Senate Omnibus Includes Increase for NIH; House CR Provides Flat Funding
The House passed a year-long continuing resolution on December 8 that would fund all federal agencies through September 30, 2011. The CR would freeze discretionary spending for fiscal year (FY) 2011...
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Medicare Payment Rates Extended through 2011; Special Diabetes Program Renewed
The Senate passed a bill on December 8 that provides a one-year extension of the current Medicare physician payment rates and delays the 25 percent cut scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2011. The House passed the bill by a vote of 409-2 on December 9...
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NIH Plans New Translational Science Center
Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Scientific Management Review Board recommended that a new National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) be established at NIH...
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Physicians Must Report E-Prescribing in 2011 to Avoid 2012 Penalties
As a result of a provision in the “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,” eligible providers will be required to report the e-prescribing Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code (G8553)...
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New Clinical Research Scholars Program from NIH and Lasker Foundation
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has partnered with the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation on a new funding program for exceptional young clinical research scholars. The Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program will accept at least five clinical researchers per year...
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New Red Flags Rule Legislation Exempts Physicians
The House passed legislation, the “Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010” (S. 3987), on December 8 to limit the type of “creditor” that must comply with the Red Flags Rule. The bill was passed by the Senate on November 30 and awaits the President’s signature...
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CMS Delays Mandatory PECOS Enrollment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that mandatory enrollment in the Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS), scheduled for January 3, 2011...
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