By Kate Masters – September 21, 2020 Article via Virginia Mercury One of Virginia’s largest insurance companies is lowering reimbursement rates for nurse practitioners and physician assistants amid the COVID-19 pandemic — a move that many doctors say will hurt already struggling primary care practices. Clark Barrineau, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Medical Society of […]
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Dear Provider: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and our affiliate HealthKeepers, Inc. appreciate your participation in one or more of our provider networks. You recently received an amendment to your Professional Provider contract, effective October 1, 2020, which included an update to Vaccine Administration, AMA CPT procedure codes 90460-90461, 90471-90474. We are writing to […]
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The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) Nominating Committee has completed its slate of proposed officers, Directors and Associate Directors for the MSV Board of Directors as well as nominees to the Virginia delegation to the AMA for the 2021-2022 term. All positions will be voted upon at the House of Delegates during the MSV Annual Meeting. […]
Echoing many of our partner organizations in the healthcare community, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) joins the call for reforms on the use of deadly force by law enforcement. We also believe, in order to find solutions, it is important to actively listen to and involve the families and communities of those whose lives have […]
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RICHMOND, Va. (Feb 11, 2020) – The Medical Society of Virginia Foundation (MSVF) has been named the program administrator for the Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). The Virginia Mental Health Access Program is a statewide program designed to provide access for children to […]
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By William C. Reha, MD, MBA Vice Chair, Virginia Delegation to the AMA Virginia was well represented at the AMA Interim Meeting held November 16-19, 2019 in San Diego, California. Over 100 Resolutions and Reports are typically handled at this meeting devoted exclusively to advocacy, ethics, and urgent matters affecting the practice of medicine. Virginia brought forward a […]
via Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly By Maura Mazurowski The Medical Society of Virginia will focus on Medicaid expansion and the elimination of “surprise billing” during the 2020 General Assembly session, according to the group’s new president. Clifford L. Deal III, chief of surgery at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, was installed as the 199th president of the physician advocacy […]
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Virginia’s largest insurance company cut reimbursement rates. Some doctors say primary care will suffer.
By Kate Masters – September 21, 2020 Article via Virginia Mercury One of Virginia’s largest insurance companies is lowering reimbursement rates for nurse practitioners and physician assistants amid the COVID-19 pandemic — a move that many doctors say will hurt already struggling primary care practices. Clark Barrineau, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Medical Society of […]
Letter From Anthem Delaying a Cut in Vaccine Administration Codes
Dear Provider: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and our affiliate HealthKeepers, Inc. appreciate your participation in one or more of our provider networks. You recently received an amendment to your Professional Provider contract, effective October 1, 2020, which included an update to Vaccine Administration, AMA CPT procedure codes 90460-90461, 90471-90474. We are writing to […]
MSV Nominating Committee Announces 2020-2021 Leadership Slate
The Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) Nominating Committee has completed its slate of proposed officers, Directors and Associate Directors for the MSV Board of Directors as well as nominees to the Virginia delegation to the AMA for the 2021-2022 term. All positions will be voted upon at the House of Delegates during the MSV Annual Meeting. […]
MSV Official Statement on Inequities in Our Healthcare System
Echoing many of our partner organizations in the healthcare community, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) joins the call for reforms on the use of deadly force by law enforcement. We also believe, in order to find solutions, it is important to actively listen to and involve the families and communities of those whose lives have […]
MSV Foundation Becomes Program Administrator for VMAP
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb 11, 2020) – The Medical Society of Virginia Foundation (MSVF) has been named the program administrator for the Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). The Virginia Mental Health Access Program is a statewide program designed to provide access for children to […]
AMA 2019 Interim Meeting Report
By William C. Reha, MD, MBA Vice Chair, Virginia Delegation to the AMA Virginia was well represented at the AMA Interim Meeting held November 16-19, 2019 in San Diego, California. Over 100 Resolutions and Reports are typically handled at this meeting devoted exclusively to advocacy, ethics, and urgent matters affecting the practice of medicine. Virginia brought forward a […]
Medical Society’s New President Preps for Assembly Session
via Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly By Maura Mazurowski The Medical Society of Virginia will focus on Medicaid expansion and the elimination of “surprise billing” during the 2020 General Assembly session, according to the group’s new president. Clifford L. Deal III, chief of surgery at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, was installed as the 199th president of the physician advocacy […]