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This Week In Washington

AAMC Urges CMS to Rescind Capital IME Elimination in Inpatient Comment Letter
In its June 30 comment letter on the Medicare hospital inpatient proposed rule, the AAMC urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind a regulation that would eliminate capital indirect medical education (IME) payments scheduled to occur on Oct. 1. The elimination would result in approximately $380 million in lost payments to teaching hospitals annually. More >>

AAMC Submits Comments to HIT Policy Committee on "Meaningful Use" Matrix
The AAMC June 25 submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) a comment letter urging the Health Information Technology Policy Committee to refine its proposed definition of "meaningful use" and to consider the essential role teaching hospitals and faculty practices will play in achieving widespread use of electronic health records (EHRs). At the full committee's June 16 meeting, the committee's "meaningful use" workgroup released and solicited comments on a draft document defining what it means to be a "meaningful user" of an EHR. More >>

CMS Releases 2010 Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) July 1 released its proposed rule for the Medicare 2010 Physician Fee Schedule. CMS estimates the update for physician services will decrease by 21.5 percent from calendar year 2009. The current update formula is based on a statutory formula that calculates targets for physician spending. The formula has produced negative updates since 2002; however, from 2004-2009, Congress approved a series of legislation that prevented the cuts from being enacted. More >>


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Legislative Update

AAMC Legislative and Regulatory Update, June 2009 (PDF)
Read this summary of the major legislative and regulatory actions of importance to medical schools and teaching hospitals.

AAMC Policy Priorities (PDF)
The AAMC and its members look forward to working with the Obama administration and Congress to promote policies that will strengthen our nation's health.


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Urge your Congress member to support the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2009

 

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It's Time for Health Care and Financial Security for All

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