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A Bipartisan Path Forward
September 2017 - Opinion: In the wake of failed repeal efforts, Senate committee holds bipartisan hearings to discuss ways to strengthen the individual insurance market By U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin
Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States
A Call to Action From 8 Health Professional Organizations and the American Bar Association By Steven E. Weinberger, MD; David B. Hoyt, MD; Hal C. Lawrence III, MD; Saul Levin, MD, MPA; Douglas E. Henley, MD; Errol R. Alden, MD; Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA; Georges C. Benjamin, MD; and William C. Hubbard, JD
Gun Violence: Moving from Crisis to Action
CMS cohosts event with ABA and AMA to address epidemic By Elizabeth Sidney
Vaccines for the College Bound
A reminder on immunizations
Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding
Disparities persist when it comes to initiation and duration even as overall breastfeeding rates increase By Anna Gonzales, MPH, Michelle D. Hoersch, MS, and Lesley J. Craig, MPH
Waiving Patient Copays and Deductibles
Recent cases a reminder to document financial hardship and efforts to collect amounts owed By Clay J. Countryman, Esq.
Introducing New CMS President
Vemuri S. Murthy, MD, installed as president of the Chicago Medical Society
Membership Medicine
Health care sharing offers alternative to traditional insurance By Christina Claussner
How to Check Your MIPS Participation Status
Resources for clinicians from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services By Sidney Welch, Esq., Cybil Roehrenbeck, Esq., Bruce Johnson, Esq., and Neal Shah, Esq.
The Better Care Reconciliation Act
Explaining the most significant changes in the Senate bill to repeal and replace Obamacare By Sidney Welch, Esq., and Peter Critikos
Protecting the Public at the National Level
New policies adopted at the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting
Grassroots Pressure Pays Off
Your CMS is the catalyst for critical network adequacy legislation by Elizabeth Sidney
Healthcare Payment Model Survey Report
June 2017 An Assessment of Physicians’ Opinions on Health Care Reform
Survey: Physician Attitudes Shift To Single Payer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From the Chicago Medical Society
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