News & Events
Budget proposes $560 billion cut in Medicare
February 6, 2008
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), February 5, 2008
The Bush administration would cut roughly $560 billion from Medicare over the next decade in order to slow the program's projected annual...
http://healthplans.hcpro.com/content.cfm?content_id=205090&topic=WS_HLM2_HEP
VA clinic slated to open in Havre
February 6, 2008
Tim Leeds Havre Daily News tleeds@havredailynews.com
A dream brought once again to the forefront by a Havre veteran last fall has become a reality — Rep. Denny Rehberg announced Wednesday that the ...
http://www.havredailynews.com/articles/2008/01/24/local_headlines/local.txt
VA Secretary schedules Montana visit
February 6, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs will meet with veterans in Billings and Helena during a visit to Montana on Wednesday, February 20, Senator...
http://tester.senate.gov/News/record.cfm?id=292148
Congress to Consider Medicare Cuts
December 12, 2007
Congress needs to hear from you!
According to the Congressional Budget Office, without congressional action Medicare physician payment rates will be reduced 10 percent in 2008. The 2007 Medicare Tr...
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/6583.html
2008 PQRI Updates
December 12, 2007
Under current law, funding will continue for the 2008 Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), which will contain 119 measures. In the 2008 final physician fee schedule released Nov. 1,...
http://www.mgma.com/article.aspx?id=15570
National report ranks Montana 6th in protecting kids from tobacco
December 12, 2007
Associated Press - December 12, 2007 1:44 PM ET
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana ranks sixth in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report released Wedn...
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=7487197&nav=menu227_7
Montana Bills of Interest
February 13, 2007
Thanks to our friends at the Montana Medical Assocation, you can track bills currently being weighed in the state legislature. Follow the link to learn more...
http://www.mmaoffice.org/bills/MMABills.htm
2007 Medicare Final Physician Fee Schedule
November 9, 2006
From the Medical Newswire
For Physicians And Patients, Talk Isn't Cheap Anymore
There's good news and bad news for physicians in the final rule that solidifies the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Sc...
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=2044
Reminder: Medicare Payment Hold
September 6, 2006
MGMA would just like to remind you that there will be a nine-day hold on Medicare payments for all claims from Sept. 22 to Sept. 30. This payment hold is mandated by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). A...
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/press.asp
Medicare Payments to Doctors Face Cuts...Again
August 9, 2006
By ROBERT PEAR
Published: August 9, 2006
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 — The Bush administration on Tuesday proposed a cut of 5.1 percent across the board in Medicare payments for services provided by doctors ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/health/policy/09medicare.html?_r=1&oref=slogin