2010 Archives

 

2010 Archives

 

• Congress Fixes Medicare Payments Through 2011
  (December 10, 2010)
• • In this Issue:
    Congress Staves Off Sharp Cut in Medicare Fees; Medicare Launches Patient-Centered Medical Home Demonstration Projects; Physician Groups to Share in Medicare Savings
• Will You Qualify for the New Primary Care Bonus?
  (November 19, 2010)
• • In this Issue:
    How Election Results May Affect Health Policy; Medicare Opts to Allow More Internists to Qualify for Primary Care Bonus; Physician Pay Cut Looms Again
• Updates on Health Care Reform, the PCMH, & Rising Costs
  (November 5, 2010)
• • In this Issue:
    Insurance Coverage Increases for Preventive Services; As Technology Advances, So May the Patient-Centered Medical Home; New Report Shows Health Care Costs Rising Faster Than Inflation
• Introducing the PCMH Neighbor & Implementing Health Care Reform
  (October 22, 2010)
• • In this Issue:
    Neighbor Concept Opens PCMH to More Physician Practices; Change in Medicare Rules Adds Annual Wellness Checkup; Comparative Effectiveness Research Gaining Wide Support
• Payment Reform and News on the Patient Centered Medical Home
  (October 8, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Payment Reform: The Unfinished Business of Health Reform; Medical Home Builder Adds Features; Patient-Centered Medical Homes Called Promising but Not Perfect
• New Resources to Help You Understand Health Care Reform
  (September 24, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    New Guides Elucidate Health-Reform Law; When Assessing Price and Performance, Transparency is Key; Americans Turning to Emergency Departments for Care
• What Health Care Issues will Washington Work on this Fall?
  (September 10, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Election-Year Politics May Slow Health-Care Actions; ACP Urges Care in Use of Incentives to Encourage Healthy Behavior; Job Loss and Economy Impacting Family Health
• What to Expect From Health Reform This Year
  (August 13, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    What to Expect from Health Reform This Year; ACP Calls for Changes to End Disparities in Health Care
• Medicare Payment Fix Falls Short
  (July 16, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    SGR Patch Offers Interim Relief but No Solution; ACP Releases Comprehensive Tobacco Control Strategy
• More on Medicare Payments
  (June 18, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Senate Rejects Bill to Delay 21 Percent Pay Cut; Physicians Urged to Take a Team Approach; No Need to Panic Over Upcoming Medicare 'Deadline'
• Congress Must Act on Medicare Payments Upon Return from Recess
  (June 4, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Congress Fails to Halt Physician Payment Cuts; Leadership Day Brings ACP Voices to Capitol Hill; ACP Honors Dr. Preston Reynolds With 'Key Contact' Award
• What the Journals are Saying About Primary Care
  (May 14, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    A Peek at How Primary Care Doctors Spend Their Days; To Fix Health Care, First Fix Primary Care; Insurance Policy Cancellations on the Wane
• ACP Advocacy at Internal Medicine 2010
  (April 30, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Going Electronic Holds Hope for Better Health Care; E-Prescribing Takes Another Step Forward; New ACP President to Pursue Fairness, Efficiency in Health Care
• Congress Working to Fix Medicare Payment Cut
  (April 16, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Medicare Physician Fees in Limbo; New Independent Board Will Target Medicare Spending; Government Weighs Action Against Menthol Cigarettes
• Comprehensive Health Care Reform Enacted
  (April 2, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Health Reform Advances Key Priorities; Rules on Electronic Records Could Burden Practices; States Consider Challenging New Insurance Mandate
• The End-Game on Health Care Reform
  (March 19, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Health-Care Reform Nearing Final Vote in House; Medicare Commission Advocates for Change in Fees; More States Have Fewer Insurers, New Report Reveals
• Congress Delays Medicare Physician Payment Cut
  (March 5, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Senate Postpones Cut in Medicare Fees; Obama Presses Congress to Vote on Health Reform; Steep Insurance Rate Hikes Loom in Many States
• ACP Holds Annual State of the Nation's Health Care Briefing
  (February 19, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Implores Action on Essential Health Reforms; Can White House Salvage Health Reform; New Federal Rules Aim to Improve Mental Health Coverage
• What will the State of the Union and Budget Mean for Reform?
  (February 5, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Health Reform Idles as Politicians Regroup; Obama's Challenge to Congress: 'Don't Walk Away from Reform'; Time Spent Waiting for a Doctor is About to Get Shorter in California
• Health Care Reform Uncertain after Mass. Election
  (January 22, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Massachusetts Senate Race Upsets Health Reform Efforts; ACP Weighs 'Meaningful Use' Criteria; New Model Gains Steam as Way to Improve Care and Hold Down Costs
• Congress Halts Medicare Payment Cuts, Senate Passes Reform Bill
  (January 8, 2010)
• • In this issue:
    Obama Signs Law Delaying Medicare Physician Fee Cut; Senate Vote Shifts Focus to Crafting Compromise Health Bill; ACP 'Biopsy' Tool Could Aid Practice Transformation