DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Round 2 Recompete and National Mail-Order Recompete Announced On July 15, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced plans to recompete the supplier contracts awarded…
August 1, 2014 marks the beginning of an exciting new phase in our company’s history. For more than 35 years, PMSLIC Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of NORCAL Mutual…
While major progress has been made on two important initiatives intended to address the opioid abuse crisis, both ran into last minute snags during the late June budget crunch, and…
Physicians and Teaching Hospitals: Open Payments System Registration Starts Today Industry, Physicians, and Teaching Hospitals: Open Payments Review and Dispute Process Begins Today and Ends August 27 Industry, Physicians, and…
Physicians and Teaching Hospitals: MLN Connects™ National Provider Call on July 22 On July 22, MLN Connects™ will host a National Provider Call. During the call, CMS experts will give…
Lime disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2012 it was also the…
Despite a slight uptick in the number of 2013 medical malpractice filings, lawsuit abuse reforms that were adopted in 2002 appear to be having a positive impact to weed out…
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Regulation of Tanning Salons Culminating years of hard work by PAMED and its allies, On May 6, 2014, Governor Corbett signed a new law banning use of tanning facilities…
MAYOR NUTTER ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS Appoints new Deputy Mayor for Health and Opportunity, Health Commissioner and Department of Human Service Commissioner. Philadelphia, June 27, 2014– Mayor Michael…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pleased to announce that three new video recordings of the webinars hosted by the Philadelphia Regional Office earlier this year are now…
$1.6 trillion, 10 million jobs: Study shows physician impact on economy From the American Medical Association Each physician in the United States supports 13.84 jobs on average and contributes $2.2…