Vital Signs Summer 2019 (pdf)

8/29/2019

elimination status — obtained in 2000. While overall vaccination rates remain high in the United States … rates in the country. Research published in JAMA showed that the percentage of Califor- nia … with higher rates of serious chronic illness, like diabetes, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary …

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8/28/2019

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Dr. Bombaugh BORIM update; MMS hosts Build-A-Bed event

8/25/2019

(CMS) issued a draft rule that includes proposals to update payment policies, payment rates …

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Important message about upcoming federal legislation; BORIM revisions regarding physician licensure

8/20/2019

proposals to update payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under …

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Joint MMS MHA letter on Federal Surprise Billing Legislation

8/15/2019

must be created that does not diminish the incentive for payers to negotiate fair rates or encourage … passed S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act, which uses a flawed in-network benchmark rate …, the No Surprises Act, H.R. 3630. A benchmark based solely on in-network rates, which empowers insurers, has been …

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MMS Comments in opposition to proposed changes to Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs or Activities

8/15/2019

in them paying more for health care, receiving improper diagnoses at higher rates, being provided less … nonconforming people, who already face unique barriers to accessing care, such as high un-insurance rates … and gender nonconforming people already experience high rates of discrimination and harassment in health …

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Massachusetts Medical Society Specialty Management Services

8/14/2019

to a fully equipped conference center and preferential rates on meeting room and catering fees On-site …

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Dr. Mucciardi named district Community Clinician of the Year; MMS & CMS discuss prior authorization

8/11/2019

 rule that includes proposals to update payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions …

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Dr. Bombaugh joins consortium at Betsy Lehman Center; Proposed changes to Medicare Fee Schedule

8/4/2019

 rule that includes proposals to update payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions …

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Massachusetts Medical Society asserts health care is a basic human right

8/2/2019

, including higher rates of tuberculosis, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS and higher rates …

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