Documents

February 2012

• Rokita Sends Letter To House Leadership Urging Repeal Of Medical Device Tax
• States, NFIB, Private Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Briefs On Mandate, Anti-Injunction Act
• Poll Shows Voters Oppose Medicare Cuts To Nursing Homes
• CMS Says It Will Launch Delayed PMD Prior Authorization, RAC Prepayment Demos In June
• HCAN Blasts Senate Bill To Exclude Insurance Agent Commissions From MLR Calculations
• MACOSH Meeting Set For Feb. 22-23
• AdvaMed Praises Bill To Streamline De Novo Process, Finalize Pre-Amendment Device Classification
• Baucus Probes Ways To Increase Price Transparency In Medical Device Industry After New Report Reveals Gaps
• MGMA Complains To CMS About Payment Disruptions Caused By HIPAA 5010
• AMA Letter To Sebelius On ICD-10
• Sens. Lieberman, Coburn Urge Their Leadership To Oppose Using War Funds For 'Doc Fix'
• MAP Weighs-In On Quality Measures For Use In Federal Healthcare Programs
• Hart/Public Opinion Strategies Medicare Poll Shows Opposition To Nursing Home Funding Cuts
• FDA Responds To Lawmakers' Query On Device Reforms
• Key House Democrats Unveil Bill Reforming FDA Device Approval Process
• Grassley Seeks Answers From FDA On Treatment Of Whistleblowers
• Stakeholders' Comments On Essential Health Benefits
• AHIP Comments On EHB
• BCBSA Weighs In On EHB Issues
• Families Submits Comments On EHB Bulletin
• HHS Releases 2011 Coverage Gap Discount Data, Report On Medicare Beneficiary Savings Under ACA
• ASSE Offers Free Podcasts On OSH, Environmental Topics
• GOP Doctors Ask For AARP Proposals To Reform Medicare
• Georgetown Univ. Report Finds CHIPRA Works
• National Association For Home Care & Hospice Creates New Medicaid Affiliate