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Tuesday, March 12, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Important CMS Announcement: Advanced Medicare Payments »
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new opportunity for physicians impacted by the cyberattack and...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
States target health insurers’ ‘prior authorization’ red tape »
Health News Florida | By  Bram Sable Smith - KFF Health News Published February 13, 2024...
Monday, January 22, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
$15 billion win for physicians on prior authorization »
Source: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/15-billion-win-physicians-prior-authorization &n...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Changes in Hospital Adverse Events and Patient Outcomes Associated With Private Equity Acquisition »
Question    How do quality of care and patient outcomes change after private equity acquisition of hospitals?...
Thursday, December 14, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
7.3% Pediatric Rate Increases for Physicians Serving Children (Ages 0-20) »
Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert:  December 14, 2023 Provider Type(s): ALL 7.3% Pediatric...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Grappling with Florida's physician shortage and the effect on health care access »
Source Health News Florida WUWF | By  Ryan Dailey - News Service of Florida   |    Published&nbs...
Thursday, December 7, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Physicians Say Practice Ownership By Non-Physician Organizations Worsened Patients’ Quality Of Care »
Source: Physicians Advocacy Institute  Survey of 1,000 employed U.S. physicians reveals chal...
Friday, December 1, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
FTC chief gears up for a showdown with private equity »
Health News Florida | By Harris Meyer - KFF Health News Published November 30, 2023 at 12:38 PM EST https://health.wus...
Friday, November 10, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senate Memorandum on Live Healthy - Growing Florida's Health Care Workforce »
In the coming years, Florida's free state will continue to attract families, businesses, and seniors. Our estimates indica...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Moffitt Cancer Center Study »
Invitation To Participate in Stakeholder Interviews for a Moffitt Cancer Center Study! Dear Physicians Society of Cen...
Thursday, October 26, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medical education loan reimbursement update »
By Mary Thomas, Esq., FMA Assistant General Counsel | Oct. 25, 2023 On Oct. 11, Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez held a...
Friday, September 22, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Med Mal Issue Back This Session »
North Fort Myers Republican Rep. Spencer Roach, an attorney, is taking another stab at closing a loophole in Florida law t...
Thursday, September 21, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
130 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know »
Six Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) based in Florida were recently recognized in Becker's Hospital Review's list of 130 Ho...
Wednesday, August 16, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Reduces No Surprises Act Fee After Court Vacates Price Hike »
 The fee for initiating a payment dispute under the No Surprises Act is back to $50 after a federal court recently st...
Monday, July 17, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry: Actionable Intelligence for an Active Threat Landscape »
The healthcare industry is characterized by highly specific challenges that give rise to a unique cybersecurity risk profi...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Experts Try to Determine Extent of Water Contamination in Seminole County »
Residents of some parts of Seminole County may have for decades been drinking contaminated water that could cause cancer,...
Thursday, July 6, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
State releases emergency rules on mandatory masking in health care settings »
AHCA and DOH worked together on the emergency rules. Doctors’ offices and hospitals can no longer require all visito...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Malaria–Information for Clinicians »
The following is a message from FLHAN Everbridge System.    Four local cases of malaria (Plasmodium vivax)...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
FMA Supports Resolution on Medicare Physician Payment Reform by the AMA »
Florida Medical Association Supports Resolution on Medicare Physician Payment Reform by the American Medical Association &...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
AMA: DEA Extends Telehealth Flexibilities »
The ability to prescribe controlled substances based on telehealth patient visits was set to expire when the COVID-19 Publ...
Thursday, May 4, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Ending of Federal Public Health Emergency »
Updated Co-Payment and Telemedicine Guidance for Medical and Behavioral Health Providers   Florida Medicai...
Thursday, May 4, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
2023 FMA State Budget Update »
The 2023 Legislative Session is coming to a close, and your Florida Medical Association has taken tremendous strides i...
Monday, March 20, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
3-year study of NPs in the ED: Worse outcomes, higher costs »
Source:  AMA Nurse practitioners (NPs) delivering emergency care without physician supervision or collaboration i...
Thursday, March 2, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Court: No Surprises Act final rule favors insurers, must be revamped »
Tanya Albert Henry, Contributing News Writer AMA In a win for physicians, a federal court for the second time in le...
Monday, February 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for ADHD drugs, painkillers »
Source: Health News Florida The DEA plans to reinstate once longstanding requirements that were waived once COVID hit, en...
Friday, February 24, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
PSCF Physician Leaders Meet with Legislators in Tallahassee »
On February 22, 2023 members of the PSCF traveled to Tallahassee to meet with our local representatives at the Capitol....
Monday, February 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors »
Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effe...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023   (1 Comment - view/add)
Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education program launches Feb. 1 »
Great news for physicians! This Wednesday, Feb. 1, the state Department of Health will launch the Florida Reimbursement As...
Thursday, September 22, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Health Information Technology’s (ONC) rules on information blocking »
In April 2021, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) rules on information block...
Thursday, July 14, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Proposed Physician Payment Schedule Rule »
On July 7, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for the 2023 Medicare p...
Friday, July 8, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
HHS awards more than $155 million to expand training for primary care residents »
Source:  https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com The move increases the number of residents training in community hea...
Thursday, June 30, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Key Bills Sent to the Governor: What Physicians Need to Know »
By Jeff Scott, Esq., FMA General Counsel Source:  https://www.flmedical.org/   More than th...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
DeSantis signs bill to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers »
The bill, in part, will give the Office of Insurance Regulation more authority over pharmacy benefit managers. Gov. Ro...
Thursday, May 19, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Patients, Doctors, Insurers Agree: Prior Approvals For Treatment Should Come Faster »
Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But...
Thursday, May 12, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
No Patient Left Alone Act Provider Alert »
On April 6, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 988 , The No Patient Left Alone Act , to guarantee Florida families...

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