CMS – Direct Contracting Model Application Webinar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is hosting an event for potential applicants to the Direct Contracting Model. Date: Monday, June 29…
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May 29: AMA COVID-19 efforts
The AMA released the following COVID-19 update on May 29: Today representatives Phil Roe, MD (R-Tenn) and Lou Correa (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 7059, the Coronavirus Provider Protection Act. This bipartisan…
May 27: AMA COVID-19 Update on Guidance and Advocacy
On May 27, the AMA released the following COVID-19 updates: First, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on antibody testing, and the CDC guidance…
CMS Fact Sheet on Programs and Payment for Care in Hospital Alternate Care Sites
CMS has posted a new fact sheet on the development of alternate care sites. The sheet provides information on how to seek payments through CMS programs (Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP) for…
May 21: AMA COVID-19 Advocacy Update
On May 21, the AMA sent letters (below) to Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Representatives Kim Schrier, MD (D-WA), Phil Roe, MD (R-TN), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), and Jeff Van Drew…
Physicians Grassroots Network – Tell the Senate to act on COVID-19 legislation
The AMA Physician Grassroots Network is requesting your participation in its advocacy for physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: As the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the House…