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LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
IMS JOB BANK Legislative Advocacy
The Department of Public Policy and Advocacy directs the state legislative and lobbying efforts of the Iowa Medical Society. We are responsible for the coordination and development of policy positions, grassroots advocacy campaigns and legislative updates, including the IMS Advocate.
AMA applauds Chairman Baucus' commitment to health reform
The AMA applauds U.S. Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., for his important contribution last week to the ongoing effort to reform the nation's health care system....
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Delay for Red Flag Identity Theft rules
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on October 22 that it would suspend enforcement of its Red Flag Rules until May 1, 2009, thereby allowing additional time for creditors and financial institutions...
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New conditions added to hospital no-pay list
CMS has issued the final Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule containing three additional hospital acquired conditions (HACs) for which higher hospital payments to treat the conditions...
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House and Senate override Bush Veto
The House and Senate voted successfully on July 15 to override President Bush's veto of H.R. 6331, the "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008." In the House, the override passed with a vote of 383-41. In the Senate, the override passed by a vote...
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Grassley works to keep doctors serving patients in Iowa
Senator Chuck Grassley has introduced a major overhaul of the Medicare physician payment system so that doctors in Iowa and other rural parts of the country would no longer...
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IMS Board talks with Senator Grassley
IMS board members participated in a conference call with Senator Grassley prior to the override of the Bush veto to address issues surrounding the passage of the "Medicare Improvements to Patients and Providers...
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AMA launches new campaign for the uninsured
The AMA is kicking off a three-year campaign to spur action to cover more of the nearly 45 million people in the U.S. who have no health insurance. Volunteers from the AMA and the...
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AMA releases advocacy kit
The AMA has released some excellent background materials that show the devastating effects of low Medicare reimbursement. The AMA material also includes some good material on the uninsured. Medicare's physician payment update formula:...
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