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Monday, September 29, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Medicare telehealth flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30, 2025, unless Congress acts. » Note from the AMA on a Potential Shutdown The AMA has long called for Congress to enact legislation that would:...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) CMS Alert Highlights Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Phishing Fax Requests » The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an alert on fraud schemes that are incr...
Thursday, June 5, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) New Background Screening Requirement for Florida Licensees – Effective July 1 » New Requirement for Health Care Practitioners in Florida Starts July 1 Starting July 1, 2025 , Florida law will req...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Hurricane Milton: Special Needs Shelters » Tallahassee, Fla. — In response to Hurricane Milton, the Florida Department of Health has prepared for special nee...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Hurricane Milton - Key Medicaid Information for Fee-for-Service and Managed Care Providers » Provider Type(s): ALL Florida Medicaid recipients maintaining access to critical Medicaid services (e.g., durable medi...
Monday, October 7, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Early Prescription Refills Permitted Under State of Emergency » Hurricane Milton: Early Prescript...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Hurricane resources for physicians » Hurricane resources for physicians Please take note of the following resources provide to FSN from the FMA to h...
Thursday, September 19, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Living Donor Protection Act » We encourage you to join the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) in advocating for the Living Donor Protection Act. RPA...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (0 Comments - view/add) Important Information on Fraudulent Emails to Practitioners » The Florida Department of Health (Department), Division of Medical Quality Assurance, is warning Florida health care prac...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert » Provider Type(s): ALL Tropical Storm Nicole - Key Medicaid Information for Fee-for-Service and Managed Care...
Friday, October 21, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Take Action to Protect Dialysis Patients’ Access to Care, Enact S. 4750/H.R. 8594 » Call to Action As a nephrology professional, you understand the critical need for access to dialysis care. We’re asking y...
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Recovering from Hurricane Ian » The Florida Society of Nephrology will provide our members with updates on hurricane-related developments affecting physi...
Thursday, May 12, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Urge Your Legislators to Enact S. 377/H.R. 1255, the Living Donor Protection Act » RPA is calling on RPA membership to contact their elected representatives in Washington and urge them to cosponsor S. 377/...
Friday, March 12, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Enact Living Organ Donation Legislation » Call to Action RPA is calling on RPA membership to contact their elected representatives in Washington and urge them t...
Thursday, January 7, 2021 (2 Comments - view/add) EXTENSION Announced for Renewal Deadline! » As part of the response efforts to the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID- 19), State Surgeon General, Scott Rivkees has extend...
Monday, December 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pass Lifetime Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage Legislation in the Senate » Call to Action RPA is calling on RPA membership to contact their Senators and urge the...
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Imminent Cybercrime Threat to US Health Care Providers » The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and two federal agencies are warning of an "imminent cybercrime threat" to US...
Thursday, June 25, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Printed Copies of Non-Opioid Alternatives Now Required » While Florida Law previously required physicians to discuss non-opioid alternatives with patients prior to administering o...
Thursday, March 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Lawmakers Pass Major Bills On Nurses, Pharmacists » LAWMAKERS PASS MAJOR BILLS ON NURSES, PHARMACISTS March 11, 2020 Christine Sexton TALLAHASSEE ---...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Enact HR 5534, the Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act » RPA is calling on RPA membership to contact their House members and urge them to cosponsor HR 5534, the Comprehensive Immu...
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