| Now We Wait: After the ACA Oral Arguments
added: 3/30/2012
While the Court's ultimate ruling is still anyone's guess, after three days of the most carefully dissected arguments since Bush v. Gore, the exchanges between the Justice and the attorneys on either side shed a bit more light on what
Oral Arguments Begin over Affordable Care Act
added: 3/26/2012
Today marks the beginning of three days of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court to debate the constitutionality of the individual mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance or face government sanctioned fines. In total, the justices will hear
CMS Releases Proposed Rules for Physician Payment Sunshine Act
added: 1/6/2012
CMS has released its proposed rules for implementation of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. This Act part of the Affordable Care Act will require drug and medical device manufacturers to publicly report gifts and payments made to physicians and teaching
Obama Administration to let States Define Essential Health Benefits
added: 12/19/2011
In an unexpected move, the White House announced Friday that the federal government would not define any of the ten "essential health benefits" that must be included in health plans beginning in 2014 in order for those plans to be certified and included in the Health Insurance Exchanges.
Deloitte Releases Study of Physician Perspectives on Health Reform
added: 12/14/2011
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions has published the results of a nationwide survey of physicians, the intent of which was to gauge physicians' attitudes towards current and anticipated health care reforms resulting from the Affordable Care Act. The
Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge on Health Reform Law
added: 11/15/2011
The U.S Supreme Court has announced that it will hear the challenge brought by Florida and 25 other states. The Court will hear oral argument on four issues First, the Court will determine whether Congress had the power under the Constitution's
Medicare Shared Savings (ACO) Applications Available
added: 11/11/2011
Access the application and register for a national provider call on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
Demise of the CLASS Act: What Does it Mean for Health Reform in General?
added: 10/25/2011
The federal government recently announced that the CLASS Act - a program created by the Affordable Care Act - would not be going forward. What this might mean for the health reform law is up for debate.
MedPAC Proposes Pay Cuts to Fund SGR Repeal
added: 9/21/2011
Click here for TMA's news article on the proposed pay cuts for specialist physicians, and pay freezes for primary care physicians.
Medicaid RAC Audit Final Rules Announced
added: 9/15/2011
On September 14th, HHS released a final rule to establish the Medicaid RAC program mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The rule, which will go into effect January 2, 2012, directs states to work with Medicaid RAC contractors. Whereas in
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