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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has awarded 17 residents in radiation oncology and radiation oncology nurses travel grants to attend the Society’s seventh annual Advocacy Day taking place March 21-23, 2010, in Washington. Advocacy...
By Dave Adler, assistant director of government relations On March 4, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) discussed potential changes to the self-referral law for radiation therapy for the third time but said it is not yet ready to make...
By Dave Adler, assistant director of government relations Theodore DeWeese, M.D., chair of the department of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, testified March 4, 2010, at a hearing...
AAPM and ASTRO are hosting Safety in Radiation Therapy - A Call to Action, June 24-25. This conference is aimed to inform all members of the treatment team, as well as manufacturers and regulators, on ways to improve the safety and quality of radiation...
On March 2, the Senate voted 78-19 to pass H.R. 4691, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, which includes provisions to extend 2009 Medicare physician payment rates through the end of the month. As a result, the 21 percent payment cut that took effect...
Late last evening, March 2, the U.S. Senate voted 78-19 to pass H.R. 4691, the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010," which included provisions to extend 2009 Medicare physician payment rates through the end of the month. As a result, the 21 percent...
ASTRO Chair Tim R. Williams, M.D., testified at the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing, “Medical Radiation: An Overview of the Issues,” in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 26, 2010. Subcommittee Chairman Frank Pallone...
In response to the recent The New York Times articles, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is holding a hearing Friday, February 26, 2010, at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C., to learn more about quality and safety protocols in radiation oncology...
The two-month fix to prevent the 21.2 percent sustainable growth rate (SGR) cut will expire at the end of February. If Congress does not act, on March 1, 2010, radiation oncologists will experience a decrease of 21.2 percent to the physician fee schedule...
In response to the recent New York Times articles, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing Wednesday, February 10, 2010, in Washington, D.C., to learn more about quality and safety protocols in radiation oncology. A number of stakeholders...
Register now to be part of radiation oncology's premier advocacy event! Join your colleagues on Capitol Hill to support important issues such as self-referral laws, boosting languishing cancer research funds and stabilizing Medicare physician payments...
By Dave Adler, assistant director of government relations The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which advises Congress on Medicare policies, met January 15, 2010, to consider addressing the in-office exception to the physician self-referral...
Separate of health care reform, the House and Senate have both passed provisions to provide a two-month fix to the looming negative 21.2 percent sustainable growth rate (SGR) cut. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law. CMS has instructed...
Parker Griffith, a radiation oncologist and member of the United States House of Representatives representing Alabama’s 5th congressional district, announced on December 22, 2009, that he is switching from the Democrat to Republican party. From...
On November 21, 2009, the Senate voted to proceed to consideration of the health reform bill. Senators have now begun debating the bill and offering amendments. During this process, numerous amendments are introduced, debated and voted on with supporters...
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