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Tuesday, October 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
New Medicare Claims Guidance from CMS »
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its Medicare claims hold  guidance &nbs...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Important QPP Updates- CMS Releases 2024 MIPS Final Scores »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) has released Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) payment ad...
Thursday, October 16, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Claims Hold Update from the CMS »
As the federal government shutdown continues, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued updated gu...
Monday, October 13, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Higher Liability Limits Sought »
Source: News Service Florida After a similar proposal died this spring in the Senate, a House Republican on Friday ren...
Friday, October 10, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' to Slash $3.8B from Florida Hospitals »
Florida's health care system is expected to lose $3.8 billion under President Donald Trump's " Big Beautiful Bill ," which...
Thursday, October 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
FDOH Annual $50 Million Health Care Innovation Fund Revolving Loan Program »
Source: Toni Large, Large Strategies State Launches $50M Health Innovation Loan Program: The state Department of Health...
Thursday, October 9, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Med Mal Issue Teed Up »
Source: The News Service of Florida The Florida House next week could start a renewed effort to change state law to...
Thursday, October 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
AI in Insurance Eyed »
by: News Service of Florida FLORIDA – A House panel next week will hold a discussion about use of artificial intelligence...
Thursday, October 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
PhRMA Statement on Most Favored Nation Executive Order »
Earlier this week was the deadline imposed by President Trump on the Most Favored Nations (MFN) executive order. Yesterday...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Update on Medicare Operations during Government Shutdown »
A message from: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS)   When certain legislative payment pro...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Background screening requirements now apply to all physicians »
While many Florida-licensed physicians have previously submitted to the state’s background screening requirements when app...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Don’t Let Middlemen Off the Hook in the Drug Pricing Debate »
Posted to  Healthcare  August 19, 2025 by  Robert Levin https://dcjournal.com/dont-let-middlemen-off-...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
New AMA Report on Physician Practice Characteristics »
A new AMA report based on the AMA’s 2024 Physician Practice Benchmark Survey describes the changes in the ownership and...
Monday, June 30, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
2025 Florida Healthcare Laws Effective July 1st »
Content provided by Toni Large, Large Strategies HB 1195 Fentanyl Testing Rep Harris E...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
HHS Secretary Kennedy, CMS Administrator Oz Secure Industry Pledge to Fix Broken Prior Authorization »
HHS Press Office:  https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/kennedy-oz-cms-secure-healthcare-industry-pledge-to-fix-prior-autho...
Friday, May 30, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Governor DeSantis Vetoes Repeal of Florida's 'Free Kill' Law »
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed HB 6017, a widely supported bipartisan bill that would have repealed Florida’s uniqu...
Monday, April 21, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Sanders signs bill to strip CVS and other PBMs of pharmacy licenses in Arkansas »
Source: https://arktimes.com Gov. Sarah Sanders signed a bill Wednesday afternoon that could reshape the pharmacy busin...
Thursday, April 17, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
House, Senate Divided on Legal Issues »
©2025 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. TALLAHASSEE — As the 2025 legislative session enters its final...
Monday, March 24, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
MedPAC gives Congress a roadmap to Medicare reform »
CHICAGO — Endorsing a stabilizing approach to Medicare reform, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)  rec...
Thursday, March 13, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
Town Hall Recording Billing and Policy Updates »
The Florida Society of Rheumatology recently hosted an important Town Hall Meeting focused on key billing and policy updat...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen »
Report finds PBMs charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical specialty generic drugs The Federal...
Thursday, November 7, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Health Care Headlines You Need to Know: November Election Special Edition »
FSR Executive Director Fraser Cobbe and staff member Joe Daraskevich are digging into the big winners across Florida after...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Congressional Letter Urges Action on Medicare Payment Fixes »
The Florida Society of Rheumatology (FSR) recently supported a bipartisan effort in Congress to address impending cuts to...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hackers post Florida patients' info on the dark web »
Hackers posted more than 20,000 files stolen from the Florida Department of Health containing physician notes and personal...
Tuesday, June 25, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Healthcare cyberattacks are costing an average of $11 million per breach »
Source: https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/  Author: Nathan Eddy The global healthcare sector experienced a s...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Company ‘flying under the radar’ after 2 years »
The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company launched in January 2022 to a flurry of promises, curiosity, and a certain guarded o...
Friday, February 16, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Downcoding Update: FCSO Billing News Shares Technical Direction Letter Made Public by CMS »
CMS recently posted the technical direction letter (TDL) that was shared with Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) b...
Thursday, February 15, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Congress Can Fix the Broken PBM Industry »
Congress is in the process of negotiating a set of bipartisan health policies, including pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) re...
Thursday, September 21, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Unshackling Drug Prices From Pharmacy Benefit Managers »
Dr. Robert Levin, President of the Alliance for Transparent and Affordable Prescriptions (ATAP) and Florida Society of Rhe...
Thursday, July 27, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
The ‘great American switching experiment’: Cyltezo debut ushers in interchangeable era »
Robert W. Levin, MD – “Patients are going to go to the pharmacy to get an injectable, and suddenly they are presented with...
Thursday, April 13, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Pharmacy benefit manager reform will increase transparency, access | Commentary »
By Carolina Amesty Guest Columnist March 8, 2023 Excerpt from Orlando Sentinel Six in 10 adults report currently takin...