Medical Association of the State of Alabama

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  • What If No One Was on Call [at the Legislature]?

    What If No One Was on Call [at the Legislature]?

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    2017 Legislative Recap In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy. However, the same holds true during a legislative session. What would happen if the Medical Association was not on call, advocating for you and your patients…

  • Medicare Releases 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

    Medicare Releases 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

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    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final rule for its 2017 physician fee schedule payment policies, which updates payment policies and payment rates for services provided under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) starting Jan 1, 2017. The 1,400-page 2017 final rule discusses changes to a number of new policies that reflect…