January/February/March 2006

03/31/2006 Ohio to be Reimbursed in 'Frivolous Patent' Lawsuit
03/31/2006 Ohio Supreme Court Rules for Hospital Immunity
03/31/2006 Administration Notifies Medicare Enrollees to Drop Double Coverage
03/31/2006 CMS Video to Assist Physician's Offering Part D Help
03/24/2006 AMC/NOMA Weighs in on DTC Prescription Advertising
03/24/2006 HHS to Begin Disclosing Payments to Physicians, Hospitals
03/24/2006 Court Denies Smoking Ban Petition Challenge
03/24/2006 Celebrate National Doctor's Day March 30
03/24/2006 Message from CMS' Mark McClellan to Physician's Offering Part D Help
03/24/2006 Anthem Lands Medicaid Contract for Northern Ohio Region
03/24/2006 Weekly Medicare Update from PalmettoGBA
03/09/2006 AMC/NOMA Expresses Concerns Regarding 'Minute Clinics'
03/09/2006 Ohio Supreme Court Rules on "Wrongful Birth" Suit
03/09/2006 JCAHO to Treat Hospital Data as Public Utility
03/09/2006 MedPAC Recommends 2.8% Increase to Physician Payments
03/09/2006 CMS Uploads New Physician Fact Sheet for Part D Help
02/27/2006 AMC/NOMA Annual Seminar Incites Lively Debate, Excellent Reviews
02/27/2006 AMA Agreement with Congress Suffers Backlash
02/27/2006 Statewide Conference on Obesity to be Held Next Month
02/27/2006 House Ratifies Measure Mandating Hospitals Report Cost Data
02/16/2006 Wine Tasting Event Offers Vintage Camaraderie
02/16/2006 Bush Visits Ohio, Touts Health Savings Accounts
02/16/2006 Senate Committee Prohibits ‘Wrongful Birth/Life’ Lawsuits in Ohio
02/16/2006 Taft Signs Prescriptive Authority for Physician Assistants

 

02/09/2006 AMC/NOMA Annual Seminar to Address Timely Topics for Area Physicians
02/09/2006 Bush Budget Proposal Includes $36 Billion in Cuts to Medicare
02/09/2006 Humana Settlement Claim Deadline Approaches
02/09/2006 Prebooking 2006-07 Flu Vaccine Orders Commences
01/27/2006 AMC/NOMA Annual Seminar to Address Timely Topics for Area Physicians
01/27/2006 Congress Gets Update on Medicare Drug Benefit, States to be Reimbursed
01/27/2006 JCAHO Warns Hospitals of Medication Error in Patient Transfers
01/27/2006 State Panel Considers UT-MUO Merger
01/27/2006 Group Rating Enrollment deadline is Feb 28, 2006

 

01/20/2006 AMC/NOMA Interview to Raise Public Awareness Will Air 1/22/06
01/20/2006 Insurance Department Reports Lower Med Mal Rate Increases for 2005
01/20/2006 CDC Issues Health Advisory for Two Influenza Anti-Viral Medications
01/20/2006 Palmetto GBA Offers Free Email List-Serv For Medicare Providers
01/13/2006 AMC/NOMA Submits Comments to FDA on Communicating Drug Safety Issues
01/13/2006 AMC/NOMA Testifies Before Committee, Recommends Changes to SB 88
01/13/2006 CMS Acts to Address 4.4% Physician Payment Cut; MEDPAC Adopts Policy for 2007
01/13/2006 State Legislators Consider Alternative Smoking Ban; Opponents Sue Blackwell
01/13/2006 Ohio Steps in to Help Dual-Eligibles Navigate Medicare Part D
01/06/2006 AMC/NOMA Hits Airwaves to Raise Public Awareness
01/06/2006 Congress Fails to Avert Physician Payment Cuts
01/06/2006 Supreme Court Overturns Jury Award in Medical Malpractice Case
01/06/2006 New Tools For Medicare Part D Beneficiaries
01/06/2006 AMC/NOMA Annual Seminar to Address Important Topics