Society Endorses Legislation to Strengthen EDSP
To support its efforts to improve regulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), the Society recently endorsed legislation introduced by Congressmen Ed Markey (D-MA) and Jim Moran (D-VA)...
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No SGR Repeal in Sight; Modest Physician Payment Update Proposed through 2013
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on HR 4213, a tax extenders bill that includes provisions to update the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) and freeze the 21.2 percent payment cut scheduled to go into effect on June 1...
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Newsweek Disparages Progress of NIH Research; UMR, FASEB Respond
The May 31, 2010 cover article of Newsweek, “Desperately Seeking Cures” discusses the slow progress towards new cures and treatments from research funded by the National Institutes of Health...
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Deadline for PECOS Participation Moved Forward to July 6
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule mandating that all physicians who order or refer imaging, laboratory, and specialist services must be enrolled in Medicare...
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CSR Helps Applicants Determine New v. A2 Status of Applications
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has released the May 2010 issue of Peer Review Notes, a publication designed to provide information to grantees and prospective grantees of the National Institutes of Health...
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Red Flags Rule Implementation Begins June 1; AMA Files Suit Against FTC and Provides Physician Resources
In November 2007, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a set of regulations known as the “Red Flags Rule,” requiring certain entities to develop and implement written identity theft prevention and detection programs to protect consumers from identity theft...
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