| Senate Votes to Delay Medicare Cuts to Oct. 1 added: 3/11/2010 Another Senate vote to delay for Medicare physician payment cuts, this time to October 1. TMA Expects Party-Line Vote on New Health Reform Bill added: 3/5/2010 TMA leaders expect an up-or-down "reconciliation" vote on the new health reform proposal, with results split predictably along party lines. Medicare Payment Cuts Postponed for 30 Days added: 3/3/2010 The Senate has joined the House in voting to extend 2009 Medicare physician payment rates until April 1. AMA, Specialties Urge Summit Agreement on Key Health Reform Issues added: 2/24/2010 The AMA and specialty organizations are urging health reform summit attendees to reach bipartisan agreement on key issues. TMA Reacts to Pres. Obama’s New Health Plan added: 2/23/2010 The TMA is reacting to the new health reform proposal from President Obama. No Short-Term SGR Fix; Docs Urge Full Repeal added: 2/17/2010 As the Senate considers a proposal to delay looming Medicare physician pay cuts, the AMA is urging doctors to contact their senators and demand a permanent repeal of the flawed SGR formula. AMA Urges Continued Health System, Medicare Reforms added: 1/27/2010 The AMA has sent a new letter to President Obama and members of Congress, encouraging them to continue efforts to enact meaningful health system reforms this year.
TMA Member Alert: Silent PPO Transparency Effective Jan. 1 added: 12/29/2009 TMADec. 29, 2009TMA legislation designed to bring transparency to the selling of provider networks and discounts in the commercial health insurance market takes effect on January 1, 2010. Any questions should be directed to the TMA Legal Department at 800 659 TMA: Congress’ Prescription Fails to Address Real Health Reform Concerns added: 12/23/2009 TMADec. 23, 2009TMA comments on latest congressional actions on health system reform The Tennessee Medical Association remains unified in its belief that the U.S. health care system needs to be changed to allow physicians to continue to provide the quality care TMA Would Oppose TennCare-Modeled Federal Public Option added: 12/2/2009 While the health reform debate over a possible public insurance option is just beginning, the TMA does not want to see the same mistakes made in TennCare repeated at the national level.
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