Resources addressing MAG’s advocacy efforts in the legal and regulatory arenas, including state and federal court
2013
- MAG one of 500 to sign letter calling for IPAB repeal (04.25.13)
- MAG calls for physician vs. “clinician”-led medical homes (04.19.13)
- MAG weighs in on CMS hospital governance proposal (04.08.13)
- OIG releases fraud alert on physician-owned entities & implantable devices (03.27.13)
- MAG president supports GBPW in its residency efforts (03.21.13)
- MAG calls on AMA to continue to pursue more realistic EHR timeline (03.21.13)
2012
- MAG one of 100+ to sign letter urging Congress to prevent budget sequestration cuts (12.21.12)
- MAG, others sign letter urging CMS to eliminate the implementation of ICD-10 (12.20.12)
- MAG one of 250+ to sign letter opposing elimination of Medicaid PC pay increase (12.5.12)
- MAG urges Georgia Insurance Commissioner to reject BCBSGA's proposal to acquire Amerigroup (10.31.12)
- MAG one of 100+ signing letter calling for nullification of pay cuts under sequestration provision (09.14.12)
- MAG, others express concern over Aetna's new accreditation requirements for surgical pathology labs (09.11.12)
- MAG letter to Georgia Department of Public Health on proposed revisions to "Form 3300, Vision, Hearing, Dental & Nutrtional Screening of children entering public schools, regulations chapter 290-5-31" (09.10.12)
- MAG, AMA file amicus brief in FTC antitrust case (08.27.12)
- MAG weighs in on Medicaid/PeachCare redesign in letter to DCH (07.03.13)
- MAG, others submit letter to CMS addressing "Reporting and Returning Overpayments" (06.07.12)
- MAG opposing proposed rule related to chiropractic manipulation under anesthesia (06.07.12)
- MAG calls for change in proposal related to injectable pharmacologics rule (06.06.12)
- MAG, others oppose proposal to reduce pay for dually-eligible patients (05.30.12)
- MAG president calls for CMS to delay ICD-10 until 2015 (05.16.12)
- MAG letter to Georgia Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology on “Assessment Practices – Proposed Rule 609-4-.05 Policy and Procedure” (05.14.12)
- MAG signs letter to CMS on Stage 2 EHR “meaningful use” proposal (05.07.12)
- MAG sends letter of support for H.B. 745 (pulse oximetry) to Rep. Welch (02.07.12)
- MAG, others sign letter urging Congress to stabilize Medicare and eliminate the SGR (01.23.12)
- MAG, others ask CMS for written policy on direct billing for Medicare (01.20.12)
2011
- MAG responds to Georgia Composite Medical Board's proposed guidelines on pain management (11.28.11)
- MAG responds to Georgia Composite Medical Board's proposed guidelines for office-based surgery (11.21.11)
- MAG, others thank AMA for development, support of Medicare Patient Empowerment Act (11.18.11)
- MAG, coalition sends recommendations to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (11.10.11)
- MAG, others oppose SGR reduction in letters to Joint Select Committee (also sent to Rep. Jeb Hensarling) (11.11.11)
- MAG submits letter to CMS regarding UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage audits and Medicare fee reductions (10.28.11)
- MAG opposes proposed changes to Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists' rules (10.20.11)
- MAG, others call for meaningful medical liability reforms in letters to Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (10.03.11)
- MAG addresses proposed rule that refers to clinical nurse specialists as primary health providers in letter to state board (09.06.11)
- MAG president submits comments on physician profiling programs (08.30.11)