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• 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary
• November 20, 2009

• On October 30, 2009 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a display copy of the final Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for 2010. The rule will be published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2009.

• Final HOPPS and ASC Payment Regulations Summary for CY 2010
• November 20, 2009

• The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the final rule governing payment policies and rates for the Medicare hospital outpatient payment system (HOPPS) for CY 2010 on its web site on Friday, October 30, 2009.

• House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Bill
• November 19, 2009

• By a vote of 243-183, the House passed a bill (HR 3961) that would block a 21 percent scheduled cut in Medicare’s payment rate for physician services that is scheduled to take effect in January

• Senate Health Reform Bill Released; Procedural Vote Expected by Thanksgiving
• November 19, 2009

• Senate Democratic leaders released their version of health reform legislation and set the stage for what is likely to be a dramatic debate in the Senate over health-care. 

• Congress Passes Second Short-Term Funding Bill for NIH
• November 19, 2009

• Although federal FY 2010 began on October 1, most of the annual appropriations bills remain unfinished. As a result, Congress was forced to pass a second continuing resolution to continue funding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal programs at current levels through December 18, 2009.
  

• NIH Revises the Definition of Principal Investigator
• November 19, 2009

• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a final rule on "Grants for Research Projects." The rule, which takes effect on December 10, amends the current regulations governing grants for research projects by revising the definition of Principal Investigator to permit more than one individual with appropriate level of authority and responsibility to be listed in the grant application.
  

• November 2009 Advocacy Update
• November 19, 2009

• November 2009 Advocacy Update

• CMS Announces 2008 PQRI Payments and Feedback Reports
• November 12, 2009

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun distribution of 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) payments.

• November 2009 Practice Update (part one)
• November 12, 2009

• November 2009 Practice Update (part one)

• House Advances Health-Care Reform Legislation: Now is the Time to Take Action to Support Physician Payment Fix
• November 9, 2009

• After months of highly contested debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” (HR 3962) to overhaul the nation’s health-care system by a vote of 220 to 215.

• Alert: FDA Approves Romidepsin for Injection for the Treatment of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
• November 6, 2009

• On November 5, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to romidepsin for injection (ISTODAX^®, Gloucester Pharmaceuticals Inc.) for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in patients who have received at least one prior systemic therapy.

• Rare Disease Treated Using Gene Therapy (National Public Radio)
• November 6, 2009

• Researchers in France have successfully treated two young boys with a rare but fatal genetic disease. This marks a high point for the field of gene therapy after several well-publicized setbacks.

• Medicare Contractors to Review Claims Data Related to Chemotherapy Administration
• November 4, 2009

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has directed Medicare contractors to review claims data related to Medicare Part B chemotherapy administration and qualifications of non-physicians who performed Medicare physician services.

• Drug Warning on Dexferrum (Iron Dextran Injection)
• November 4, 2009

• The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and American Regent are notifying health-care professionals that anaphylactic-type reactions, including fatalities, have followed the parenteral administration of iron dextran injection.

• Medicare RAC Program Goes National – What You Need to Know
• November 4, 2009

• Medicare providers across the country are beginning to prepare for the national roll-out of the permanent Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program. Initially established as a demonstration project, the RAC program is scheduled to become a permanent and national program in 2010.

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