5/1/2008 This week held a crucial deadline in the General Assembly as the May 1 ‘crossover’ date loomed. This deadline, pivotal at the end of a two-year session, mandates that pending legislation must pass at least one chamber of the General Assembly by May 1 read more »
5/1/2008 H.3567, which has been postponed in the Senate for weeks, is set for debate this coming Tuesday, May 6, by the full body. SCMA and others continue to encourage the Senate to duly consider this bill and its read more »
SCMA and others continue to encourage the Senate to duly consider this bill and its read more »
5/1/2008 S. 1129 (Thomas), the five-year pilot program designed to expand health insurance coverage to the working uninsured, specifically affordable basic policies to employees of small employers, passed the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Wednesday and was placed on the Senate calendar. The proposed legislation read more »
5/1/2008 S. 1010 (Lourie) was passed by the Senate and sent to the House for consideration Tuesday. The bill provides insurance coverage for policyholders’ dependents if one of the following criteria is met:
5/1/2008 Thanks to Dr. Jim McCoy (N. Charleston), Dr. Tommy Rowland (Charleston), and Dr. Marc New (N. Charleston) for their service at the Statehouse this week! read more »
5/1/2008 Several provisions in the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) settlement took effect April 21, after a final order was filed by the federal court in Miami. The development brings a $128 million payout to eligible physicians one step closer and allows the read more »
5/1/2008 On July 1, Medicare will slash physician payments 10.6 percent. Time is running out. Physicians and patients alike are urged to call their members of Congress and let them know how important the Save Medicare Act of 2008 (S. 2785) is for seniors and read more »
5/1/2008 CMS will host a national NPI Roundtable to address additional questions from the Medicare provider community regarding Medicare's NPI implementation. The roundtable will be on May 14 from 2:00-3:30 PM EDT. Providers will be able to submit questions through the online registration system at the time read more »
5/1/2008 In August 2006 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) passed federal rules making it possible for hospitals, health systems and health plans to donate health information technology (HIT) to physician practices. Given this recent trend, it’s important for physicians and practice managers read more »
5/1/2008 On April 14, CMS posted the Hospital 2009 IPPS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which includes expansion of the list of its Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) for non-payment (so called "never events"). Comments are due June 13. While the rule affects hospital DRG payments read more »