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Testimony In Opposition to S.544/H.1018, S.547/H.1020, and H.1019
July 30, 2013
The MMS wishes to be recorded in opposition to these three bills filed by Representative Paul Donato and the identical Senate versions of two of the bills, filed by Senator Michael Moore. Some of this legislation was filed in the last session and did not pass. While having different provisions,...
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Tamper-Resistant Prescriptions: CMS and MassHealth Guidelines
July 22, 2013
As of July 1, 2013, all paper prescriptions in Massachusetts must be written on temper-proof prescription pads.
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Massachusetts House Concludes Budget Action
April 25, 2013
The House budget seems to fund MassHealth and
public health programs in a way that will allow continued access to care.
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MassHealth Primary Care Payment Reform Initiative
March 8, 2013
The Mass. Executive Offices of Health and Human Services has posted a Request for Applications for its Primary Care Payment Reform Initiative to solicit applications from Primary Care Clinicians who have a PCC Plan Provider agreement to participate in MassHealth's PCC Plan.
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AMA Letter Urging the Preservation of Primary Care Payment Increases for Medicaid
December 5, 2012
We write to express our strong opposition to proposals that would eliminate the Medicaid primary care payment increase that was recently finalized in a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and scheduled to be implemented on January 1. Elimination of this policy...
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MMS Testimony In Support of Amendments to 114.3 CMR 17.00: Medicine
July 23, 2012
The Massachusetts Medical Society wishes to be recorded in strong support for proposed amendments to existing regulations governing payment to physicians for services to MassHealth recipients.
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New Care System Expected for 'Dual Eligible' Patients
February 27, 2012
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Joint Letter on Mass. Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Initiative
June 23, 2011
June 23, 2011 Dr. JudyAnn Bigby, Secretary
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
One Ashburton Place, 11th Floor
Boston, MA 02108 Dear Secretary Bigby: On behalf of our collective memberships, the Massachusetts
Hospital Association (MHA), the...
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Society to Weigh in Frequently on Implementation of Chapter 305
October 28, 2008
The Massachusetts Medical Society was successful in significantly improving the comprehensive "cost control" bill filed by Senate President Therese Murray (D-Plymouth) last March. But critical decisions still have to be made around the implementation of the law (Chapter 305 of the Acts of 2008),...
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MMS Maintains Busy Administrative-Agency Advocacy Agenda
October 28, 2008
Amid all our advocacy with legislators in Washington, the Society’s advocacy with federal administrative agencies is often overlooked. In recent months, these agencies have been engaged in rulemaking that will affect physicians, and the MMS has been very active in responding.
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Interview Excerpts with HHS Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, M.D.
December 14, 2007
Excerpts of the transcript of Vital Signs interview with HHS Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, M.D.
