Advocacy Articles
Updates about legislative and regulatory issues impacting the field of sleep medicine
On Oct. 23, 2009, Senate Bill 132 (SB 132) was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger.
Premiums for Medicare Part B, which covers physician services, will increase by 15 percent next year to $110.50 per month.
Efforts to pass a bill (S 1776) that would permanently fix physician payments under Medicare have been stalled in the Senate.
The ICD-10-Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System Fact Sheet
S. 1776, the "Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009"
The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program is an opportunity to experience a year of mentored research training at a top-ranked, NIH-funded research center in a developing country in Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean.
Two new funding opportunity announcements from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
A file containing identifying information for every physician in the country contracted with a Blue-affiliated insurance plan was on a laptop computer stolen from a BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) employee.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate Finance Committee health system reform bill
Last week, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its 2010 Federal Work Plan.