By a vote of 243-183, the US House passed HR 3961 – Medicare Physician Payment Act on Thursday. The bill repeals the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and provides an MEI, or Medicare Economic Index, update for 2010 instead of a 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut.
Steve Keene, NCMS General Counsel and Deputy EVP, and Chip Baggett, NCMS Director of Legislative Relations, spoke this week to meetings of the NCMS Employee Benefit Plan Member Advisory Council (MAC), comprised of practice administrators across the state who participate in the NCMS Plan.
The Policy Committee of the NC Medical Board has drafted a proposed position statement on telemedicine for consideration and possible adoption by the full Board.
