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All providers and suppliers at health care facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funds must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4, 2022, under an interim final rule published this week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS
[11/5/2021]
The American Medical Association (AMA) On Oct. 27 announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set has been updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include a new code for booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
[11/5/2021]
Mary McAteer, MD, has been elected District 7 alternate trustee to the ISMA Board of Trustees. She will serve a three-year term, from 2021 to 2024.
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If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to renew your ISMA membership. And by recruiting more members to join our ranks, ISMA can ensure physicians’ voices continue to grow stronger.
[11/5/2021]
Developing core leadership competencies can strengthen your resilience, improve how you manage time and stress, and increase your workflow efficiency. Beginning in February, 2022, ISMA will offer “Leading Well in Today’s Health Care Environment.”
[11/5/2021]
As part of the effort to increase vaccination rates among Indiana Medicaid recipients, the Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) will reimburse providers for providing COVID-19 vaccine information and/or education to members.
[11/5/2021]
The proposed CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule, released Nov. 2, reduces the 2022 Medicare conversion factor by approximately 3.85%, from 34.8931 (2021) to 33.5983, the AMA informed ISMA and other state medical societies.
[11/5/2021]
Even with changes to insurance plans for 2021, one benefit remains the same. The Indiana Drug Card is available to all Indiana residents at absolutely no cost.
[11/5/2021]
The ISMA is committed to improving relationships with commercial payers and is meeting monthly with Anthem BCBS to address concerns brought to our attention and to share information from Anthem with ISMA members.
[11/5/2021]
Former Indiana state Senator John Ruckelshaus has joined the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) as vice president of government affairs.