AMA – Senate Votes to Again Delay Medicare Cut.
For immediate release:
March 10, 2010
Statement attributable to:
J. James Rohack, MD
President, American Medical Association
“Today, the U.S. Senate voted to again delay this year’s steep 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut to October 1, pushing the problem off into the near future. [...]
Information regarding the HIPAA and HITECH changes contained in the 2009 Economic Stimulus package.
Additional information from the AMA.
As of February 18, 2010, all HIPAA covered entities (physicians and their employees) will also be under HITECH (Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health) Act. The HIPAA Security Rules require covered entities and business associates to implement and adopt administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure that electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) is [...]
AMA – U.S. Senate Delays Medicare Physician Cut for One Month.
Washington, D.C. – “Last night, the U.S. Senate voted yet again to delay the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut for one month, postponing it until April 1. The Senate should use this time to permanently repeal the flawed Medicare physician [...]
Pittsburgh Business Times
The HITECH Act, a provision written into the Recovery Act that deals with the security of electronic health records, hit a small milestone this week.
On Feb. 17, a large group of companies classified as business associates of health care providers became subject to privacy policies outlined by the [...]
AMA – Senate Inaction on Medicare Hurts Seniors, Military and Boom.
Drastic 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut will take place on Monday, March 1
For immediate release:
Feb. 26, 2010
Washington, D.C. – A Medicare meltdown now seems certain, as the U.S. Senate has left early for the weekend, abandoning seniors, military families and baby [...]
From the American Medical Association
CHICAGO – In light of a recent federal court decision, four national
organizations representing dentists, physicians and veterinarians called
on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to exclude health
professionals from controversial new regulation intended to combat
identity theft.
This past week Congress acted to avert the 21.2% Medicare physician payment cut and on December 19, the President signed into law the Department of Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3326) which will stop the cuts until March 1, 2010. Other changes reflected in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule will still take effect [...]
Wednesday afternoon, the House passed a 2-month extension of expiring appropriations for the Department of Defense that included a 2-month extension of the sustainable growth rate (SGR). In other words, the legislation would stop the 21.2% Medicare pay cut scheduled to take effect on January 1 for a period that will end March 1, 2010. [...]
The AMA wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Dec. 1 concerning the Senate’s proposed health system reform bill. The bill—in the form of a substitute amendment to H.R. 3590, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”—represents a melding of previous proposals reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and [...]
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