US HOUSE PASSES AMENDED SGR BILL – 3/14/14
On Friday, March 14, by a vote of 238 to 181, the House of Representatives passed an amended version of H.R. 4015, the “SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization…
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Meaningful Use Attestation Date Extended to 3/31/14
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the original planned date by which all physicians who are attesting for Medicare Meaningful Use in 2013 has been extended…
SGR Repeal Legislation Introduced
Section by Section Summary_FINAL_10AM_v2 (2) Staff for the chairmen and ranking minority members of the three Congressional committees of jurisdiction briefed physician groups this afternoon on the results of their…
SGR UPDATE
On October 30, the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee released a summary of their joint, bipartisan, framework for repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and…
PDPH – August Advisory
Health Advisory Babesiosis and Tickborne Rickettsial Infections in Philadelphia: Healthcare Provider Recognition and Case Reporting August 19, 2013 Summer marks the height of tick activity in Philadelphia and…
Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Physicians on Mcare Fund
Commonwealth Court gives Pa. health care providers win in medical malpractice insurance battle Matt Miller | [email protected] By Matt Miller | [email protected] The Patriot-News Email the author | Follow on…