NIH Appropriations Passes House and Senate As reported in the December 10 edition of Endocrine Insider, the National Institutes of Health was included in an omnibus package of six of the remaining appropriations bills that have not been signed by the President...
Congress Passes Short-Term Freeze of Physician Payment Cut The House included a 60-day freeze on the 21.5 percent physician payment cut as part of the Defense Appropriations bill, passed on Wednesday, December 16. The Senate passed the appropriations bill on Saturday...
Society Advocates for Consult Code Delay As CMS Plans Implementation Recently, The Endocrine Society asked its members to contact Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requesting a one year delay in the implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
NIH Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Diabetes Research The National Institute of Health (NIH) has approved 27 new Human Embryonic Stem Cell lines for use in NIH-funded research. The cell lines, developed by Harvard University researchers, were gathered from donations...
Society Announces New Harold Vigersky Practicing Physician Travel Award The Endocrine Society is pleased to announce a new travel award opportunity established by President Robert Vigersky. The Harold Vigersky Practicing Physician Travel Award, named for President Vigersky’s father...
