Commonwealth Breakfast with Virginia Senators
February 27, 2013 - By MSNVA Leadership
US Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine present: Commonwealth Coffee
Deadline to Request an Exemption for the 2013 eRx Payment Adjustment
January 30, 2013 - By Patrick M. Hamilton, CMS
This is a reminder that this Thursday, January 31, 2013 is the deadline to submit a request for a hardship exemption to avoid the 2013 eRx payment adjustment.
2013 Deadlines Doctors CANNOT Miss
January 23, 2013 - By Neil Chesanow, Medscape Contributor
This year brings numerous decisions and deadlines for doctors. They affect almost every area of medical practice, including electronic health records (EHRs); e-prescribing; coding; deciding whether to accept Medicaid patients; and deciding whether to offer employee health insurance. See which deadlines apply to you.
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
January 23, 2013 - By ChiChi Mallari, Campbell Wealth Management
The 112th Congress was recently dubbed the “Do Nothing Congress” for the minimal amount of legislation enacted during the two year session.
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase FAQ’s
January 23, 2013 - By MSNVA Leadership
FAQs regarding Self-attestation, procedures for DMAS enrolled providers, managed care related attestation, Medicare Fee Schedule, FFS Payments, and Managed Care Payments are answered here.
Advocacy Alert
January 10, 2013 - By Claudia Tellez, Executive Director
DMAS will use the geographic rate for determining the Medicaid rates for Northern Virginia!
Fiscal Cliff Deals: Mostly Good for Docs
January 9, 2013 - By Ted Shanahan, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company
Investors celebrated the passing of a bill to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, and the Dow began the year with its biggest opening day gain ever as measured by points, up 308.41, while the S&P 500 closed the week at a five-year high.
Expiring Tax Provisions
January 3, 2013 - By David Bradsher, CPA
I thought you might find this quick listing of selected expired/expiring tax provisions useful. As you know, Congress could pass legislation at any time extending or revising any or all of these provisions.
The Fiscal Cliff cuts $1.9B from Obamacare. Here’s How.
January 3, 2013 - By Sarah Kliff, The Washington Post
The fiscal cliff deal is, obviously, mostly about preventing the fiscal cliff and stopping a wave of huge spending cuts. At the same time, legislators did find ways to make some relatively important health policy changes too. They include everything from raising Medicare doctor’s pay, repealing a part of the Obamacare and cutting over a billion from the law’s funding. Let’s get right to it.
Executive Director’s Message
December 19, 2012 - By Claudia Tellez
I would like to begin my message by thanking our Board of Directors, members, corporate partners and friends who continue to support MSNVA year after year, and believe in organized medicine.
