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CMS Releases Proposed Payment and Policy Changes for Physicians for CY 2010 (July 2, 2009)

Alert: Medicare & Medicaid Scam Targeting Physicians (June 19, 2009)

ASH Seeks Input on NIH-Proposed Conflict of Interest Rules (June 18, 2009)

NIH Receives 20,000 Challenge Grants Applications; Additional Stimulus Funding Opportunities Available (June 18, 2009)

Senators Introduce Comparative Effectiveness Legislation (June 18, 2009)

HHS Secretary Sebelius Testifies About Proposed Budget as Congress Continues FY 2010 Appropriations Process (June 18, 2009)

Senate Committees Develop Health Reform Legislation; Controversies Continue (June 18, 2009)

ASH’s Author Choice Enables Authors to Comply With the Wellcome Trust Open Access Policy (June 18, 2009)

Health-Care Reform Legislation Moving Forward in House, Senate (June 11, 2009)

AHRQ Releases Report on Evidence-Based Research Priorities for Off-Label Drug Use (June 11, 2009)

NHIC Releases Draft Policy on EPO in J14 Region (June 11, 2009)

ASH Comments on CDC Data Collection Project to Assess Problem Areas in Referrals for Chronic Hematologic Malignancies (June 11, 2009)

Abstract Submission Open for National Conference on Blood Disorders in Public Health (June 11, 2009)

ASH Submits Comments to Federal Council on CER (June 10, 2009)

Proposed FY 2010 Changes in Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (June 10, 2009)

NIH-NHLBI/NIDDK Thalassemia Workshop (May 20-21) (June 8, 2009)

Update on Health Reform: ASH Comments on Senate Finance Committee Health-Care Reform Proposals (May 28, 2009)

ABMS Approves New Standards for Maintenance of Certification® Program; ASH Expresses Concerns (May 28, 2009)

ASH Participates in June American Medical Association House of Delegates Meeting (May 28, 2009)

Top Level Positions Filled at FDA, CDC (May 19, 2009)

Webinar Series: Helping Physicians to Access Health Information Technology Stimulus Funds (May 19, 2009)

ASH Comments on Senate Finance Committee Health-Care Reform Proposals (May 19, 2009)

Researchers Uncover Genetic Clues to Blood Pressure (May 11, 2009)

Medicare Proposal Includes ASH Recommendations to Limit Coverage of Genetic Tests to Determine Best Warfarin Dosage (May 7, 2009)

FTC Delays Implementation of Red Flags Rule for Physicians (May 7, 2009)

ASH Committee on Practice Discusses Health Reform and Physician Payment Issues With Congress (May 7, 2009)

Successful ASH Webinar on PQRI & E-Prescribing (May 7, 2009)

President Obama Submits Details of FY 2010 Budget Proposal to Congress; Proposes 1.4 Percent Increase for NIH (May 7, 2009)

IOM Releases a Report on Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice; ASH’s Established Policies Are Already in Compliance (May 7, 2009)

Interagency Oncology Task Force Announces Oncology Fellowship Opportunities (May 1, 2009)

Updated: Influenza A: Information for Clinicians (April 30, 2009)

FY 2010 Budget Passes With Language to Ease Passage of Health Reform and to Avert Physician Payment Cuts (April 30, 2009)

Kathleen Sebelius Confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services (April 29, 2009)

Nine U.S. Hospitals Participate in a Pilot Study on Blood Transfusion Complications (April 27, 2009)

NCI Director Outlines Plans for Additional Research Funds (April 23, 2009)

AMA Guidance Available on Red Flags Rule for Physicians (April 22, 2009)

NRC Recommends Continual Use of Existing Secured Cesium Chloride Sources Over Immediate Phase-Out (April 20, 2009)

NIH Releases Draft Guidelines for Stem Cell Research Funding (April 17, 2009)

ASH Urges Congress to Provide Seven Percent Increase in FY 2010 NIH Funding (April 15, 2009)

Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research Holds First Public “Listening Session” (April 15, 2009)

Health-Care Reform Debate Continues in Washington (April 15, 2009)

Federal Agencies Update Stimulus Grant Opportunities; Federal Government Addresses Operational Problems With Grants.gov (April 15, 2009)

ASH Works With NGS Regarding Coverage of Intravenous Palonosetron (April 9, 2009)

Health-Care Reform Debate Continues in Washington (April 9, 2009)

NQF Releases Updated Safe Practices for Better Healthcare (April 9, 2009)

House and Senate Approve FY 2010 Budget Resolutions (April 8, 2009)

CMS Open Door Call to Provide Information on Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program (April 3, 2009)

NIH Director Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee (April 1, 2009)

Average Sales Price Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives (March 26, 2009)

Obama Administration Names Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (March 26, 2009)

ASH Signs On to Letter Urging Medicare Physician Payment Fix (March 26, 2009)

New BCBS Predetermination Procedure for Red and White Cell Growth Factors (March 26, 2009)

Senators Kennedy and Hutchison to Introduce Comprehensive Cancer Legislation (March 26, 2009)

Efforts Underway to Create Blood Cancer Research Program within the Department of Defense (March 19, 2009)

NIH Announces Grant Opportunities Resulting from Stimulus Funding (March 16, 2009)

Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act Introduced in House (March 12, 2009)

President Obama Lifts Limits on Federally Funded Stem Cell Research (March 12, 2009)

Health-Care Reform Debate Begins to Take Shape in Washington (March 12, 2009)

President Obama Nominates Former New York City Health Commissioner as FDA Commissioner (March 12, 2009)

FTC Commissioner Thinks Obama Administration Will Help Stop Agreements to Delay Generics (March 12, 2009)

RAC Protests Resolved (March 12, 2009)

March is DVT Awareness Month (March 12, 2009)

FY 2009 Omnibus Spending Bill Approved; NIH Receives $30.3 Billion (March 11, 2009)

President Obama Lifts Limits on Federally Funded Stem Cell Research (March 9, 2009)

NIH Announces RFA for Challenge Grants As Part of Economic Stimulus Funding (March 5, 2009)

Bills Seek to Strengthen Stem Cell Research (February 26, 2009)

NIH Plans Study on Pharmacogenomic Testing and Warfarin (February 26, 2009)

Physician Payments Sunshine Act Introduced in Congress (February 26, 2009)

President Obama Releases FY 2010 Budget Blueprint (February 26, 2009)

Congress Releases Details of FY 2009 Omnibus; $30.3 Billion Included for NIH (February 24, 2009)

President Signs Economic Stimulus Bill Containing NIH Funding and Numerous Health Provisions (February 18, 2009)

Legislation Reintroduced to Overturn NIH Public Access Policy (February 18, 2009)

Stem Cell Bills Introduced in House (February 18, 2009)

$10 Billion for NIH Included in Final Economic Recovery Bill (February 13, 2009)

Mark Your Calendars – PQRI and E-Prescribing: Nuts and Bolts – March 6, 2009 (February 12, 2009)

ASH Successful in Influencing Reconsideration of Local ESA Policy (February 12, 2009)

ASH Requests Participation on VWD Quick Reference Survey (February 12, 2009)

NHLBI Request for Information (RFI): Identification of Clinical Research Sites with Interest in Multi-Center Clinical Studies in Hemoglobinopathies (NOT-HL-09-113) (February 12, 2009)

National Library of Medicine Announces Date for Upcoming Public Meeting on Clinical Trials and Describes Current Implementation Issues (February 12, 2009)

Medicare Access to Off-Label Chemotherapy Drugs (February 12, 2009)

Bundled Payments: An Option in the Health-Care Reform Discussion (February 12, 2009)

Senate Passes Economic Recovery Bill (February 10, 2009)

President Obama Signs SCHIP Bill (February 5, 2009)

Senate Increases NIH Funding in Economic Recovery Package (February 4, 2009)

House Passes $819 Billion Version of Economic Recovery Bill (January 29, 2009)

Congress Considers Health Provisions in Economic Recovery Legislation (January 22, 2009)

ICD-10 Adoption Final Regulations - Summary Document (January 22, 2009)

CMS Announces Last Five Medicare Administrative Contractors (January 22, 2009)

Stem Cell Research Coalition Releases Report on Embryonic Stem Cell Research (January 15, 2009)

ASH Submits Comments on Research Need for Isotopes to Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) Isotopes Subcommittee (January 15, 2009)

NIH Unveils New Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) System (January 15, 2009)

House Adds NIH Funding to Proposed Economic Recovery Package (January 15, 2009)

Introduction of Health Reform Legislation May Be Later Than Originally Planned (January 14, 2009)

Top Level Interim Positions Announced at HHS; Daschle Announces Nominee for HHS Deputy Secretary (January 14, 2009)

NIH Releases First Biennial Report of the Director (January 14, 2009)

MedPAC Votes on Final Recommendations for Congress (January 14, 2009)

Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing for HHS Secretary Nominee Daschle (January 9, 2009)

ASH Working to Include NIH Funding in Economic Recovery Package (January 7, 2009)

 


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