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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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