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Thursday, May 23, 2013
US Senate Committee Advances Compounding Pharmacy Oversight Bill
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
ASA Expresses Support for Changes to Federal HIT Initiative
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Friday, May 17, 2013
Rep Harris to Deliver Weekly Republican Address Set to Discuss Jobs and Health Care
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Congressional Republican Leaders Decline to Offer IPAB Appointments
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Medical Direction Whistleblower Case Subject of HHS Office of Inspector General Podcast
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
ASA Supports Maintenance of Anesthesiologists Hardship Exemption and Seeks
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Participate in AMA Webinar on Physician Payments Sunshine Act
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
ASA Commends CMS for Maintaining Physician Supervision Safety Standard and
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Tuesday, April 09, 2013
ASA Highlights Quality Initiatives in Formal Comments to CMS
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
ASA Advocates to CMS on Improvements to Standardized Hospital Outpatient Surgical Department and
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Monday, April 01, 2013
There are only two weeks left to participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Short Term Funding Bill Approved That Maintains Current Government Spending
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Friday, March 22, 2013
ASA Endorses Newest Version of the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act
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Monday, March 18, 2013
ASA invites You to Participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey
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Friday, March 15, 2013
MedPAC Repeats Call for Payment Cuts to Specialty Physicians in its Annual Report to Congress
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Chambers Release Dueling Budget Framework Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2014
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
ASA Offers Recommendations to FDA on Drug Shortages Task Force and Strategic Plan
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
ASA Offers Bibliography of Payment and Practice Management Writings
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
ASA Participates in Congressional SGR Reform Discussion Tied to Quality
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ASA Urges Issuance of Federal Fraud Alert on the Company Model
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Monday, February 25, 2013
HHS Releases Final Rule on ACA Essential Health Benefits
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Two Percent Sequestration Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments Imminent
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
CDC Webinar on Challenges in the Management of Opioid Using Patients
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments as Part of Sequestration Increasingly Likely
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Monday, February 11, 2013
ASA Raises Concerns to FDA about Proposed Changes to Opioid Labeling
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
FDA Provides Update Regarding Ongoing Propofol Shortage
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
IPAB Repeal Coalition endorses the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2013
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Request Exemption from Electronic Prescribing Incentive
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
ASA Urges Federal Health IT Policy Committee to Address Meaningful Use St
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
ASA Receives Update from Noridian about Reprocessing of Denied Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Scrutiny of Common Interventional Pain Procedures Possible as part of Medicare National Coverage
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Update on Noridian Denials of Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care MAC
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Friday, January 04, 2013
CMS Releases the Revised Locale Specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013
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Friday, January 04, 2013
Update on Novitas Denials Involving CPT Code 64450 Pain Management
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Thursday, January 03, 2013
CMS Providers Update on Implementation of 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013
House Approves Senate Cliff Package President Expected to Sign
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Tuesday, January 01, 2013
Senate Passes "Cliff" Package including SGR Patch - House Considers Action
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Stalled Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Threaten Attempts to Avert 27
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
CMS Issues Notice Regarding Claims Payments Pending Congressional Action on SGR
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
ASA Other Medical Specialty Groups Laud Electronic Health Records Legislation
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
New Jersey Appellate Court Upholds State Regulation Requiring Anesthesiologists Supervision of NAs
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
House and Senate Democrats Set Key Committee Assignments for the 113th Congress
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Monday, December 03, 2012
CMS Issues Locale Specific Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013
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Friday, November 30, 2012
GOP Sets Key Committee Assignments for the 113th Congress
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
HHS Releases Proposed Rules on Health Insurance Market Reforms Essential Health Benefits
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
In Busy Week House Considers Anesthesiologists Concerns on Electronic Health Records
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Rebecca Patchin MD Appointed Chair of the Board of Commissioners of The Joint Commission
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
ASA Urges Members to Express Opposition to New Medicare Chronic Pain Rule
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Congress to Meet About Looming Fiscal Cliff that Includes SGR and
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Thursday, November 08, 2012
2013 Physician Fee Schedule Rule Changes to Value Based Payment Modifier
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Thursday, November 08, 2012
ASA Releases Frequently Asked Questions on Electronic Health Records EHR
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Thursday, November 01, 2012
ASA Rebukes CMS Rule for Jeopardizing Patient Safety and Quality Health Care
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Congressional Report Details Regulatory Oversight Compounding Pharmacies
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Physician Fee Schedule Rule That Includes Chronic Pain Proposal Moves to the OMB Final review
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
ASA Presents the Perioperative Surgical Home™ Model of Care to Special White House Roundtable on Health Care Delivery
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
New System for Patients to Report Medical Mistakes Concerns Lawmakers
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
FY13 HHS Inspector General Workplan to Include Review of Personally Performed Anesthesia Services
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Key Lawmakers Urge CMS to Reconsider New Medicare Chronic Pain Proposed Rule
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Friday, September 14, 2012
White House Releases Sequestration Report Detailing Budget Control Acts Potential Cuts
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
ASA and Medical Groups Urge Congress to Block Sequestration and SGR Medicare Payment Cuts
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
ASA Launches Congressional Grassroots on CMS Chronic Pain Proposal
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Monday, September 10, 2012
ASA Webinar on Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness on September 25th
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Tuesday, September 04, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Generic Drug Industry Proposal to Address Drug Shortages Gets FTC Approval
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Congressional Score-Keeper Updates Reform Law Estimates
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
CDC Releases Report on Infection Transmission from Single Dose Vial Use for Multiple Patients
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
FDA Finalizes REMS for Long-Acting and Extended-Release Opioids
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Physician Fee Schedule Includes
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Supreme Court Ruling Released PPACA Deemed Constitutional
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Senate Passes Final FDA Bill Including Key ASA Advanced Drug Shortage Provisions
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Friday, June 22, 2012
House Passes Final FDA Bill Key ASA Advanced Drug Shortage Provisions Included
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Friday, June 15, 2012
PCORI Calls for Reviewers to Help Evaluate Research Funding Applications
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Friday, June 15, 2012
State Component Societies Successfully Advance Patient-Safety Interventional Pain Management Bills
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Participation Needed 2012 Commercial Conversion Factor Survey
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Join Congressman Harris for townhall on Supreme Court Ruling
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
ASA Responds to U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
ASA Applauds Senate Passage of PDUFA ReAuthorization that Includes Key Drug Shortages Provisions
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Additional Analysis of the CMS Final Rule on Medicare Conditions of Participation
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
CMS Issues Final CoPs and Medicare Regulatory Reform Rules Notes ASA Objections
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
ASA Continues to Urge CMS to Make Changes to Meaningful Use Incentive Program
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ASA Signals Support for Drug Shortage Provisions in the Food and Drug Administration Safety
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Monday, April 09, 2012
HHS Proposes 1 year delay for ICD10CMPCS implementation
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Updated Information about 2011 and 2012 Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Signs Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Bill
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Additional Increase in Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor Applicable to All 2012 Claims
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
House Passes Joint IPAB Repeal and Liability Reform Bill
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Republican Budget Framework for Fiscal Year 2013 Released
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Release of Comparative Billing Report CBR on Pain Management Services Expected Today
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Friday, March 16, 2012
ASA 31 Others Call for Congressional Action to Combat Drug Shortages
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
CMS Issues Updated Locale-Specific Anesthesia Conversion Factors
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Friday, March 09, 2012
Medicare Claims Must be Submitted in 5010 Format Beginning Sunday April 1
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
IPAB Repeal Passes Second Committee Floor Consideration Likely
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
IPAB Repeal House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes IPAB Repeal by Voice Vote
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Monday, March 05, 2012
Important Drug Shortage Survey -- Member Participation Needed
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Key House Subcommittee Votes 17 5 to Send IPAB Repeal to Full Committee for Consideration
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
ASA Addresses Key Findings and Recommendations of IOM Pain Report to Senate HELP Committee
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Monday, February 27, 2012
ASA Joins 35 Medical Organizations to Urge Sharing of Social Security Death Master File Data
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Friday, February 24, 2012
CMS Suggestions for Successful Participation in Physician Quality and Reporting System
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Friday, February 24, 2012
ASA Leads in Effort to Repeal IPAB Advocates for Passage of Repeal Bill to Key Committee
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
House and Senate Pass Final Version of HR 3630 10 Month SGR Extension Included
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Preliminary reports indicate that a bipartisan – bicameral deal was reached on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), or “doc fix,” and other issues contained in H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert on Fatigue
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on IOM Pain Report IPRCC meeting announced
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
ASA Responds to CMS Sunshine Rule Offers Suggestions for Improvement
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
ASA to Congressional Negotiators Now is the Time to Repeal SGR and IPAB
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
New Rural Health Legislation Introduced in House Includes Pass-Through Provision
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
ASA Urges CMS to Include Pain Care in Essential Health Benefits Package
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Senators Klobuchar and Collins Address Drug Shortages Crisis on Senate Floor
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Friday, January 27, 2012
CMS FFS Version 5010 Requirement Changes for Non-Specific Procedure Codes
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
President Obama Delivers Annual State of the Union Address
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
The 2012 ASA Legislative Conference is scheduled for April 30th - May 2, 2012, at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ASA Seeking Partners in the CMMI Challenge Perioperative Surgical Home Grant Proposal
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ASA Jan 31st Deadline for Lansdale Public Policy Fellowship Applications is Rapidly Approaching
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
CMS issues revised locale specific anesthesia conversion factors for services 2012
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Breaking News on the 5010 rule requiring additional information for non-specific CPT codes
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
California Court of Appeals Sets Date for Oral Arguments in CSA and CMA v Schwarzenegger
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
ASA Submits Testimony and Solutions on Drug Shortages to Congress
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
SGR Issue Remains Unresolved After Contentious Day on the House Floor
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Monday, December 19, 2011
House to Act on Senate Revisions to HR 3630 Tonight SGR Patch Hangs in the Balance
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Monday, December 19, 2011
The 5010 Requirement for additional information when the CPT Code Includes the Phrase “Not Otherwise Specified.”
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Government Shut Down Averted as House Passes Government Funding Bill
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Senator Wyden D and Representative Ryan R Unveil Bipartisan Medicare Reform Plan
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Package Containing SGR Fix Passes House of Representatives
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Monday, December 12, 2011
ASA Urges CMS Revise Proposed Rule Changes on Conditions of Participation and More
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Friday, December 09, 2011
SGR Update House Republicans Unveil Package Containing 2 yr
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
IPAB Repeal Coalition Celebrates 218th CoSponsor of HR 452
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
UPDATED Changes for Anesthesia Claims Under 5010 Transaction Code Set
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
SGR Update Congressional Leaders Continue Work to Address Pending Payment Cut
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
ASA Comment Letter on draft Blueprint for Prescriber Education under Opioid REMS
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors Demand Letters to be Issued by Medicare Contractors
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
CMMI Announces Health Care Innovation Challenge Details
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Supercommittee Failure Forces Two Percent Physician Cut in 2013
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Friday, November 18, 2011
CMS Announces 90 Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA 5010
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Friday, November 18, 2011
CMS Announces FY2011 Error Rates and New Demonstrations to Target Improper Payments
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Supreme Court to Hear Constitutional Challenge to PPACA
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
Changes for Anesthesia Claims Under 5010 Transaction Code Set
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Iowa Court Invalidates Rules Authorizing ARNPs to Provide Direct Supervision of Fluoroscopy
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
E Prescribing Penalties and the Hardship Exemption Apply for Hardship Exemption by November 1 2011
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
MGMA Cost survey for Anesthesia and Pain Management Practices 2011 Report Now Available
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulation
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Monday, October 31, 2011
ASA Voices Support for President Obamas Executive Order on Drug Shortages
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Friday, October 21, 2011
New CMS Rules Include No Changes to Supervision Requirement
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Accountable Care Organization Final Regulation Released
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Friday, October 14, 2011
ASA to Super Committee: Protect Anesthesiologists' Payments and Repeal IPAB
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rural Pass-through Provision included in Newly Introduced Senate Legislation
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
ASA and AMA file amicus brief in California opt out lawsuit
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
MedPAC Recommends Medicare Cuts to Specialty Physicians to Protect Primary Care
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Wednesday, October 05, 2011
ASA Joins 19 Medical Specialty Organizations In Urging Repeal of IPAB
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Monday, October 03, 2011
ASA Urges MedPAC to Reject SGR Draft Plan That Cuts Specialty Physicians
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Supreme Court Likely to Hear Constitutional Challenge to the Individual Mandate in PPACA
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
ASA Presents Before Hundreds at FDA Drug Shortages Public Workshop
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Government Scrutiny of Drug Shortage Issue Gains Momentum
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Monday, September 19, 2011
President Obama Releases Deficit Reduction Plan Medicare Cuts Included
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Congressional Advisory Commission Proposes Medicare Cuts to Specialty Physicians to Protect Primary Care
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Monday, September 12, 2011
ASA Urges HHS Secretary Sebelius to Take Action on Drug Shortages in Face to Face Meeting
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Friday, September 02, 2011
Friday, September 02, 2011
ASA Joins Joint Letter to PCORI on National Priorities and PCOR Definition
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
ASA Comment Letter on 2012 CMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
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Friday, August 26, 2011
HHS to Undertake Significant Regulatory Review and Effort Could Impact Anesthesia-related Rules
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
CMS Unveils New Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
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Friday, August 12, 2011
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Debt Limit Legislation Next Steps Joint Committee Now the Focus
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Monday, August 08, 2011
Important Information About Medicare Provider Enrollment
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
ASA submits comments to CMS in regard to the agencys NPRM on the Five Year Review
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Debt Limit Deliberations Continue Medicare Changes in the Mix
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Monday, July 18, 2011
Truth and Transparency Legislation Receives Record Number of Cosponsors
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
IPAB Hearings Held in House Committees - ASA Supports IPAB Repeal
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
ASA Update on Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Hospital Drug Shortage Survey Mirrors Recent ASA Drug Shortage Survey
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
ASA Shows How the DEA Can Help Alleviate Drug Shortages in Comment Letter to DOJ
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
ASA Expresses Concern to CMS over Rejection of RUC Recommendations
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Tuesday, July 05, 2011
CMS Releases 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
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Friday, July 01, 2011
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Individual Mandate Constitutional
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Involving Nurse Anesthetist Malpractice
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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
Participation Needed 2011 Commercial Conversion Factor Survey
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Friday, June 03, 2011
ASA Responds to Accountable Care Organization Proposed Rule
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Thursday, June 02, 2011
House Republican Health Professionals Send Letter Opposing IPAB
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
ASA Responds to Federal Trade Commissions Proposed Statement on ACO Enforcement
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Connecticut Latest State to Pass Truth in Advertising Legislation
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
New Interpretive Guidelines Implementation Templates Released
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Joint Commission Adopts ASA Recommendations on Medication Management Issues
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
CMS Innovation Center Announces 3 New Programs Related to ACOs
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Monday, May 09, 2011
Senators Blumenthal Casey and Harkin Request GAO Investigation into Drug Shortages
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
ASA Joins Obama Administrations Partnership for Patients Initiative
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Government Shutdown Should Not Impact Medicare Payments
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Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Republicans Budget Framework Proposes Major Reforms to Medicare and Medicaid
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
CMS Releases Proposed Rule on Accountable Care Organizations
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
ASA Nominates Marc L Leib MD JD to AMA Committee on Payment and Delivery Reform
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Register Today for CMS Call on Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
House Passes Three Week Extension of Government Funding
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Friday, March 11, 2011
FDA Hearing on Impact of Anesthesia on Pediatric Patients
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Friday, March 11, 2011
CMS Letter Projects 2012 Cuts ASA Joins Letter Calling for the Elimination of SGR
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Lawsuit Dropped After Court Ruling Clarifies the Red Flags Rule
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Monday, March 07, 2011
ASA Leadership Meets with CMS Administrator Don Berwick MD MPP
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
House and Senate Passes Funding Legislation to Prevent a Government Shutdown
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
House Passes Funding to Prevent Government Shutdown Senate Expected to Act
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Obama Announces Support for Legislation to Allow States to Opt Out of PPACA Requirements Earlier
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
House of Representatives Passes Amendments to Defund PPACA
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Friday, February 18, 2011
ASA Recommends Changes to Meaningful Use Criteria of EHRs
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Medical Liability Reform Passes Committee in US House of Representatives
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is calling for comments on its notice of intent to develop regulations on Special Fraud Alerts.
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Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Senator Klobuchar Introduces Legislation to Help Prevent Drug Shortages
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Monday, February 07, 2011
ASAPAC Named Americas Largest Physician PAC for Second Year in a Row
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Friday, February 04, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Action Alert Ask Your Member of Congress to Cosponsor the New Truth and Transparency Legislation
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
The United States Senate has rejected by a procedural vote, a full repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) previously passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 47-51.
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Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Senate Announces Members of Important Health Committees
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
ASA Response to President Obamas State of the Union Speech
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Medical Liability Reform Legislation Introduced in House
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Monday, January 24, 2011
ASA Regulatory Victory Pre and Post Anesthesia Interpretive Guidelines
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Monday, January 24, 2011
House Passes Legislation Calling for Health Reform Alternatives
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Friday, January 21, 2011
CMS recently issued revised Interpretative Guidelines (IGs) to the Hospital Conditions of Participation that contain major victories for ASA’s regulatory lobbying efforts. These guidelines revise major sections of the December 2009 CMS Hospital Interpretative Guidelines and are effective immediately.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
ASA Seeks to Educate FTC on the Invaluable Role of Anesthesiologists in Treating Chronic Pain
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Democrats Selected for Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Democrats Selected for Ways and Means Health Subcommittee
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
FDA Limits Acetaminophan in Prescription Combination Products
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
CMS Issues Reminder on New Timely Claims Filing Deadlines
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Supreme Court Rules Residents Must Pay Social Security Taxes
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Monday, January 10, 2011
ASA Comments on Attack of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
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Sunday, January 09, 2011
AMA issues correction to Nov 2010 CPT Assistant regarding fluoroscopy and interlaminar epidurals
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Friday, January 07, 2011
Members of Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Announced
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Friday, January 07, 2011
Republican Leadership Announces Members of Powerful Health Subcommittees
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
CMS publishes the 2011 unadjusted anesthesia conversion factor 210515
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
HHS Releases The Price of Repealing the Affordable Care Act
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
House Judiciary Chairman Says Medical Malpractice Reform a Top Priority
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Monday, January 03, 2011
ASA Submits Comments to CMS regarding the CY 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
ASA Submits to DEA Supporting the Scheduling of Propofol
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
ASA Sends Joint Letter to Health Information Technology Policy Committee
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
ASA Sends Joint Letter to The Joint Commission on Medication Management
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
New Census Data Released Congressional Districts in Flux
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
ASA Leadership Advances Interests of Anesthesiologists at White House Patient Safety and ACO Meeting
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Democrat Chairman Stark Releases Report on Republican Plans for Health Care
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
President Obama Signs 12-month SGR Fix Averting 25 Percent Physician Payment Cut
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
The Senate has passed a 12-month fix to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) that will stop a 25% cut set to occur January 1.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
ASA Joins with Surgical Community to Oppose OSHA Involvement in Residency Hours Debate
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Monday, December 06, 2010
ASA Responds to CMS’ Request for Information Regarding ACOs
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Friday, December 03, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Issues Report
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Monday, November 29, 2010
The U.S. House passed the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010.
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
CMS Introduces the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
ASA Joins Surgical Community in Support of Extending Medicare's Participation Deadline
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Thursday, November 04, 2010
The following update was provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding incentive payment updates for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).
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Thursday, November 04, 2010
Andy Harris, M.D. became the first anesthesiologist ever elected to the United States Congress.
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Wednesday, November 03, 2010
ASA recently nominated Lee A. Fleisher, M.D., to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Methodology Committee.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
On October 19, 2010, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released for public comment its proposed accountable care organization (ACO) standards and measures.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
With the increasing interest in and emphasis on accountable care organizations (ACOs) as a potential model for recognizing savings under Medicare, ASA President Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D. has identified a task force to address this issue in anticipation of a CMS proposed rule prior to year end.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
ASA was recently recognized with the Communicator Award of Distinction in the Film/Video - Government Relations category for its political involvement video debuted at the 2009 Celebration of Advocacy.
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Large bipartisan groups of lawmakers in the Senate and the House are urging CMS to increase Medicare payments for anesthesia services, but so far the agency appears to be resisting the pressure, according to stakeholders.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
ASA joined sixty-six physician groups in a letter calling on Congress to take action on the looming Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cuts. On November 30th, Medicare will cut payment rates by 23% and another 6.5% cut will occur January 1, 2011, unless action is taken.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has completed the administration of the 2010 MCPSS. The 2010 results reflect the percentage of provider satisfaction as distributed on the new, fully labeled, 5-point scale...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
ASA applauds the recent Senate letter dated August 23, 2010, to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging a review of Medicare payments for anesthesia services as potentially undervalued or misvalued. In total, 16 U.S. Senators signed the letter.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
A recent report issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that Medicare Part B physician payments for transforaminal epidural injections increased nearly 150% from $57 million in 2003 to $141 million in 2007.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
ASA recently nominated two of its members to committees that will be examining issues related to pain care. Dr. James P. Rathmell was nominated to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Advancing Pain Research, Care, and Education.
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), on behalf of its over 44,000 members, appreciates the opportunity to comment on several of the issues in the proposed rule published in the July 13, 2010, Federal Register.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
On August 18, ASA joined 24 other medical specialty groups in filing a motion to intervene in a lawsuit originated in May by the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and the Medical Society of the District of Columbia against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the “Red Flags Rule.”
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
In 2005, ASA submitted comments to and testified before the FDA opposing a Citizen Petition (Docket FDA-2005-P-0059) by the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) asking that FDA remove the following language ...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Critical care medicine is an important part of the practice of anesthesiology. The specialty has its roots in perioperative resuscitation and the support of organ failure, as practiced by anesthesiologists.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The American Society of Anesthesiologists Office of Governmental & Legal Affairs (OGLA) is pleased to host its inaugural class of residents for the ASA Policy Research Rotation in Political Affairs ...
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
ASA members are invited to participate in the recently announced educational programs to learn more about the EHR incentive program, which provides financial incentives in the near-term, and financial penalties beginning in 2015, to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records.
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010
The American Society of Anesthesiologists Office of Governmental & Legal Affairs is pleased to host its inaugural class of residents for the ASA Policy Research Rotation in Political Affairs beginning this fall in Washington, DC.
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Friday, July 30, 2010
President Obama released a presidential proclamation recognizing today as the 45th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid and highlighting the important contributions these programs have made.
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
On July 13, 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced two final rules intended to lay the groundwork for the nation’s transition to electronic health records (EHRs).
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Friday, July 09, 2010
On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new outpatient surgical measure applicable to anesthesiologists to be added to its Hospital Compare website.
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Thursday, July 08, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Provider Communications Group will host a national provider conference call on the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (eRx).
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010
President Obama intends to appoint Dr. Donald Berwick as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), via a recess confirmation.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Medicare Working with Ordering and Referring Providers and Suppliers to Streamline Enrollment Process.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule regulation, outlining proposed changes to policies and payment rates for services to be furnished on or after January 1, 2011
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Earlier today, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.”
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
The ASA has learned that later today the U.S. House of Representatives will consider and is likely to pass, H.R. 3962, the free-standing “doc-fix” SGR relief bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Friday, June 18.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Immediately following Senate passage of the 6-month “doc fix,” CMS released information informing lawmakers that carriers have been directed to process claims for services provided on June 1 and later with the 21 percent cut.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Since the House and Senate were unable to agree upon legislation that includes an SGR “fix,” a 21 percent Medicare payment cut is now in full effect.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Moments ago, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a free-standing bill that averts the pending 21 percent payment cut and provides physicians a 2.2 percent Medicare update effective June 1 and extending through November 30.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
ASA has submitted a letter to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) renewing its March 19, 2009, request for a Special Advisory Bulletin regarding the “company model.”
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Monday, June 14, 2010
Since Congress has failed to pass legislation to avert the 21 percent Medicare payment cut, CMS has directed carriers to hold claims through Thursday, June 17.
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Presently, Congress has failed to pass legislation to avert the implementation of the current 21 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. As a result, payment cuts will occur.
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Tuesday, June 01, 2010
As a result of Congress’ failure to act, a 21 percent Medicare payment cut is in effect for services provided on or after June 1. CMS is instructing its contractors to hold claims containing services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for the first 10 business days of June as a means of temporarily protecting physicians from the payment cuts.
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Friday, May 28, 2010
With the Senate already adjourned for the Memorial Day recess, legislation to stave off Medicare payment cuts cannot be enacted ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
ASA will not support pending Medicare physician payment provisions that are part of H.R. 4213, the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010.
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Monday, May 24, 2010
With the most recent SGR “patch” set to expire May 31, Congressional Democrats have begun to craft legislation to avert the again pending 21% cut in Medicare physician payments.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the United States prepares to add 32 million more patients to the healthcare system through healthcare reform, 11 of the leading medical societies in the country joined together today to publicly support the introduction of the
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2010.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Four key members of the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking support from their colleagues for a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services requesting a review of the accuracy of Medicare’s payments for anesthesia services.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Today, President Obama nominated Dr. Donald Berwick to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services (CMS).
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Last night, President Obama signed H.R. 4851, the ”Continuing Extension Act of 2010” into law.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
As a result of Congress’ failure to act on pending Medicare payment legislation, CMS has announced that its contractors have begun to process Medicare claims at the reduced conversion factor rate pursuant to the implementation of the 21% Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) physician payment cut.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Doctors want to take care of Medicare patients. Congress is forcing doctors to limit the number of Medicare patients we see or to quit taking Medicare patients altogether.
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Monday, April 05, 2010
The President’s signing on March 30 of H.R. 4872, the “Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010,” also known as the “Reconciliation” piece of the health reform package ...
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