e-Reports 1-12-2023

Renew your membership to help keep malpractice insurance rates reasonable

[1/12/2023]

For decades, physicians have counted on ISMA to keep the cost of medical practice low – our advocacy was instrumental in Indiana’s passage of the first state medical malpractice legislation in the U.S. in 1975.

New on ‘The Clinic’: Legislative forecast, opioid CME webinars

[1/12/2023]

On this week’s edition of The Clinic, the ISMA podcast, Eric Berman talks with ISMA Vice President of Government Affairs John Ruckelshaus about what to expect as the 2023 legislative session gets underway.

Physician Assistance Fund campaign off to strong start

[1/12/2023]

Thank you to the first three donors to the ISMA Physician Assistance Fund for 2022-2023, whose gifts total $12,680.

McNamee named director of policy and government affairs

[1/12/2023]

Luke McNamee, JD, has been promoted to director of policy and government affairs at ISMA. Previously, he was ISMA’s deputy director of policy.

CMS extends deadline to file for MIPS COVID-19 exception

[1/12/2023]

Physicians in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) who believe COVID-19 negatively affected their practice for the 2022 performance year now have until March 3 to file for an exception.

Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box to keynote Women in Medicine Retreat

[1/12/2023]

Kris Box, MD, Indiana state health commissioner, has been confirmed as keynote speaker for the 2023 ISMA Women in Medicine Retreat, set for Feb. 25 in Indianapolis.

CME webinars focus on opioid prescribing, caring for recently incarcerated patients

[1/12/2023]

ISMA’s full calendar of CME offerings continues on Thursdays, with “Addiction-Informed Pain Treatment” on Jan. 19 with presenter Michael Bushey, MD, Ph.D. of IU School of Medicine.

Holcomb agenda calls for $347M to make Hoosiers healthier

[1/12/2023]

Gov. Eric Holcomb is requesting $347 million from the Indiana General Assembly for a dramatic expansion of Indiana’s public health infrastructure that is designed to improve the state’s poor health metrics.

Advocacy succeeds in easing Medicare physician pay cut for 2023

[1/12/2023]

Following extensive advocacy by the AMA, the ISMA and other physician organizations, Congress has reduced a planned 4.5% cut in Medicare physician payment by 2.5% for 2023.

Make a difference by spending a day at the Statehouse

[1/12/2023]

The 2023 session of the Indiana General Assembly is underway, with many important measures for physicians ­– including a large increase in public health funding – being considered. By setting aside just one day to spend at the Statehouse, you can inc