Advocacy

Endocrine Insider - December 11, 2008

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Delegates Advocate for Society at AMA Meeting
In a continuing effort to advance The Endocrine Society’s advocacy goals, the Society’s delegates attended the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) meeting in Florida in early November...

 
NIH to Fund New Investigators at a Rate Comparable to that of Established Investigators
In an announcement dated October 31, 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) updated information it released in September regarding the funding of new investigators and the newly defined Early Stage Investigators. The funding policies have arisen...

 
2009 Change in Physician Payment Rate Varies by Service
Physician payment changes and updates for 2009 are outlined in the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which was released in November. Overall, physicians will see a 1.1 percent increase in reimbursement thanks to the Medicare Improvements...

 
Medicare Electronic Enrollment Now Available
Beginning this month, Physicians and non-physician providers in 24 states and the District of Columbia can enroll and change their Medicare enrollment information electronically using the internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)...

 
New Research in JCEM Draws Media Attention
Two articles recently published in the Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism have garnered significant media attention, drawing interest from Reuters, Reader’s Digest, MSNBC, BBC News, Chicago Daily Herald, Health Day, and many others...