Society Endorses EDC Legislation in Support of Society’s Goals
To support the goals outlined in the Society’s Scientific Statement and position statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals the Society endorsed the “Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009”...
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FY 2010 NIH Appropriations Included in Omnibus Package
The National Institutes of Health, which is currently being funded through a continuing resolution set to expire on December 18, has been included in an omnibus of six of the remaining appropriations bills that have not been signed by the President...
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Health Reform Debate Continues in Senate; Temporary Pay Fix Possible
The Senate began debate November 30 on the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (HR 3590), addressing a small number of amendments during the first days of debate. The bill includes a public option that allows states to opt-out...
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Society’s Efforts Lead to Delay in Implementation of Problematic CMS Enrollment Rules
Combined efforts by The Endocrine Society, American Medical Association, and other specialty societies have resulted in the postponement of a new policy scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2010, which likely would have resulted in physician nonpayment ...
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Society Asks Secretary Sebelius for Delay in Elimination of Consultation Code Billing
The Endocrine Society sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius last week asking for a one-year delay in the implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy to eliminate Medicare billing...
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New York Times Calls Scientific Statement Best Single Report on EDCs
Nicholas Kristof, noted columnist for The New York Times, cited the Society’s Scientific Statement on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in his Sunday, December 6 column exploring whether certain common chemicals are linked to breast cancer and other ailments.
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NIH Approves Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines
The National Institutes of Health recently approved 13 human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines for use in NIH-funded research. The cell lines, developed by Children’s Hospital of Boston (which submitted 11 of the 13 lines) and Rockefeller University...
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Society Partners with PDR to Provide Free Electronic Drug Alerts
According to the Physicians’ Desk Reference Network TM (PDR), physicians’ complimentary copy of the 2010 PDR reference manual will be arriving by mail in the next few weeks...
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Information on H1N1 and People with Diabetes
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has recently disseminated information about the 2009 H1N1 flu and people with diabetes. At high risk for complications from H1N1 and the seasonal flu...
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