By Mary Thomas, Esq., FMA Assistant General Counsel | Oct. 25, 2023 On Oct. 11, Florida Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñe...

North Fort Myers Republican Rep.  Spencer Roach , an attorney, is taking another stab at closing a loophole in Flor...

 The fee for initiating a payment dispute under the No Surprises Act is back to $50 after a federal court recently st...

By Victoria Bailey (TechTarget, Inc. Xtelligent Healthcare Media is a division of TechTarget)   I...

The healthcare industry is characterized by highly specific challenges that give rise to a unique cybersecurity risk profi...

Health News Florida | By  Brett Kelman - KFF Health News A venous needle dislodgment is a rare dialysis complicati...

AHCA and DOH worked together on the emergency rules. Doctors’ offices and hospitals can no longer require all visitors...

CMS has released a proposed rule that would increase the Medicare bundled payment rate by 1.6% for 2024.  The propos...

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 12, 2023 Contact: Christina Johnson, ...

The ability to prescribe controlled substances based on telehealth patient visits was set to expire when the COVID-19 Publ...

The  2023 Legislative Session  is coming to a close, and your  Florida Medical Association  has taken...

Updated Co-Payment and Telemedicine Guidance for Medical and Behavioral Health Providers   Florida Medicai...

This study investigated the mortality risk among patients requiring maintenance dialysis in the 30 days following a hurric...

Highlight the accomplishments of a colleague who embodies the best in kidney care, education, or research with industry-wi...

Tanya Albert Henry, Contributing News Writer AMA   In a win for physicians, a federal court for the second ti...

Authors: David Roth, 1 Mark S. Segal, 2,3 Ashok D. Sastry, 4 and Nabeel Aslam 5 The Florida Society of Nephrology...

  Six AAKP leaders received the Preside...

A Message from the National Kidney Foundation of Florida We at the National Kidney Foundation of Florida are deepl...

Kidney Patients Cite Insurance and Payment Issues as Critical Barriers to FDA Approved Care Innovations Patients an...

CMS has released a proposed rule that would add $6.19 starting in January to the current bundled payment rate for dialysis...

Improvements to Florida’s medical practice environment are coming soon, thanks to the success of several FMA priority bill...

Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But...

What’s the news: Prior authorization  is a huge administrative burden for physician practices that often delays p...

The American Medical Association raised concerns to the Biden Administration about the need to extend the reporting period...

On December 8, 2021, the Senate passed legislation halt Medicare physician payment cuts that were scheduled to take effect...

Source: American Medical Association The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association filed a compla...

Biden-Harris Administration Advances Key Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills, Giving Peace of Mind to Millions of...

Source: AMA What’s the news:  The Biden administration has  issued a second interim final r...

The American Medical Association continues to advocate for federal support of physician practices, and provides this updat...

By Jeff Scott, Esq. FMA General Counsel On June 29, 2021, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 833, the “Protecting D...

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association (AMA) issued a report today showing a 44.4 percent decrease in opioid prescr...

Laura Dyrda -  Monday, September 13th, 2021    Print   |   Email   The...

President Joseph Biden  attacked  anticompetitive acquisitions earlier this year with an executive order to...

The  Washington Post  (9/18, A1, Rowland) reported, “In 2020, as the pandemic took hold, U.S. health insuran...

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/us/politics/telehealth-rural-america.html New funding will allow more medical...