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Wednesday, February 23, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Why prior authorization is bad for patients and bad for business »
What’s the news: Prior authorization  is a huge administrative burden for physician practices that often delays p...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
HHS Extends the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period »
The American Medical Association raised concerns to the Biden Administration about the need to extend the reporting period...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Senate Passes Legislation to Halt Medicare Physician Payment Cuts »
On December 8, 2021, the Senate passed legislation halt Medicare physician payment cuts that were scheduled to take effect...
Friday, December 10, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Surprise Billing Litigation »
Source: American Medical Association The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association filed a compla...
Monday, October 4, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Surprise Medical Bills »
Biden-Harris Administration Advances Key Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills, Giving Peace of Mind to Millions of...
Monday, October 4, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
How latest surprise-billing rule entrenches health insurers’ power »
Source: AMA What’s the news:  The Biden administration has  issued a second interim final r...
Monday, October 4, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 and rural payments – application deadline October 26, 2021 »
The American Medical Association continues to advocate for federal support of physician practices, and provides this upda...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
How the new DNA privacy law could affect your practice »
By Jeff Scott, Esq. FMA General Counsel On June 29, 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 833, the “Protecting DNA...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
AMA Report: Sharp Decreases in Opioid Prescribing and Increases in Drug-Related Overdose and Death »
    CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a report today showing a 44.4 per...
Monday, September 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Stark regs tightened on physician group pay for ancillaries: 5 details »
Laura Dyrda -  Monday, September 13th, 2021    Print   |   Email   The...
Monday, September 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Justice Department targets health system consolidation 'detrimental to our economy' »
President Joseph Biden  attacked  anticompetitive acquisitions earlier this year with an executive order to...
Monday, September 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Insurance companies reimpose copays and deductibles for patients with COVID-19, »
Insurance companies reimpose copays and deductibles for patients with COVID-19, bringing financial hardship  ...
Monday, September 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Administration Looks To Expand Telehealth In Rural America »
The  New York Times  (9/19, Walker) reports, “The roughly 15% of the population living in rural America incl...
Friday, August 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Upcoming ONC webinar on information blocking »
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting a series of webinars to discuss...
Tuesday, August 3, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
AMA, physician groups push back on VA’s plan to establish new national standards of practice »
MedPage Today (8/2, Firth) reports, “The American Medical Association (AMA) and dozens of physician groups are pushing...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Legislation Affecting Physician Assistants »
  HB 431, presented during the 2021 Legislative Session, was signed by the Governor and took effect on July 1, 2...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Doctors Face New Rules For Smokable Medical Marijuana »
By Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida Physicians who don’t comply with the new requirements could face d...
Thursday, July 15, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Your e-prescribing requirements under state and federal law »
The FMA has received several emails from physicians who are having issues with pharmacies that are refusing to fill prescr...
Tuesday, July 13, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
FACT SHEET: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy »
On Friday, July 9, President Biden signed an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the US economy through init...
Monday, July 12, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Treating minors under Florida’s new ‘parental consent’ law »
By Jeff Scott, Esq. FMA General Counsel Prior to HB 241 being signed into law, the Florida Statutes did not cont...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Parent’s Bill of Rights Legislation »
#right {display: none !important;} Parent’s Bill of Rights Legislation Takes Effect in Florida Fraser Cobbe,...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Telehealth Could Suffer as Order Expires »
TALLAHASSEE --- Florida health-care providers are going back in time. The growing emergence of telehealth, or teleme...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Central Florida Physicians Among Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide »
AdventHealth Clinical Leaders Among Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide (ORLANDO, FL - June 21, 2021)  — ...
Thursday, June 24, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
More independent doctors join price transparency movement »
As hospitals stumble, sputter and stall in their half-hearted efforts to comply with the hospital price transparency rule...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
PAs Seek New Title: 'Physician Associate' »
PAs Seek New Title: 'Physician Associate' The American Academy of Physician...
Monday, June 14, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
OSHA Announces COVID-19 Safety Rule »
The  New York Times  (6/10, Scheiber) reports that on Thursday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administrat...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Why medical societies are in a unique position to address burnout »
Prior to the surge of COVID-19,  physician burnout saw a decline . But as the pandemic rages on, burnout remains a co...
Thursday, April 22, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Florida lawmakers target minority maternal health in Duval County »
TALLAHASSEE  – Florida lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill (HB 1381) that would establish pilot program...
Thursday, April 15, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Wednesday, April 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medical Licensure Extended Until June 30, 2021 »
Medical Licensure Extended Until June 30, 2021 On March 31, 2021, as part of the response efforts to the Novel Coronav...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Will more payers buy ASCs? »
By Laura Dyrda - Becker's ASC Review ASC industry leaders expect more consolidation in the coming years as the cost...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
American Medical Association Guide to Surprise Billing Law »
Click here to view  an initial guide provided by the American Medical Association (AMA) to the major provisions...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
House, Senate Diverge of Health Lawsuit Bills »
HOUSE, SENATE DIVERGE ON HEALTH LAWSUIT BILLS   Christine Sexton/New Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE --- Lawmakers...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Federal action on surprise medical bills: What doctors should know »
Patients will be protected from unexpected medical costs, while out-of-network physicians other clinicians and facilities...
Thursday, January 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Telehealth Claim Lines Increase 3,060 Percent Nationally When Comparing October 2019 to October 2020 »
Telehealth claim lines increased 3,060 percent nationally from October 2019 to October 2020, rising from 0.18 percent...

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