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2021 Archives

12/17/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Continues to Advocate for Important Legislation in Congress Heading into Year End; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Voices Support for Parts of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Hospital Outpatient Payment Rule
12/03/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Reproductive Health Rights; AMA, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Champion Improved Access to Maternal Health Care for Underserved
11/19/21
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, QPP Rule Finalized for 2022; New Federal Vaccination Policies Require Employers to Ensure Workers Are Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Calls for Improved Mental Health Care Access for All
11/05/21
New Vision of CMS Innovation Center Aligns With 91ºÚÁÏÍø Priorities for Payment Systems; Changes to PSLF Program May Enable More Young Physicians to Serve in Governmental, Nonprofit Settings; New York 91ºÚÁÏÍø Chapter Joins Forces With Giffords to End Gun Violence
10/15/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø: Let’s Step Up Efforts to Support the VHA; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Resources Help Physicians Navigate Changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Regulations; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Continues to Advocate for Patients and Physicians as Congress Continues 2022 Spending Bill Negotiations
10/01/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Submits Comment on 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program; New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Vaccination Policies Support Vaccination Mandates During Public Health Emergency; New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Policy Addresses Workplace Safety for Physicians, Health Care Workers
09/17/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Moves to Rein in Profit-Oriented Health Care System; CMS Interim Final Rule Aims to Eliminate Surprise Billing; 91ºÚÁÏÍø: Texas Legislation on Reproductive Health Care Denies Needed Health Care Services, Interferes With Patient-Physician Relationship
09/03/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Continues to Push for COVID-19 Vaccines, Masks in Schools; Infrastructure, Budget Legislation Passed by Senate Contains Positive Improvements for US Health Care; Recent Policy Reforms Make Progress in Expanding Access to Health Care
08/13/21
Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, QPP Released for 2022; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Joins Other Medical Organizations in Calling for Employers to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for All Health Care Workers
07/15/21
Supreme Court Votes to Sustain the Affordable Care Act; 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Others Form Coalition That Aims to Advocate for Primary Care Needs in America; AMA, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Take on Systemic Racism in Medicine
06/18/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Leads Charge for Greater Care Coordination in APMs; Biden Budget Proposal Increases Funding for Health Care, but Does Not Go ‘Big’ Enough
06/04/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Leadership Day Goes Virtual; Dr. Amy Davis of Pennsylvania Receives Neubauer Award for Advocacy Work; Series of Congressional Hearings Address Issues Brought to the Forefront During COVID-19
05/21/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Advocating for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Primary Care Offices; New 91ºÚÁÏÍø Leadership to Advocate for Patients and Physicians, Urge Members to Become Involved in Advocacy; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Backs Proposed FDA Ban of Menthol Cigarettes
05/07/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Annual Meeting: Despite Progress During Biden’s First 100 Days, More Work Needed in US Health Care, NASEM Releases Report on the Future of Primary Care in the US, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Champions Greater Protection of Personal Health Information Shared Via Apps.
04/16/21
Amid Recent Mass Shootings, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Reiterates Its Stance on Firearm Violence, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Seeks to Ensure Recent Health Information Technology Changes Benefit All, American Jobs Plan Includes Many Provisions for Improving Public Health.
04/02/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Pushes Physician Wellness to the Forefront, 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s New I.M. Emotional Support Hub Offers Resources to Safeguard Physician Health and Well-being, Health Insurance Coverage Set to Expand With Changes to ACA Subsidy Provisions.
03/19/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Appeals to CMS to Implement Reimbursement Policies for COVID-19 Vaccine Counseling, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Helps Reimagine Telehealth in the Post-COVID-19 Era, American Rescue Plan Act Provides Funding to Combat COVID-19 and Improve US Health Care.
03/05/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Rolls Out Tools to Help Physicians Use New E/M Codes, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Policy Paper Addresses Criminal Justice as a Public Health Issue, As Public Option Bills Considered in Congress, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Reiterates Support for Universal Coverage.
02/19/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Steps Up Efforts to Help Members Prep for New Information-Blocking Regulations, Racial Disparities in Access to and Quality of Health Care Addressed in Policy Paper, Washington Update: Biden Administration Pandemic Response, Proposed Reforms Impacting Practice.
02/05/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Offers Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Mask Mandates, Policy Paper Offers Guidance for Improving Diversity in Physician Education, Workforce, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Addresses Early Progress of Biden Administration in Improving Health Care, Tackling COVID-19.
01/22/21
91ºÚÁÏÍø Releases Policy Framework to Address Disparities in Health Care; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Achieves Historic Advocacy Wins in 2020; 91ºÚÁÏÍø Supports Changes to CMS Prior Authorization Rule, but Concerned Not All Aspects Addressed
01/08/21
New COVID-19 Legislation Spells Relief for Primary Care Physicians and Patients, 91ºÚÁÏÍø, Other Physician Groups Call for New Primary Care Financing Paradigm, Public Health Insurance, HCQ for COVID-19 Stir Debate at AMA House of Delegates Meeting.