2013 Archives

 

2013 Archives

 

• Medicare: Payments and New Requirements for 2014
  (December 20, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    An update on legislation in Congress to fix the Medicare payment problems caused by the SGR formula; new fee schedule, effective Jan 1, contains new quality reporting requirements that physicians will need to comply with in order to avoid payment penalties; new "Prescription Drug Abuse" paper published in Annals
• The Latest on the Health Insurance Exchanges
  (December 6, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Progress shown in the operation of the health insurance exchanges, but work still needed; Majority of participants in new study think that our health care system needs a fundamental overhaul
• A New Proposal for Medicare Payments
  (November 22, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Details on a new legislative framework released by Congress regarding Medicare Payments and the SGR; New Health Affair's study released on how our aging population could increase the demand for subspecialist care and the effect that may have on providing primary care; New report calling for patient-centered medical homes (PCMH) to incorporate a "medical neighborhood"
• The Year-End Push for a Medicare Payment Fix
  (November 8, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    ACP asks Congress to work to resolve looming SGR and sequestration cuts; An update on the Affordable Care Act rollout; Why health care co-ops were created, what they are meant to do and challenges that they face
• The Shutdown Ends and the Insurance Marketplace Rollout Begins
  (October 25, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Congress passes legislation to re-open the federal government and extend debt ceiling; Problems with the federal exchange website, physicians are most satisfied when they're able to deliver high-quality care to their patients
• The Latest on the Government Shutdown and Health Care
  (October 11, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    How the federal government shutdown and upcoming battle over the debt ceiling are affecting health care-related government functions; ACP, in comment letter to HHS, believes physicians and other health care professionals need more time before they must begin reporting on the next stage of Meaningful Use measures; Changes to HIPAA update the regulations to better protect patient privacy in light of technological advances that have been made since the law was enacted
• What will Congress do on health care this fall?
  (September 13, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Congressional Bickering Could Affect Outcome of Health Care Issues This Fall; As Health Reform Rolls Out, Some Provisions are Delayed, Others Tweaked; Unraveling the Confusion Over Insurance Rates
• What's Happening with Medicare Payments?
  (August 16, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Bill to Repeal the SGR Moves Forward in Congress; Medicare Fee Proposal Breaks New Ground
• Health Care and the Immigration Debate; ACO and Referrals
  (July 19, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Health Care and the Debate on Immigration Policy; Internal Medicine Subspecialist's Concerned ACOs are Routing Away Their Patients; Impact of the Delay in one of the Affordable Care Act Provisions
• New ACP Tool Offers New Way to Regulatory Changes and Deadlines
  (June 28, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    New ACP Physician and Practice Timeline; Senate and House Solutions to the Medicare Payment Dilemma; Patient Protection in a Dispute Between Hospitals and Medicare; Taking a Look Back at the Supreme Court's Ruling on the Affordable Care Act
• ACP Members Head to Capitol Hill for Leadership Day
  (June 7, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Highlights from ACP's Annual Leadership Day; This Year's Recipient of the Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine Award; New Smoking Cessation Campaign from the CDC; Dramatic Slowing of the Rate of Increase in Health Care Spending
• What ACP told Congress about Medicare Payments
  (May 17, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Leaders Finds Reason for Optimism About Repeal of the SGR; Slowing of Medicare Cost Increases May Put Cost-Cutting Board on the Shelf; Government Fine-Tunes System for Expanding Coverage to the Uninsured
• ACP's New Leaders on Advocacy
  (May 3, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    New ACP Leaders Target Expanding Medicaid and Replacing the SGR; President's Call for Entitlement Cuts Raises Some Concern; ACP Calls Inaction by Congress on Gun Violence Unacceptable
• A New Redesign for our Advocacy Website
  (April 4, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    A New Website Design Puts Advocacy Information at Your Fingertips; New Program Promotes Specialists' Involvement in Medical Home Practices; Electronic Records Aren't Finding Favor Among Some Physicians
• How Will the Sequester Affect Medicare Payments?
  (March 22, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Sequestration Cuts Will Bring Reduction in Medicare Reimbursements; Comission Recommends Transitioning From Fee-for-Service Physician Payments; Plan to Raise Medicaid Payments to Medicare Level Moves Ahead, but at Snail's Pace
• Updated Guide for Physicians on the Affordable Care Act
  (March 8, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Revised ACP Guide Reflects Changes to Affordable Care Act; GOP Congressmen Join Effort to Change Medicare Payment System; Federal Government Sets Insurance Standards for Core Benefits
• ACP on the State of the Nation's Health Care
  (February 22, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Puts Forth Two-Pronged Approach for Fixing U.S. Health Care Woes; Congress Gets New Bill to Repeal the Medicare Payment Formula; President's State of the Union Address Notes a Need for Entitlement Reforms
• ACP Calls for Changes to GME; New Studies on EHRs and the PCMH
  (January 25, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    ACP Urges Changes in Graduate Medical Education; New Study Looks at Why Electronic Health Records Fall Short on Cost Savings; Might Team-Based Medicine Eliminate the Primary Care Shortage?
• Medicare Payments in 2013; What is Your State Doing About Medicaid Expansion?
  (January 11, 2013)
• • In this issue:
    Physicians Escape Medicare Rate Cuts as Part of 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal; ACP Helps State Chapters Push to Expand the Reach of Medicaid; What Treatments Work Best?