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Legislature 2012 - January 31
Wed, Feb 1st 2012, 10:29
On Tuesday, January 31, Senate Public Affairs Committee considered:
SB 170 Physician Fee Increase Medicaid. Passed. Referred to Senate Finance Committee.
SB 159 Prescription Opioid Medic...
SB159 - Relating to Prescribing of Certain Rx for Opioid Medications
Tue, Jan 31st 2012, 10:58
Based on feedback from Councilors across the state, NMMS has developed a briefing paper for SB159, Mandating Procedures Relating to the Prescribing and Dispensing of Certain Prescriptions for Op...
Physicians to Congress - SGR and ICD-10
Thu, Jan 26th 2012, 12:44
AMA/FEDERATION NEWS:
1. Physicians to Congress: Use excess war funds to offset SGR repeal
In a letter sent Monday to the conference committee charged with addressing the Medicare physici...
Hearings - January 25, 2012
Wed, Jan 25th 2012, 09:58
Hearing Schedule On Bills Tracked by NMMS - January 25, 2012
SB8 - Primary Care Physician Conditional Tuition Waivers
Senate Education Committee, 8:30am, Room 311
Senator Cynthia Nava, ...
Legislature 2012
Tue, Jan 24th 2012, 11:14
Two bills arising from NMMS Council and Executive Committee meetings - SB81Health Insurance Coverage for Eye Drops and SB170 Medicaid: Physician Reimbursement Update - have been introduced.
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New AMA study shows cost burden of U.S. medical liability system
Thu, Jan 12th 2012, 16:50
Medical liability insurance premiums in many states remain higher than they were during the height of the last medical liability crisis, according to a new report from the AMA.
The AMA relea...
Medicare participation deadline extended to Feb. 14
Thu, Jan 12th 2012, 16:47
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a six-week extension to the annual Medicare participation enrollment period, which was scheduled to conclude Dec. 31. Physicians’...
Repeal of SGR - Materials & Talking Points
Fri, Jan 6th 2012, 15:09
On March 1, Medicare physician payments will be slashed by 27.4 percent unless Congress acts immediately. Congress should take the opportunity provided by the Conference Committee on payroll tax...
Funds to Use to Offset the SGR - Overseas Contingency Operations
Fri, Jan 6th 2012, 14:47
OCO Talking Points from the American Medical Association
• Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding refers to the discretionary funds for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and similar ac...
Congress Extends 2011 Medicare Rates Until 2-29- 2012
Tue, Dec 27th 2011, 11:04
Physicians got a brief reprieve from a 27.4 percent Medicare pay cut Friday when the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives each passed a two-month extension of several important policies that...
Congress Fails to Avert Medicare Payment Cut
Thu, Dec 22nd 2011, 10:12
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a Senate bill that would have averted a 27.4 percent Medicare physician payment cut scheduled for Jan. 1, leaving 2012 Medicare payment rate...
Senate Leaders Agree on 2 Month SGR Patch
Sat, Dec 17th 2011, 09:31
Friday evening, Senate leaders reached agreement on a two- month extension of important expiring programs, including benefits for the long- term unemployed and current payroll tax rates, as well...
90Day Period of Enforcement Discretion - Version 5010
Mon, Dec 5th 2011, 14:23
CMS recently announced a 90-day enforcement discretion period for all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-covered entities regarding the Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 501...
$34.3M Health Insurance Exchange Grant Awarded to NM
Tue, Nov 29th 2011, 16:36
SANTA FE – Governor Susana Martinez announced today that New Mexico has been awarded a $34.2 million grant by the federal Health and Human Services (HHS) Department to help establish an affordab...
CMS Delays HIPAA Verion 5010 Enforcement 90 Days
Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 15:25
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will not enforce the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date for all HIPAA covered entities to transition to the Version 5010 electronic...
Medicare Contractor Change for NM
Tue, Nov 15th 2011, 15:47
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on November 8, 2011 that it has concluded the second re-competition of a Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC). ...
Final Medicare fee schedule rule emphasizes need to repeal SGR
Sat, Nov 12th 2011, 11:51
Please see the status report below on the Medicare fee schedule…Senator Bingaman continues to work very hard on your behalf, in tandem with the AMA, and we appreciate his efforts to resolve this...
NM Workforce Assessment Report - October 2011
Wed, Nov 2nd 2011, 14:09
New Mexico Workforce Assessment and Recommendation Partnership - First Interim Report (NM Department of Workforce Solutions, October 12, 2011). This report provides information on existing labor...
SGR Fix Letter & Resources
Thu, Oct 27th 2011, 11:28
In a joint letter to Congress last week, the AMA, AARP and other national organizations representing physicians and Medicare patients urged lawmakers to permanently fix Medicare’s failed physici...
Final ACO Rule Released
Thu, Oct 27th 2011, 11:26
The final rule on accountable care organizations (ACO) released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) includes numerous AMA recommendations for improvement. Among other...