Massachusetts Medical Society Comments on Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Request

9/20/2021

of a sub-capitated payment proposal are largely grounded in the actual level of funding. The Medical Society urges …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PDF)

9/17/2021

, many physician practices and health care facilities have seen large decreases in patient visits due …

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Committee on Preparedness - September 14, 2021

9/14/2021

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MMS and Alliance Charitable Foundation 2021 Annual Report (pdf)

9/14/2021

and ethnically diverse; some of these communities have large immi- grant populations. Many of the residents lack …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

9/13/2021

, many physician practices and health care facilities have seen large decreases in patient visits due …

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Massachusetts DPH Call Summary - September 9, 2021

9/10/2021

. Some of those have been dialed back in the media. At five months, we would be challenged. A very large …, long term care facilities around the state. Some of the large hospital systems also have sites. We … and maybe less acceptable to patients. It's a fairly large volume, and so it needs to be given at least …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (PDF)

9/7/2021

, independent practices) to engage in fair contracting with large health insurance payers and plans … contracted rate. Therefore, large contracts (representing many physicians under one contract) and small …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Comments to CMS on Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1

9/7/2021

of physician practices (particularly smaller, independent practices) to engage in fair contracting with large … the contract in calculating the median contracted rate. Therefore, large contracts (representing many …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2 (PDF)

9/2/2021

period” should be applied at the product level, rather than at the plan or company level. Many large …

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Letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure on Surprise Medical Billing Law Implementation, Part 2

9/2/2021

level. Many large insurance companies have multiple products in a market, and applying this too broadly …

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