Votes to ask CMS to withdraw proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n CHICAGO — A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to change the way Medicare pays for drugs under the Part B program would hurt physician practices, the American Medical Association said at its annual meeting here. The AMA House of Delegates passed a resolution Wednesday asking that CMS withdraw its proposal and, if that doesn’t happen, that the AMA lobby Congress block the proposal’s implementation. The proposal, if put into place, “would significantly undermine the ability of physician practices to meet the significant administrative and financial burdens associated with the rapidly evolving healthcare environment,” (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Votes to ask CMS to withdraw proposal by Joyce Frieden News Editor, MedPage Today CHICAGO — A proposal by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to change the way Medicare pays for drugs under the Part B…<\/span><\/p>\nby Joyce Frieden <\/a>
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\n“This is a patient care issue and an access issue,” said Heather Smith, MD, an ob\/gyn in Bronx, N.Y., who spoke on behalf of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “This will impact care of our patients, especially those with ovarian cancer.”<\/p>\n