Letter from MMS in Support of Amendments to the Senate Marijuana Bill

6/22/2017

   the CCC may draft further rules with restrictions around celebrity endorsements and other restrictions … mitigate the deleterious impacts that the legalization of marijuana may have on Massachusetts …

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Committee on Public Health - June 22, 2017

6/22/2017

Attendance Nicolas Argy, MD, JD Sanjay Aurora, MD, MPH Cliff Bierman, MD, MPH, DDS Sophia Bogdasarian Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc Scott Butsch, MD John W. Burress, M.D., MPH, FACOEM Hank Dorkin, MD, FAAP Louis Fazen, III, MD, MPH Anand Habib Barbara Herbert, MD Sarah Kemble, MD Michael Lew, MD

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13 Physician Comp and Stark Law

6/21/2017

.  Good-faith reliance on an independent valuation, such as an appraisal, may be relevant to a party’s intent ….  A fair market value hourly rate may be used to determine an annual salary, as long as the multiplier … indicates that fair market value compensation may continue to decline, the growing physician shortage …

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12 Capitation Policies

6/21/2017

of the Massachusetts Medical Society shall 1 be to do all things as may be necessary and appropriate to advance …

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06 Assessment of the Impact of High-Deductible Health Plans

6/21/2017

impact on consumers with lower incomes, for 15 whom paying the full amount of a deductible may exceed … with large 22 deductibles and other forms of cost-sharing. Notably, patients may not understand their 23 … on the annual amount that may be 46 contributed to an HSA. 47 o A flexible spending account (FSA) can …

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07-11 Reaffirmed at A-17 for one year

6/21/2017

may physicians place their own financial interests above the welfare of their patients. The primary … on behalf of their patients. Cases may arise in which a health plan has an allocation guideline … in the specific case. Cases may also arise when a health plan has an allocation guideline that is generally unfair …

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15 Hospital Discharge Communications

6/21/2017

discharge summaries vary in terms of content, 13 quality, and relevancy. Discharge summaries may …. Transmittal of discharge summaries 15 to outpatient physicians may be delayed or never reach the appropriate … treating physicians. 16 Patients and/or their families may not fully understand discharge instructions …

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14 Telemedicine to Improve Access to Care

6/21/2017

and that can be delivered to the patient at home or wherever the 27 patient may need care. (D) 28 29 2 … of this resolution, which 48 would enhance access to care for all patients, especially those who may be 49 … telemedicine access may not always be part of a medical home. 6 7 Much of the testimony focused on the fact …

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04 Adding Transparency and Responsiveness to Denied Claims Appeals

6/21/2017

that a physician's practice 39 may submit claim appeals to third party payers by any of the following: U.S. 40 …

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Committee on Global Health - June 20, 2017

6/20/2017

Attendees :  Drs. Julia Benedetti, Aditya Chandrasekhar, Brigid Glackin (phone), Nidhi Lal (phone), Arul Mahadeven (phone),  Sushama Scalera (phone), Ravi Shah, and Staff: Jennifer Day. Welcome/Introductions - Dr. Benedetti called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. Members and guests were introduced

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