Navigation Links
American College of Physicians commends MedPAC June 2008 report to Congress
Date:6/20/2008

Washington -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today commended the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for its recognition of the importance of primary care in a well-functioning health-care delivery system in its June 2008 Report to Congress. ACP commended MedPAC in a letter to Glen D. Hackbarth, chairman of the diverse 17-member independent advisory Commission that advises the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. In addition, ACP broadly supported a specific recommendation included in MedPAC's report to increase Medicare Part B payments for primary care services. ACP also came out in favor of another MedPAC recommendation to establish a Medicare medical home pilot program. The Medicare medical home pilot, as recommended by MedPAC, would expand on a much more limited program authorized by Congress in 2006. Taken together, these recommendations by MedPAC would implement and evaluate two major payment strategies to address the current undervalution of primary care services and the trend toward decreased availability of primary care physicians and services.

MedPAC which also is challenged with analyzing access to care, quality of care, and other issues affecting Medicare reported that primary care services have been historically undervalued by Medicare and other payers.

"The result of the undervaluation has been that an average income for primary care physicians is at least 40 percent lower than most other medical specialties," said Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the 125,000-member ACP. "The effects of this undervaluation include a precipitous decrease over the last decade in the share of U.S. medical school graduates entering primary care; an increase in the number of internal medicine residents choosing to subspecialize rather than enter into a general primary care practice; and a disproportionate number of physicians who have chosen the field leaving general practice compared to other
'/>"/>

Contact: David Kinsman
dkinsman@acponline.org
202-261-4554
American College of Physicians
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related medicine news :

1. Cranberry Power: This American Native Fruit Doesnt Have to be Exotic to be Super
2. American Academy of Dermatology, Major League Baseball and Major League Baseball Players Association Play Sun Smart(TM) to Strike Out Skin Cancer
3. Statement From Bayer(R) Aspirin Regarding the American Medical Associations New Aspirin Policy Resolution
4. Corn Refiners Association Applauds American Medical Association Decision on High Fructose Corn Syrup
5. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii and American Well Bring Online Care to the State of Hawaii
6. American Well and Microsoft Enter Into a Strategic Collaboration to Bring Healthcare to Peoples Homes
7. American Well Launches the Online Healthcare Marketplace
8. Johnson & Johnson and American Red Cross Announce Resolution of Lawsuit
9. Nature Made SAM-e Complete Helps Americans Find Their Good Moods
10. LIVESTRONG.COM Survey Reveals 86 Percent of Americans Attempt Changes to Improve Their Health but Less Than Half are Successful
11. American Association for Homecare Applauds Bill to Delay the Flawed Medicare Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/23/2013)... ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have used next ... more aggressive prostate cancer tumors have similar genetic origins, ... appear online today in the journal Cancer Research ... DNA alterations using next generation sequencing in adjacent Gleason ... genomics with changes in pathology," says ,John Cheville, M.D., ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... 2013 Transvaginal mesh lawsuit ... to move forward in a federal multidistrict litigation underway ... Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. In an Order issued ... C.R. Bard to seal emails that included supplier information ... confidential, proprietary information about its suppliers. The emails were ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 The vast ... great deal of control over their level of physical ... yet far fewer are actually taking that control. ... Information Council (IFIC) Foundation’s 2013 Food & Health Survey. ... say it’s possible to have “a great deal of ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... On April 29th, 2013, UV Technologies issued ... H7N9 cases and deaths. The headline read, " UV Technologies, ... in Northern Hemisphere as Available Daylight Increases .” In fact, ... , Quoting Kevin McGuire, president of UV Technologies, "The ... in the spring and leaves changing in the fall. The ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Cheap Concert Tickets announces that Paul McCartney ... stadiums throughout North America. This well known ticket website ... tickets to help McCartney fans see Sir Paul live in ... that she is also offering the customer appreciation code SAVE ... baby boomer, she is also a huge McCartney fan and ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Mayo Clinic genomic analysis lends insight to prostate cancer 2Health News:Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Move Forward, as Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes New Order in Federal C.R. Bard Mesh Implant Lawsuits 2Health News:Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Move Forward, as Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes New Order in Federal C.R. Bard Mesh Implant Lawsuits 3Health News:Americans Experience “Control Gap” Regarding Their Weight, Diet, Activity Level; Rate Their Overall Diet a “B-Minus” 2Health News:Americans Experience “Control Gap” Regarding Their Weight, Diet, Activity Level; Rate Their Overall Diet a “B-Minus” 3Health News:Americans Experience “Control Gap” Regarding Their Weight, Diet, Activity Level; Rate Their Overall Diet a “B-Minus” 4Health News:UV Technologies Bold Prediction on H7N9 in China Comes True, New Cases End Without Aid of Flu Vaccine 2Health News:UV Technologies Bold Prediction on H7N9 in China Comes True, New Cases End Without Aid of Flu Vaccine 3Health News:Paul McCartney Tickets: Prices Slashed on Paul McCartney Tickets in Austin, Brooklyn, Tulsa, Memphis Washington DC, Milwaukee, Boston, Indianapolis, Regina and Seattle 2
... ... more insecure about how they look, often creating depression. Jami Lin presents how not ... body appreciation. , ... (Vocus) August 24, 2009 -- From Hollywood glam to commercials promising ageless beauty, women ...
... ... and forthright look at why Americans are overweight, overwhelmed, and confused, and what ... ... August 25, 2009 -- The question is not whether Americans are getting fatter ...
... of melanosomes--the organelles in pigment-producing cells--may enhance the activity ... new study published online August 24 in the ... examine the role of melanosomes in the sensitivity of ... Hearing, Ph.D., Michael M. Gottesman, M.D., of the Laboratory ...
... , SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 24 Matrixx ... will host its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 a.m. ... Scottsdale, Arizona. The purpose of the meeting is to elect three ... two-year or three-year term, or until their successors are elected; to ...
... , , , ... health care, says Legion , , LOUISVILLE, ... expansion of the healthcare systems administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs ... In resolutions adopted by members of its National Executive Committee (NEC), the ...
... those who did it a lot fared worse on tests ... You may think e-mailing, texting, talking on the phone and ... efficient, but new research suggests the opposite is true. , ... is a challenge for the human brain, according to a ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Ageless, Time-tested for Enhanced Body Image Using the Color Orange Revealed at Upcoming Women Taking Care of the World Conference in St. Petersburg, FL 2Health News:Ageless, Time-tested for Enhanced Body Image Using the Color Orange Revealed at Upcoming Women Taking Care of the World Conference in St. Petersburg, FL 3Health News:Ageless, Time-tested for Enhanced Body Image Using the Color Orange Revealed at Upcoming Women Taking Care of the World Conference in St. Petersburg, FL 4Health News:The Naked Truth: Overweight, Overwhelmed and Confused 2Health News:Matrixx Initiatives to Webcast 2009 Annual Stockholder Meeting Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2Health News:The American Legion Calls for Revamping and Expansion of Veterans and Military Health Care 2Health News:Chronic Media Multi-Tasking Makes It Harder to Focus 2Health News:Chronic Media Multi-Tasking Makes It Harder to Focus 3
(Date:5/23/2013)...  CAS Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CASM ) ... today announced that Thomas M. Patton , ... nd Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference on Thursday, May 30, ... York City . The presentation is scheduled ... room and will be available via a live webcast at ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. ... appointment of David A. Ramsay ... most recently Vice President, Corporate Development at Halozyme. ... "With his established financial management experience and ... working in our commercial group for the last ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 EarlySense, the ... that the prize for ,Best Novel Idea, at the ... Emergency Teams International Conference, hosted this year in the ... to a clinical research team studying the impact of ... in Los Angeles . The prize ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:CASMED to Present at the 2nd Annual Marcum MicroCap Conference 2Halozyme Therapeutics Names David A. Ramsay Chief Financial Officer 2Clinical Team Researching the Impact of the EarlySense System Wins 'Best Novel Idea' Prize at the Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams 2013 8th International Conference 2Clinical Team Researching the Impact of the EarlySense System Wins 'Best Novel Idea' Prize at the Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams 2013 8th International Conference 3Clinical Team Researching the Impact of the EarlySense System Wins 'Best Novel Idea' Prize at the Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Teams 2013 8th International Conference 4
... Radiation Therapy Services Holdings, Inc. ("Radiation Therapy Services" or the ... the Wells Fargo Securities 2011 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, June ... being held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston, MA. ... be available by visiting the Events section of the Company,s ...
... N.J., June 17, 2011 Affineti Biologics has received ... Capital Group (FVCG) to advance its research in the ... discoveries in oral biology and dental medicine. ... company invested in Affineti because positive results from studies ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Foundation Venture Capital Group Invests in Company Developing Plaque-Reducing Dental Hygiene Products 2
... provides a simple, fast and cost-effective method ... samples. This system utilizes guanidine thiocyanate and ... and denature proteins. Purified viral RNA is ... and RNase protection assays. This system is ...
... The Titertek MAP-C2 is designed for ... the instrument is the S60 Stacker that ... removable magazines. The MAP-C2 base model is ... assembly. Auxiliary Digiflex pipetting units may be ...
Grab one and go, One of the smallest handheld oximeters available, Datex-Ohmeda s TuffSat is the ideal spot-check solution for hospital, home care, transport, and EMS. TuffSat comes fully loaded wi...
The IL 682 is the Gold Standard for CO-Oximetry analysis....
Medicine Products: