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Legislation & Advocacy

HHS Enforces Stricter Rules on HIPAA

From the College  |  April 1, 2010

As of February 17, 2010, entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), such as group health plans and their business associates, will have to take certain actions to ensure continued compliance with the privacy and security provisions of the act.

In Advocacy, Slow and Steady Wins the Race

From the College  |  April 1, 2010

Earlier in the year, it seemed that healthcare reform was stopped in its tracks because of the Massachusetts Senate special election—which placed Republican Scott Brown in the seat held by the “Liberal Lion,” Edward M. Kennedy. The Senate Democrats lost their supermajority and the momentum to pass President Obama’s healthcare reform legislation subsided. But through strong lobbying by the president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590)—comprehensive healthcare reform—on March 21, and the president signed the bill into law on March 23.

Coding Note

From the College  |  April 1, 2010

As of January 1, 2010, Medicare eliminated both inpatient and outpatient consultation codes.

Omeract How to Get into the “Act”

Peter Brooks, MD, Maarten Boers, MD,PhD, MSc, Lee S. Simon, MD, Vibeke Strand, MD,and Peter Tugwell, MD  |  April 1, 2010

Meet this international organization that focuses on rheumatology outcome measures

The ACR Supports the Rheumatology Workforce

From the College  |  March 1, 2010

The ACR Committee on Training and Workforce Issues remains committed to supporting rheumatology training programs to ensure a well-prepared future workforce. Given the significant role rheumatology training directors play in the recruitment and education of rheumatology fellows, the ACR considers it essential to support their efforts.

Call Your Lawmakers the Week of March 15

From the College  |  March 1, 2010

The elimination of consultation code services, the repeated battle to avert Medicare cuts, the need for increased research funding, the creation of a loan repayment program for pediatric rheumatologists, and fair costs for drug therapies are all issues that members of Congress have influence over. All of these issues affect the rheumatology profession, whether you are a clinical practitioner, researcher, academic, or health professional.

Thinkers Wanted: Join the Grassroots Rheumatology Think Tank

David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD  |  March 1, 2010

We need you to join the grassroots rheumatology think tank

Don’t Just Watch Health Policy Unfold—Take Action

From the College  |  February 1, 2010

If you are tired of just watching and reading about health policy decisions that affect you, your patients, and your profession, take action today to help shape the future of healthcare. The ACR offers multiple ways for you to stay informed about legislation affecting rheumatology professionals and can teach you how to influence the decisions made on Capitol Hill.

Reach Out To Local Media to Promote Rheumatology

From the College  |  January 1, 2010

The ACR is committed to advocating on behalf of its members. This could be on Capitol Hill, by working with insurance providers, or by working with the media to promote the work of rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals and advance the issues affecting them.

ACR Delegates Attend AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting

Staff  |  January 1, 2010

The 2009 Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates was held November 7–10, 2009, in Houston. AMA Delegate Gary Bryant, MD, and AMA Alternate Delegate Eileen Moynihan, MD, represented the ACR.

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