Mike Cassidy has been named again as one of America’s Best Lawyers in Healthcare , for the 2010 list.
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On August 1, 2009, health care providers will be subject to enforcement of the "Red Flag Rules" issued by the Federal Trade Commission under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. The Red Flag Rules apply to health care providers who allow patients to pay for health care services, for example through co-payments and deductibles…
A bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives in June that would close the in-office ancillary service exemption for MRI, CT and PET allowed under the Start anti-self-referral law may be added to a healthcare reform package currently under consideration in Congress.
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced HR 2962, or the Integrity in Medicare…
Reprinted from Physician News Briefs
By Ceci Connolly and Michael D. Shear
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 15, 2009; 2:42 PM
After a key Senate committee pushed forward with an overhaul of the nation’s health care system, President Obama today sought to reassure Americans satisfied with their current health insurance that the plans passed…
Findings by the Council were that the broken US Immigration System risks serious consequences to U.S. national interests:
Specifically:
– Weaken US Economy
– Jeopardize Diplomacy
– Imperil National Security
Council on Foreign Relations Press Release:
http://www.aila.org/content/fileviewer.aspx?docid=29470&linkid=206416
Council on Foreign Relations Report on Immigration Policy:
http://www.aila.org/content/fileviewer.aspx?docid=29470&linkid=206410
The August Visa Bulletin was just released. Currently Employment Based Category Three (Skilled Worker) remains unavailable and Employment Based Category Two (Advanced Degree Professional) for India is backlogged to October 1, 2003. For all other countries Advanced Degree Professional Immigrant visas are currently available. Please see August 2009 State Department Visa Bulletin
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In the proposed changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, CMS is proposing to change the physician supervision requirements applicable to hospital outpatient services described in the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. In the proposed rulemaking release, issued July 1, 2009, CMS indicates that physician supervision requirements requiring "direct supervision"…
This proposed rule would update the revised Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from CMS’s continued experience with administrating that system. The proposed rule sets forth applicable relative payment weights and amounts for services furnished in ASCs, the specific HCPCS codes to which these proposed changes would…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2010. The press release and the entire 1,200 fee schedule are attached. CMS is projecting a 21.5% physician fee schedule decrease based upon the application of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. Of course, Congress has intervened in each of the last five…
