Contents tagged with american medical association
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Two TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
Two TAFP members appointed to AAFP commissions
Two TAFP members have recently been appointed by the AAFP. Melissa Gerdes, M.D., was appointed as chair to the AAFP Commission on Quality and … more
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Upcoming Medicare deadline: Physicians who refer or order services must be enrolled by May 1
Upcoming Medicare deadline: Physicians who refer or order services must be enrolled by May 1
updated 05.8.13
Starting May 1, physicians who refer or order services for Medicare patients will be … more
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Congress averts fiscal cliff, staves off Medicare physician pay cut
Once again waiting until the last minute, Congress passed a bill on New Year’s Day that averts the fiscal cliff, delays sequestration provisions for two months, and staves off the 26.5 percent cut in Medicare physician pay for another year.
The fiscal cliff agreement increases revenue largely by targeting married couples earning more than $450,000 a year and single people earning more than $400,000 a year by raising rates for wages and investment profits, but shields those earning less than $250,000 a year from income tax increases, the Washington Post reports.
As TAFP reported in the weeks leading up to this agreement, Congress had to find roughly $30 billion to pay for a one-year patch to the sustainable growth rate formula and considered reversing the Medicaid primary care bonus to offset the cost. Modern Healthcare reports (free registration required) that cuts will come from other Medicare programs, most of which affect hospitals, pharmacies, and dialysis clinics. The primary care bonus appears to be intact.
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HHSC delays Medicaid fee increase for now
HHSC delays Medicaid fee increase for now
Organized medicine to Washington: Don’t reverse Medicaid bonus
posted 12.18.12
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has postponed the Medicaid … more
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TMA releases new physician toolkit to improve patient lifestyles, patient health
TMA releases new physician toolkit to improve patient lifestyles, patient health
posted 02.18.10
AMA Healthier Life Steps, a new toolkit from the Texas Medical Association and the American … more
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Greg Fuller, M.D., to run for AMA alternate delegate
Greg Fuller, M.D., to run for AMA alternate delegate
posted 04.21.11
TAFP member Greg Fuller, M.D., of Keller has put his name in the running to represent the Texas Medical Association as an … more
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TAFP members elected to national positions
TAFP members elected to national positions
Two Texas family physicians were elected to national leadership positions at the AAFP National Conference of Special Constituencies and Annual Leadership … more
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September meetings address hot topics in family medicine
TAFP local chapter news:
September meetings address hot topics in family medicine
Two TAFP local chapter meetings in Harris County and Travis County drew attention to current issues facing the … more