June 4, 2015 In anticipation of the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on October 1, 180 NMMS members and their staff gathered in Albuquerque and in Santa Fe on June 3rd to hear a detailed overview of the ICD-10 system and the physician’s role in preparing for the change...
June 2, 2015 Among the legislation that was successfully passed in 2015 and subsequently signed by Governor Susana Martinez were SB 325 – Limits Non-Compete Contractual Provisions for Healthcare Practitioners – and SB 220 – HMO Credentialing...
May 1, 2015 CMS is actively promoting the review period for the Open Payments Program, which began on April 6 and lasts for 45 days until May 20. They ask that physicians register as soon as possible, review your data and provide feedback to CMS at...
April 17, 2015 [Report Courtesy AMA Morning Rounds] The AP (4/17) reports that President Obama on Thursday (4/16) signed legislation repealing Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula, two days after the Senate passed the bipartisan bill. The article notes the bill...
April 15, 2015 Last night,on a bipartisan vote of 92 to 8, the Senate passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act,” or MACRA. Although six amendments were considered on the floor, none reached the threshold required for passage. As a result, the...
April 8, 2015 Governor Martinez signed SB325 which limits enforceability of contractual conditions involving certain healthcare practitioners who are under contract to health businesses. Declares a non-compete provision void, in a contract that restricts the right of...
March 30, 2015 Courtesy AMA Morning Rounds [March 30, 2015] — Senate must pass SGR fix by April 14 to avert payment cuts. USA Today (3/28, Kelly) reported that the Senate on Friday “postponed for two weeks a vote on a bill that would prevent a 21% cut in...
March 27, 2015 Courtesy AMA Morning Rounds [March 27, 2015] — Senate delays vote on SGR fix after House passes bipartisan bill. By a sizable majority, the House yesterday approved a bill to repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth rate formula. Coverage portrays the...
March 26, 2015 A short time ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act,” by a substantial bipartisan margin—392 to 37. Now attention turns to the Senate, where leadership will decide whether to take up the...
March 19, 2015 Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in Washington to permanently repeal Medicare’s sustainable growth-rate formula for paying doctors. Doctors would face a 21.2% cut in payments on April 1 if no legislative fix is enacted. Please contact NM...
