of three distinct MIPS reporting options in 2017, in addition to the option of participating in an advanced APM. September 9, 2016 AMA, MACRA, Medicare, Payment CMS, AMA, APM, MACRA, MIPS 0 0 Comment Read More »
Status of CMA Priority Bills at Close of Legislative Session The California legislative session has come to a close. A summary of the status of CMA’s priority bills. September 1, 2016 Advocacy, CMA, Payment, Politics and Medicine, Scope of Practice billing, CMA, CURES, scope expansion 0 0 Comment Read More »
9/6 Workshop: Conducting Clinical Trials in Geriatric Psychiatry Everything you wanted to know about clinical trials and were afraid to ask. This workshop will provide an overview and practical guide to conducting clinical trials in geriatric psychiatry. August 26, 2016 Educational Event Clinical trials, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Geriatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, Workshop 0 0 Comment Read More »
Letter from Surgeon General on Opioid Epidemic View an advance copy of a letter from the Surgeon General on the opioid epidemic. SFMS urges physicians to respond to the Surgeon General's call to action on safe prescribing education, access to treatment for opioid use disorder, and compassionate care without stigma. August 25, 2016 Medications, Physician Resource Addiction, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioids, Surgeon General 0 0 Comment Read More »
Seamless Conversion to Medicare Advantage Some questions have been raised about recent press coverage on plans enrolling new Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage without the beneficiary’s knowledge. The American Medical Association (AMA) raised concerns and a number of questions with senior officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Included in this blog posting are CMS’ answers. August 23, 2016 AMA, Covered California, Managed Care, Medi Cal, Medicaid, Medicare AMA, CMS, Dual-Eligibles, Medicare, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
