Congress Repeals SGR Posted on April 29, 2015 10:10 Read more >> [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Medicare, Hot Topics, News for Practices, Advocacy
SGR Patch Has Expired; Contact Our U.S. Senators Today Posted on April 09, 2015 14:02 Recently the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Medicare, Hot Topics, News for Practices, Advocacy
Despite Bipartisan House Support for SGR Repeal, Senate Delays Vote on Bill Posted on April 01, 2015 11:00 After the U.S. House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly approved a bill to eliminate the flawed Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formul... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Medicare, Hot Topics, Advocacy
CAUTION: Fraudulent Tax Filings Posted on March 30, 2015 08:19 Unfortunately, the incidence of fraudulent tax filings continues to grow and Michigan physicians are not immune. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) e... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: State Government News, Federal Government News, Hot Topics
Information Regarding the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Posted on March 25, 2015 16:50 The negative update of 21% under current law for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2015. Medicare Physician ... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Medicare, Hot Topics, News for Practices, Advocacy
CMS Extends Deadline for EP Meaningful Use Attestation Posted on February 26, 2015 11:31 The following is email communication from CMS Eligible professionals now have until 11:59 pm ET on March 20, 2015, to attest to meaningful use for th... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Medicaid, Medicare, Hot Topics, News for Practices
Tell Congress to Fix Medicare Posted on February 25, 2015 13:57 It's that time again -- with a little more than a month before the current sustainable growth rate (SGR) patch is set to expire on March 31, Congress ... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Hot Topics, News for Practices, Advocacy
HHS Awards More than $665 Million to Design and Test State-Led Efforts to Improve Health Care Quality, Accessibility and Affordability Posted on December 16, 2014 14:40 Twenty eight states, three territories and the District of Columbia will receive over $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding to design and test h... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Hot Topics, News for Practices
2014 Michigan Doctors' Political Action Committee (MDPAC) Election Recap Posted on November 05, 2014 14:58 The 2014 election cycle has come to a close and MDPAC, the political arm of the Michigan State Medical Society (MSMS), had unprecedented success in it... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: State Government News, Federal Government News, Advocacy
Reclassification of Hydrocodone Combination Products Impacts Prescribers and Patients Posted on October 03, 2014 09:04 Recently, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) published a final rule to reclassify hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) from Schedule III to the... [Read the rest of this article...] Posted in: Federal Government News, Hot Topics, News for Practices