Communications
In the News
"More Coloradans lack health insurance"
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"Saving by the bundle"
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Denver Post Editorial Board Meeting Results
CMS Physicians Presented The Case For Payment Reform to Curtis Hubbard, Editorial Page Editor
Resulting coverage: Editorial: Congress, don't fail us this time (Nov. 25, 2011)
"When it comes to health care, there's no going back, The New York Times, Nov. 15, 2011.
AS CME FUNDING SHIFTS FROM INDUSTRY, OTHERS FOOT THE BILL
Commercial support is down nearly a third since 2007. Revenues from physicians, medical schools, hospitals and other sources now pay for 51% of accredited CME.
By Kevin B. O'Reilly, amednews staff
Drug- and device-makers' financial support for continuing medical education fell for the third straight year in 2010, reaching its lowest level since 2002. With industry support falling to $830 million -- 31% lower than the high-water mark of $1.2 billion in 2007 -- CME providers are relying more heavily on the fees they charge physicians. Those fees are $20 to $50 per credit hour. Annual CME requirements range from 15 to 50 credit hours, depending on the state. Payments from doctors, hospitals, medical schools and other sources rose 9% from 2009 to 2010 and now account for more than half of accredited CME providers' revenue. Commercial support made up 37% of the $2.2 billion in 2010 CME funding, down from 47% in 2007, according to data released in August by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Industry funding's decline came as total CME revenue rose 3% in 2010. [...]
Read the entire article in American Medical News: http://www.amednews.com/2011/prl20912
Colorado Physicians Laud Hillary Browne, MD, for Leadership and Innovation
Save the Dates:
CMS 2012 Spring Conference, May 4-6, Sonnenalp Resort, Vail and
CMS 2012 Annual Meeting, September 6-9, Keystone Resort & Conference Center
TV7 investigates chiropractor who patients say duped them with misleading ads
"CMS president calls for seismic shift in health care," Colorado Public News, Feb. 1, 2011
"States largely maintain or improve Medicaid, CHIP access," American Medical News, Jan. 24, 2011
"Streamlined med-mal and business claim pilot program on Supreme Court Agenda," Law Week Colorado, Jan. 18, 2011
"Better records, better health care," Denver Post letter to the editor, Jan. 12, 2011
"Gov. Ritter's health care legacy," Colorado Public Radio, Dec. 21, 2010
"Revise unfair e-prescription policy, doctors say," American Medical News, Dec. 20, 2010
"'Health Care Freedom Acts' May Move Beyond Three States," American Medical News, Nov. 22, 2010
"$9.6 Million Grant to Increase Understanding, Support for Health Care Improvements," The Colorado Trust, Nov. 8, 2010.
"Election 2010 - Amendment 63," Denver Post, Nov. 3.
"3 States to Vote on Health Insurance Mandate," Kaiser Health News, Oct. 30.
"A new approach to mitigating medical mistakes," Denver Post letter to the editor from CMS President Mike Pramenko, MD, Oct. 28, 2010
CMS member Judy Zerzan, MD, MPH, named Chief Medical Officer/Deputy Medicaid Director. Read the announcement.
Press Releases
Nov. 29: 'AARP, CMS Join Forces to Ensure Access for Medicare, TRICARE Patients'
Aug 12, 2011
Appeals Court Strikes Down Individual Mandate
Appeals court strikes down individual mandateAugust 11, 2011, Appeals Court Strikes Down Individual Mandate