Advocacy

Endocrine Insider - January 23, 2009

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Society Outlines 2009 Advocacy Agenda
During its January meeting, the Society’s Council approved the advocacy agenda for 2009, defining the legislative and regulatory priorities of the Society for the year. This year the Society will focus on six main topics...

 
Stimulus Package Includes Funds for Research
The House Democrats released their stimulus package on January 15, which includes money for the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy...

 
CMS to Delay ICD-10 Implementation after Pressure from Medical Specialties
As a result of comments provided by The Endocrine Society and other medical specialties on the difficulty of quickly implementing the new International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10) coding system...

 
Clinical Practice Guideline on Transgender Care Approved by the Society
Last week, The Endocrine Society’s Council approved the Society’s 11th guideline, Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons. The guideline was developed by a task force of content experts chaired by Wylie Hembree, M.D...