If you are a physician who enrolled in Medicare before November 2003 AND have not updated your Medicare enrollment information since then, you do NOT have an enrollment record in PECOS (Medicare...

Expanded Tax Benefits for Health Professionals in Underserved Areas
Fri, Jun 25th 2010, 09:57

Affordable Care Act Provides Expanded Tax Benefit to Health Professionals Working in Underserved Areas (IRS Newswire 6/16/10)

WASHINGTON — As part of a larger Administration announcement on...

Senate Blocks 21.3% Medicare Cut to Nov.30 - House Votes Next Week
Fri, Jun 18th 2010, 13:58

The Senate just passed legislation via a unanimous consent agreement blocking the 21.3 percent cut to Medicare physician payments until Nov 30. The House of Representatives must also vote on the...

CMS To Process Claims Reduced 21% - Starts Now
Fri, Jun 18th 2010, 09:37

Implementation of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician payments produced by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula starts today. The U.S. Senate was unable to agree on H.R. 4213, the Am...

Barbara McAneny MD - Elected to AMA Board of Trustees
Tue, Jun 15th 2010, 09:09

Congratulations to Barbara McAneny MD on her election to the AMA Board of Trustees this morning! This was a tough election with eight excellent candidates running for four seats on the Board. Th...

PECOS Deadline June 28, 2010
Mon, Jun 14th 2010, 17:18

Physicians (doctors of medicine or osteopathy), physician assistants, and other health care providers should establish and update a record in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownershi...

Medicare Claim Delay Extended Through June 17
Mon, Jun 14th 2010, 10:01

CMS is now directing its contractors to continue holding June 1 and later claims through Thursday, June 17, lifting the hold on Friday, June 18.

This morning the Centers for Medicare & Medi...

Red Flags Rule - Law Suit Filed Against FTC (May 28, 2010)
Thu, Jun 10th 2010, 15:37

On May 28, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, for the fifth time, it will again delay enforcement date of the Red Flags Rule—this time through December 31, 2010.

The AMA ...

Medicare-Medicaid Enrollment & Claims Changes (July 6, 2010)
Thu, Jun 10th 2010, 13:08

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule that impacts Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and claims. The rule applies several Patient Protection and A...

Medical Corporation Definition - Clarification Adopted by NM Medical Board
Fri, May 21st 2010, 16:03

The NM Medical Board unanimously adopted revisions to the Medical Practice Act [16.10.1 NMAC] on May 21, 2010. The law will be promulgated in 30 days and take effect on July 1st. The revised lan...

"Extenders Bill" Vote - Temporary SGR Fix
Fri, May 21st 2010, 09:12

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on an “extenders bill” that is expected to include a new proposal to avert the 21 percent cut in Medicare physician payments that is scheduled to ...

Contact Members of Congress - Permanent Fix Needed to Medicare SGR
Thu, May 20th 2010, 13:36

Based on conversations with policy makers, the American Medical Association cannot support an emerging proposal to address the flawed Medicare physician payment formula. The result in five years...

Survey - Please Complete on How SGR Affects Your Practice
Thu, May 13th 2010, 15:29

Nine times in the last seven years, physicians have faced Medicare payment cuts that were avoided only after Congress intervened. Many of these interventions provided little or no annual increas...

AMA Announces Support for HC Truth & Transparency Act
Thu, May 13th 2010, 13:41

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced its support for the
Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act (H.R. 5295). The bill, introduced by Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) and Rep. David Scott (...

Health Reform Targets NM Workforce
Mon, May 3rd 2010, 08:54

Albuquerque Journal Editorial - May 3, 2010
By Sen. Dede Feldman, Democrat, Albuquerque
& Daniel Derksen MD, Family Physician

A little over a month ago, President Obama signed H.R. 3590...

A Note from Senator Bingaman's Office
Fri, Apr 30th 2010, 09:05

Information about how to access Health Information Technology (HIT) funding is available at http://www.cms.gov/recovery/11_healthit.asp. About $35 billion will become available in just a few mon...

CMS Advisory Panel Accepting Nominations
Thu, Apr 29th 2010, 09:16

Medicare Solicits Nominees for the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Groups: Members to Advise CMS on the Clinical Integrity of the APC Groups and Their Payment Weights –...

ICD-10-CM Basic Intro Transcripts Available
Thu, Apr 29th 2010, 09:13

Transcripts for ICD-10-CM National Provider Conference Call Now Available – The written and oral transcripts of the Basic Introduction to ICD-10-CM National Provider Conference Call, which was c...

Petition for Permanent Medicare Fix
Mon, Apr 26th 2010, 15:18

Stop the Medicare Meltdown - Petition for a Permanent Medicare Fix...Please join in our campaign to gather 1 million signatures to “Stop the Medicare Meltdown.” Add your name to the petition and...

RAC Conference Calls - CMS
Mon, Apr 26th 2010, 14:58

CMS has announced they will be hosting on the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) programs conference calls.To date, with some very limited exceptions, the RACs have not conducted any physician audi...

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