| Physicians Agree on Many Points for Reform
added: 4/21/2009
The Rolling Hills Group proposal for health system reform contains many
principles that physicians in Tennessee and across our nation can agree
on. We are unified in our belief that the U.S. healthcare system needs
reform if we expect to deliver the quality care that Americans demand
and deserve without breaking the bank...
TMA Presents Physicians’ View of TennCare to Legislators
added: 4/21/2009
Despite efforts to improve TennCare, many doctors’ perceptions of and
experiences with the program and its MCOs have not changed and, in many
cases, have worsened over the past year...
Medical Liability Reform Is More Than Caps
added: 4/21/2009
Tennessee is in a real health care crisis. This is the basis of much
debate at the State Capitol. The crisis is the adverse impact that the
volume and severity of medical malpractice lawsuits have on the
availability, safety, and cost of medical services in our state...
Tennessee Medical Association Takes Action To End Alcohol Ads In Tn College Sports
added: 4/21/2009
The Tennessee Medical Association is urging the state’s NCAA (National
Collegiate Athletic Association) schools to ban alcohol advertising
from their local sports programing...
TMA Announces Lawsuit Settlement With Blue Cross Blue Shield
added: 4/21/2009
The Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Tennessee (BCBST) have settled a long running lawsuit today. The
provisions of the settlement call for BCBST and other plans to pay more
than $128 million to physician-class members, but more importantly to
physicians, the settlement will set into motion a series of important
business practice changes that bring the estimated value of the entire
settlement consideration to well over $1 billion...
TN Law Enforcement, Prescribers Join Forces to Tackle RX Drug Abuse Summit Reinforces Common Goals
added: 4/21/2009
Law enforcement and medicine will come together over the next two
months for a meeting of the minds on reducing Tennessee’s dependance on
prescription drugs. “Tennessee: The State of Pills” is the title for
the Law Enforcement & Prescribers Summit (LEAPS) scheduled for
April 3 in Nashville, April 16 in Jackson, and May 7 in Knoxville...
Doctors, Patients Will Benefit from New Limits on Medical Liability Suits
added: 4/21/2009
After seven years, persistence has paid off for physicians and their
patients here in Tennessee. With the signing of a new law to reduce the
number of unwarranted medical liability lawsuits filed in our courts,
all Tennessee patients stand to reap the fruits of this labor...
TMA Says New Medical Liability Law Will Protect Access to Care and Help Lower Costs
added: 4/21/2009
The long-debated amendment to organized medicine’s medical liability
reform legislation has now passed both the Senate and the House of
Representative and is on its way to Governor Bredesen for his expected
signature...
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