Legislation To Repeal SGR Unveiled The Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans unveiled draft legislation that would repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and replace it with a new system for determining Medicare physician payments. June 13, 2013 Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Resources Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans, legislation, Medicare, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Covered California Update Covered California, the state agency implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), has announced participating health insurers and proposed premiums for the state's exchange. 13 commercial health plans were selected to offer products on the exchange, including California's three largest insurance providers, Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California. June 13, 2013 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Legislation ACA, Affordable Care Act, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Kaiser Permanente 0 0 Comment Read More »
Funding UCR School of Medicine California’s Senate and Assembly have unanimously approved identical bills appropriating $15,000,000 annually from the General Fund to the Regents of the University of California for allocation to the School of Medicine at UC Riverside. June 13, 2013 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Legislation, Riverside County Community Assembly, CA Senate, Council on Graduate Medical Education, Federal Legislation, Funding, Legislation, UC Riverside 0 0 Comment Read More »
Health Reform Heats Up More than three years have passed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was into law, setting into motion some of the most dynamic and volatile years the nation’s health care industry has ever seen. April 25, 2013 California Legislation, Federal Legislation, Health Care Reform, Legislation, Resources ACA, Health Reform 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare reimbursement for physicians will be cut by 2 percent on April 1 With no solution on the horizon to the budgetary woes in Congress, physicians should prepare for a 2 percent reduction in reimbursement from the Medicare program beginning on April 1. March 22, 2013 Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Resources Congress, Medicaid, Medi-Cal, Medicare, Sequestration 0 0 Comment Read More »
Sequestration FAQ: How will the cuts affect California physicians? How will the cuts affect California physicians? March 4, 2013 Federal Legislation, Legislation, Medicare, Resources Sequestration 0 0 Comment Read More »