Volume 7                                                                        Issue 1
Southeast News
News from the Southeastern Delegation to the AMA

Dear Colleagues

Welcome to a New Year and uncertainty in US health care. Congress continues to work with changes in the Affordable Care Act (“Obama Care”) and the Agencies are debating their own changes in the MACRA regulations.

In this issue we return to AMA history with a continuing bios of past AMA presidents from Southeastern states. We hope you will enjoy the respite and historical perspective.

However, we continue with Dr Lockhart’s series of practical articles in our Business Corner.

Don’t miss the great photos on our web page of the last AMA meeting.
Have a Great New Year.


Bill Clark, MD (GA), Chair, SE Delegation to AMA
Claudette Dalton, MD (VA), Chair-elect, SE Delegation to AMA
Greg Cooper, MD (KY), Immediate Past Chair, SE Delegation to AMA
Stephen Imbeau, MD (SC), Newsletter Editor
BUSINESS CORNER
MIPS is dead, MIPS is dead…Well, not quite!
Asa C. Lockhart, MD, MBA
Principal, Golden Caduceus Consultants



On January 11, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted 14 to 2 to replace MIPS with the Voluntary Value Program (VVP). So, who is MedPAC, why would they make such a recommendation, what could go wrong, what is the impact of their recommendations, and when is MIPS gone? Oh, and why would we want the VVP? important questions to answer before you pull up your MIPS folder on your computer, hit “Delete All” smile, and think “Good riddance.”





MEMBERS FROM THE SOUTHEAST WHO HAVE SERVED AS
AMA PRESIDENT

Since the founding of the AMA in 1947, many members of our Southeastern Delegation have served as President. Here we highlight some of them.

Click on each picture for a bio and the links to read more information.

Dr. Rupert Blue (DC)
1916-1917
Dr. William C. Braisted (DC)
1920-1921
Dr. William D. Haggard (TN)
1925-1926
Dr. William S. Thayer (MD)
1928-1929
Dr. William G. Morgan (DC)
1930-1931
Dr. Dean D. Lewis (MD)
1933-1934
Dr. James S. McLester (AL)
1935-1936
Dr. Irvin Abell (KY)
1938-1939
Dr. Fred W. Rankin (KY)
1942-1943
Dr. James E. Paullin (GA)
1943-1944
For the latest information on issues, meeting dates, helpful resources and pictures from past events make sure to visit the SE Delegation to the AMA's website!
Southeastern Delegation to the AMA, Inc.
Karen A. Foy
Executive Director
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