e-Reports 2-16-2023

Trustees consider resolutions, issue 2 reports

[2/16/2023]

To date, the ISMA Board of Trustees has considered and discussed six of the 12 resolutions referred to the board for action or study by the 2022 House of Delegates.

COVID PHE to end May 11; Medicaid patients may lose coverage

[2/16/2023]

The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will expire May 11, the White House announced in January.

Holcomb health plan clears first hurdle; transparency bill passes Senate

[2/16/2023]

Two of ISMA’s priority bills advanced in the Indiana General Assembly earlier this month.

Indiana Drug Card helps save on medications

[2/16/2023]

Even with changes to insurance plans for 2023, one benefit remains the same. The Indiana Drug Card is available to all Indiana residents at absolutely no cost.

Med students: Apply now for paid ISMA health policy summer fellowship

[2/16/2023]

Are you a rising second-year medical student interested in learning how medicine and law interact? Would you like to help influence how physicians and patients are represented in government? If so, the ISMA Health Policy Summer Fellowship is for you!

Submit 2023 resolutions by June 11

[2/16/2023]

Resolutions may now be submitted for consideration at ISMA’s annual convention, scheduled for Sept. 8 to Sept. 10. It’s not too early to begin – the ISMA Bylaws require resolutions to be submitted no later than 90 days before convention, which means

Journalist Jordan Morey joins ISMA as managing editor

[2/16/2023]

Indianapolis journalist Jordan Morey has joined the ISMA staff as managing editor.

ISMA sponsors FIRM conference

[2/16/2023]

ISMA was proud to sponsor the Finding Inspiration and Resilience in Medicine (FIRM) conference on Jan. 13.

2 more gifts bring Physician Assistance Fund donations to $36,180

[2/16/2023]

Thank you to two additional donors to the ISMA Physician Assistance Fund for 2022-2023, whose generosity has brought the total contributions to $36,180.

IHCP bulletin addresses coverage for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines for children as young as 6 months

[2/16/2023]

The Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP, or Indiana Medicaid) has notified practices it will now reimburse IHCP-enrolled providers for the administration of bivalent Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months.