AMA Adopts Society’s Endocrine Disrupter Policy; NYT Columnist Cites Society Statement
At its Interim Meeting in Houston this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) passed a resolution introduced by The Endocrine Society on the regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs)...
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Society and AMA Oppose CMS’ Elimination of Consultation Code Billing
Spurred by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to eliminate billing for consultation codes, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates approved this week a resolution calling for the AMA to oppose all public...
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House Health Reform Bill Creates Public Option with Negotiated Rates, Neglects Physician Pay Cut
On Saturday, November 7, the House passed the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” (HR 3962) by a vote of 220-215. The bill includes a public option with negotiated rates for participating physicians, creates a licensure pathway for follow-on biologics On Saturday...
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NIH Continues to Operate Under Continuing Resolution
As the Senate has yet to pass a number of appropriations bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bill, those agencies funded by the appropriations bills that have not been signed by the President...
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FTC Delays Implementation of Red Flags Rule until Mid-2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week that, at the request of Members of Congress, it will delay the implementation of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010. After multiple previous delays...
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FASEB Releases New Presentation on Biomedical Science Education and Workforce
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) recently released a compilation of data on the education and employment of biological and medical scientists . The PowerPoint presentation includes data from the National Institutes of Health...
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November NIH Extramural Nexus Highlights Funding Opportunities, ARRA Reporting
The November Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, a monthly update from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER), is now available online. The Nexus provides the external scientific community with updates on NIH policies and activities...
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