MMA Email Newsletter 1/10/2008
Pawlenty vows not to raid surplus
Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Monday that he doesn’t intend to use the projected surplus in the Health Care Access Fund to balance the budget during the 2008 Legislative Session. MORE
Medicare: Physicians to be paid correctly despite late-December changes
Physicians concerned they won't be paid at the right rembursement level this year after the changes negotiated at the end of December shouldn't worry, says CMS. MORE
ID deadlines hang over physicians’ heads
The AMA warns of two deadlines confronting the nation’s physicians. MORE
Roger Kathol quoted on proposed Woodbury psych hospital
Finance & Commerce featured an article about the Woodbury psychiatric hospital proposed by Prairie St. John’s. The article quoted MMA board member Roger Kathol, M.D. MORE
The right tools for PQRI 2008
The 2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative program began Jan. 1. The American Medical Association and other groups have developed participation tools for the measures in the program. MORE
2008 membership deadline draws near
The dues deadline for 2008 membership in the MMA is Jan. 31 (Jan. 15 for those joining the Multi-Year Membership Plan). Contact Member Relations to ensure your membership is continued. Call (800) 342-5662, ext. 747, (612) 362-3747, or email duesprocessing@mnmed.org.
OTHER STORIES
Study: No link found between autism, thimerosol
Pawlenty recommends going smoke-free to sister state
Carolyn McKay discusses respiratory infections on Ch. 5
Now open: Certification Commission educational program
Tobacco report card gives federal government an F
U researchers: certain genes regulate cancer cell growth and death
Girls who eat with the family less prone to disorderly eating habits
9/11 still hard on our hearts six years later
A single test approved for 12 respiratory viruses
Benefits of teen chastity seen to decline over time
AMA’s "Uninsured" ad campaign enters second stage
Conference: "Marching Toward Cancer Prevention"
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