The October issue of the Medical Society’s publication, St. Louis Metropolitan Medicine, sought responses on several major health care questions from candidates for the U.S. Senate from Missouri and two St. Louis-area […]
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Report Shows Rapid Progress of St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
As of September 30, 2017, the St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is available in 48 jurisdictions across Missouri, representing 71% of the state population and 88% of […]
Casa de Salud Launches Mental Health Collaborative
ST. LOUIS (July 17, 2017) – Casa de Salud has begun renovations of a building that will house the organization’s Mental Health Collaborative (MHC), an effort to provide mental health […]
Post-Dispatch Column Describes Area Man Being Denied Insurance Coverage for Cancer Therapy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger shares this story of a St. Louis-area man being denied insurance coverage for a lifesaving cancer therapy. The SLMMS insurance survey in December 2016 […]
AMA, Health Care Coalition Call for Prior Authorization Reform
Read this news release on the AMA websiteRead a summary of the 21 principles for improving prior authorization CHICAGO – Responding to unreasonable hurdles for patients seeking care, a coalition including […]
SLMMS President Discusses Affordable Care Act With KMOX
Medical President Samer Cabbabe, MD, discusses the Affordable Care Act in this interview with KMOX Radio. From the website article: ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – KMOX wanted a non-partisan take on […]
AMA Releases New MACRA Tools to Assist Physician Practices
With pending 2017 changes to Medicare that come as a result of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) law, the American Medical Association (AMA) has released some new […]
Healthcare Providers Must Post Nondiscrimination Notice by October 16, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010. The law and the rule prohibit health […]
CMS Announces Flexibility for MACRA 2017 Reporting
CMS announced it is offering providers several options for MACRA reporting starting January 1, 2017. This is intended to help providers select the level and pace at which they begin […]
Surgeon General Announces TurnTheTideRx Campaign Against Prescription Opioid Abuse
The U.S. Surgeon General has announced a new campaign, TurnTheTideRx, to encourage health care providers to follow strict prescribing guidelines for opioid painkillers, as a way to help reduce the […]
