Regulatory

Legislative Update from the Memphis Medical Society

Mar 17, 2024 at 10:47 pm by pjeter

  By CLINT CUMMINS   2024 will (and already has been) a year focused on taking care of the medical community. Taking care in the sense of making sure our physicia.... Read More

TMA Sets Legislative Agenda Ahead of the 2024 Tennessee General Assembly

Sep 18, 2023 at 11:06 am by admin

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The Inflation Reduction Act: How Price Controls Could Disrupt Clinical Trials and Stifle Medical Innovation

Sep 12, 2023 at 05:25 pm by pjeter

  By HARSHA RAJASIMHA   The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes important provisions purported to lower drug spending and improve access to medications for man.... Read More

Special Medicaid Funds Help Most States, but Prompt Oversight Concerns

May 07, 2023 at 03:15 pm by pjeter

  By Andy Miller, Kaiser Health News   Emanuel Medical Center in rural Georgia racks up more than $350,000 a month in losses providing health care for low-in.... Read More

The No Surprises Act is Full of Surprises

Mar 18, 2023 at 08:46 pm by pjeter

  Legislation had problems from the get-go   By LYNNE JETER   The No Surprises Act (NSA), which went into effect Jan. 1, 2022, to protect patients from an.... Read More

2023 Legislative Priorities for TMA/Memphis Medical Society/MGMA

Mar 18, 2023 at 06:13 pm by pjeter

  By CLINT CUMMINGS, MHA   2023 will be a year of working to clean up, rehabilitate, and polish several areas that impact the practice of medicine. Medical groups.... Read More

States Opting Out of a Federal Program That Tracks Teen Behavior as Youth Mental Health Worsens

Nov 24, 2022 at 09:10 pm by pjeter

  By Daniel Chang, Kaiser Health News    As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America’s young people, a small.... Read More

Mental Health Providers: Balancing Privacy with Public Welfare

Nov 24, 2022 at 07:14 pm by pjeter

  By RICHARD F. CAHILL, JD   As reported by the national media on an almost daily basis, a large sector of the population has experienced heightened tensions rela.... Read More

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

Sep 13, 2022 at 02:02 pm by admin

  By JD THOMAS and ANDREW SOLINGER   Consider this common scenario: A new physician joins your practice – whether from out-of-state, residency, or another p.... Read More

Conservatives on Supreme Court, as Expected, End Nationwide Right to Abortion

Jun 24, 2022 at 01:37 pm by pjeter

  By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News  The Supreme Court on Friday formally overturned its 49-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and with.... Read More

FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Booster for Children 5 through 11 Years

May 17, 2022 at 10:19 am by pjeter

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster do.... Read More

THA, TMA, TNA Outline Legislative Priorities

Mar 24, 2021 at 02:00 pm by admin

The 112th Tennessee General Assembly convened in mid-January. As the state and nation continue to navigate COVID-19, legislators are looking at issues and fallout pertaining t.... Read More

THA, TMA Outline Legislative Priorities

Feb 13, 2020 at 01:24 pm by admin

Telehealth, CON, Scope of Practice Lead Concerns The Tennessee General Assembly reconvened in January for the second half of the 111th session. Hundreds of bills have been fi.... Read More

Updating the Way to Pay: Additional Proposed Changes to PFS, QPP

Aug 14, 2018 at 04:53 pm by admin

Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the proposed rule for the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP). Billing the ch.... Read More

Opinion: Beware the ZPIC Audit

Aug 09, 2017 at 12:10 pm by admin

While the Federal Government has many contracted auditors to assist in identifying overpayments to healthcare providers, by far the most dangerous of these auditors, from the.... Read More