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New in this IssueWomen Medical Physics group on LinkedIn - The initial goal of this group is to establish networking contacts between women working in medical physics and/or related fields.
See Physics Teaching Modules at RSNA 2009 NIH/NCIMajor changes to NIH applications are coming soon - you must follow the new process NCI Launches Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers to Develop New Fields of Cancer Research NRCThe White has nominated two individuals to serve as NRC Commissioners Comments to NRC on the Impact of Lack of Disposal Capacity on Radioactive Materials Used in Research health ReformPhysicians, Patients Lobby To Block Imaging Cuts AMA, Senate, White House Cut Deal For Permanent Repeal Of SGR Reid Pledges To Try Again On ‘Multi-Year’ Medicare Doc Pay Fix Bill After Health Reform Passes Imaging advocates pull off major healthcare reform coup Senator Reid to finish merger by Friday Reid Sends CBO Health Reform Bill With Public Plan, Opt Out; Nelson Uncommitted Finance Bill Would Hit Cancer Hospitals With Quality Data Mandate Task Group Reports
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NEW CARE Bill: H.R. 3652 – Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009The CARE Bill (stands for the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009) has been introduced in the House [H.R. 3652] by Rep. John Barrow (D – GA) [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.3652:]. As of October 28th, this Bill had four additional co-sponsors [Rep. Marsha Blackburn (TN-7); Rep. Michael Castle, (DE); Bob Etheridge (NC-2); Tom Latham,(IA-4) and Jim Moran (VA-8)]. The House Bill, with one exception, is identical to that introduced in the 110th Congress. The exception is the inclusion [Page 12, lines 8-10] recognizing the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) Bill passed in the 110th Congress. The MIPPA Bill only applies to advanced imaging procedures (PET, CT, MR and nuclear medicine) performed in free standing clinics. Work is under way identifying a sponsor and introduction of a parallel bill in the Senate. NIHMajor changes to NIH applications are coming soon - you must follow the new processWhat’s happening?
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NCI Launches Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers to Develop New Fields of Cancer ResearchThe National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced today the awards of multiple institutional grants to establish 12 Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers (PS-OC) to better understand the physical laws and principles that shape and govern the emergence and behavior of cancer. The goal of the five year initiative is to engage trans-disciplinary scientific teams from fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry and engineering to examine new, non-traditional approaches to cancer research... [see full article] NRCThe White has nominated two individuals to serve as NRC Commissioners
health ReformSenate Finance Bill Passes 14-9--Snowe Backed Finance Health Bill But Floor Vote Hinges On Bills’ MergerSenate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT), with the support of a lone Republican, Sen. Olympia Snow (ME), was able to declare “bipartisan” passage of health reform through his panel Tuesday (10/13/09), but Snowe is signaling her floor vote is uncertain and hinges on how Democratic leaders merge the Finance and health committee bills... [see full article] Physicians, Patients Lobby To Block Imaging CutsPhysicians and patients carpeted Capitol Hill Oct. 14 arguing that the layers of cuts that CMS and Congress are proposing for diagnostic imaging will drive some radiologists and cardiologists out of business, stifle innovation and hurt access to care especially in rural areas... [see full article] AMA, Senate, White House Cut Deal For Permanent Repeal Of SGRA bill that would permanently repeal the Medicare physician payment update formula was introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Tuesday (10/13/09) and is expected to move on the Senate floor early next week, under a deal that sources say physician groups cut with Senate and White House leaders Wednesday. The expectation, said one physician specialty lobbyist, is that in return, physician groups would get firmly behind the health reform legislation moving in Congress... [see full article] Reid Pledges To Try Again On ‘Multi-Year’ Medicare Doc Pay Fix Bill After Health Reform PassesSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Wednesday pledged that the Senate would again take up a “multi-year” Medicare physician payment proposal after the chamber acts on health care reform later this year... [see full article] Imaging advocates pull off major healthcare reform coupThe possibility that radiologists will score a major victory in healthcare reform legislation grew stronger this week with the endorsement of a proposal to link physicians’ pay to the use of appropriateness criteria in the ordering of imaging studies... [see full article] Senator Reid to finish merger by FridaySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to make the final call on what is in and what is out of a merged health reform bill either tonight or Friday (10/23/09), a Senate Democratic staffer tells Inside Health Policy. That doesn’t mean Reid will release the bill by the end of the week, the staffer said. The new language would first go to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which has said it will need about two weeks to score the final bill. Democratic leaders are hoping to keep the bill’s 10-year cost lower than $900 billion. A Republican lobbyist says CBO would have to get the language by Monday to have the final bill ready for a vote before Thanksgiving, which jibes with what the Democratic staffer said. A Republican staffer adds that the bill’s major provisions, on the public option in particular, are unlikely to change through floor amendments and therefore Reid has to craft them now in a way that will attract a majority. Reid Sends CBO Health Reform Bill With Public Plan, Opt Out; Nelson UncommittedKey centrist Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson (D‑NE) will hold off deciding how he’ll vote on health reform now that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D‑NV) has officially announced he is asking the Congressional Budget Office to score a bill that includes a public plan allowing states the possibility of opting out, a Nelson staffer tells Inside Health Policy... [see full article] Finance Bill Would Hit Cancer Hospitals With Quality Data MandateThe Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill includes a provision directing HHS to establish quality reporting programs for cancer hospitals that are exempt from the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS)... [see full article] |
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