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The purpose of this Medicaid Memo is to describe contract requirements that the Department of Medical Assistance (“DMAS”) has with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations who provide services to Virginia Medicaid recipients. This memo does not restate each contract requirement. Instead, this memo underscores the contractual obligations for DMAS contracted Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus (“CCC Plus”) […]
The Doctors Company is surveying physicians about how they will make changes in the way they practice medicine after the pandemic. As millions of Americans receive vaccines, the nation moves toward herd immunity, and the pandemic hopefully comes to an end soon, the practice of medicine will be forever changed. The Doctors Company is very […]
The Medical Society of Virginia would like to thank healthcare heroes for working tirelessly during a year of COVID-19. This past year has been difficult for communities across the world. We have lost many lives due to COVID-19 and have spent a year in isolation away from family and friends. This past year has been […]
The impact of COVID-19 on America’s healthcare workforce has increased burnout to historic levels. Many clinicians need mental health support – but they fear getting it could end their careers. That’s what happened to Dr. Lorna Breen, a courageous emergency physician who fought to save so many from COVID-19. Broken-hearted, she sought mental health support. […]
The new report Changes in Medicare Physician Spending During the COVID-19 Pandemic analyzed Medicare claims data exclusive to physician services and found spending dropped as much as 57% below expected pre-pandemic levels in April of 2020. Medicare spending on physician services partially recovered from the April low, but was still 12% less than expected by the […]
WebMD Chief Medical Officer and MSV member, Dr. John Whyte, speaks with SafeHaven™’s volunteer Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Teresa Babineau, and Corey Feist, co-founder of The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and CEO of the UVA Physicians Group, in WebMD’s latest Coronavirus in Context video series. In this video they discuss physician burnout, the increase […]
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Programs to address career fatigue and wellness in certain health care providers; civil immunity; emergency. Expands civil immunity for health care professionals serving as members of or consultants to entities that function primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations related to health care services to include health care professionals serving as members of […]