The HCMA is downsizing! The following items are available at no charge, the only caveat is that you arrange for pick up.

These items are available immediately - contact Elke Lubin for photos:

Gold board room chairs (15)

Side chairs (21)

Couch and wing-backed chair

2 traditional styled occasional chairs

2 fan-backed Windsor style chairs

Magazine rack

File Cabinets

Board room tables (three 7ft tables, and one 6ft table)

Decorative framed art

Bookshelves (light and dark-colored)

Room divider panels

Lamps

2 mirrors (small & large)

The following items will be available on June 21st:

Executive Desk suite (4 piece Exec desk station)

2 regular desk sets (desk and credenza)

1 unique credenza – not part of a set

If you would like to secure any items contact Elke Lubin. FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

Seven pieces from the American Masterpiece Collection by Hickory - contact Elke Lubin for photos and pricing:

Console table

Large China cabinet

Lowboy

2 - Sideboards

Coffee table

Rolling drop leaf bar

That is why the FMA is asking physicians to contact Gov. Ron DeSantis immediately and urge him to veto this legislation. On May 14, the FMA, along with the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association and several medical specialty societies, sent a letter to Gov. DeSantis calling for the veto. But nothing will have more impact than personalized letters or emails from Florida physicians. Helping the effort to get this legislation vetoed is easy. You can email the Governor at [email protected] or send a letter to: 

Physicians who provide services for Florida Medicaid patients are required to enroll as participating providers with Florida Medicaid in accordance with federal requirements. This includes those who refer Florida Medicaid patients for other services, order services such as laboratory and imaging, serve as the attending physician in an institutional setting, and prescribe prescription drugs. Effective Oct. 1, 2021, any fee-for-service claim submitted to Florida Medicaid that identifies a physician who is not enrolled with Florida Medicaid will deny, and the billing provider will not receive reimbursement. This includes claims that identify a physician who only referred or ordered other services, and pharmacy claims. Additionally, Florida Medicaid patients will not be able to fill or refill prescriptions prescribed by physicians who are not enrolled. If you are a physician who provides any of these services, it is urgent that you enroll with Florida Medicaid before Oct. 1. Complete the online application process here. For more information about the Referring, Ordering, Prescribing, and Attending (ROPA) provider enrollment initiative, visit Florida Medicaid’s ROPA Provider Enrollment page.

As required by the federal 21st Century Cures Act, Medicaid home health claims must be submitted through the health plan’s electronic visit verification (EVV) vendor. Effective for dates of service beginning June 21, 2021, the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) health plans will deny all claims for personal care services and home health services submitted outside of their EVV vendors. Read more in this update from AHCA, Florida’s Medicaid program administrator.

As things head toward a new normal, lawmakers and insurers, including Medicare, are debating how to proceed, the biggest question being whether to continue reimbursing providers at the same payment rate as for in-person coverage once the covid public health emergency ends. Read more.

HCMA's Annual Membership Directory serves as a resource for physicians, their staff, and the public. The Directory will be published this summer and will be available in both print and digital formats. It will be mailed to every member and is available to the public - a great opportunity to give you additional exposure.  HCMA members receive special pricing to advertise in the Directory.

The HCMA continues to partner with E&M Consulting to manage the project, including advertising sales and layout/graphic design. View the 2020-2021 Directory.

If you have any questions or would like to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 or [email protected]. 

June 1 - November 30 represents hurricane season, sharply peaking from late August through September; the season's climatological peak of activity occurs around September 10 each season. Download the 2021 Hillsborough County Disaster Preparedness Guide here.

The license expiration date for Medical Doctors expiring January 31, 2021, has been extended to June 30, 2021

Please continue to check the FL Board of Medicine site for updated licensure expiration date information.

The full version of the State Surgeon General’s Emergency Order may be found at https://www.flhealthsource.gov/pdf/DOH-EO-21-001.pdf

Visit the Florida Board of Medicine Help Center – an online tool for applicants, licensees, and the public to search and access our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), contact the BOM office, and learn “how to” do business with the board. Links to the address update process, renewing your medical license, and CME FAQs can be found here.

Now more than ever, health systems and organizations must commit to fighting physician burnout. Find out three reasons why. Read more from the AMA.

AMA member William Barish, M.D., reflects on his role as chief wellness officer and how he has had to adjust well-being efforts around COVID-19. Read more from the AMA.

Jensen Anderson Wealth Management, LLC is a financial planning firm dedicated to serving physicians for over thirty years. HCMA members receive a Comprehensive Financial Plan at a discounted rate of $500.00 (a $1,500 value). This opportunity will give any HCMA member who may already be working with a planner to have someone take a second look at their plan or if you have not created a plan, this is a great opportunity to do so. For additional information, please visit: www.physicianswealthplanning.com or contact Jennifer Joyce, Executive Assistant, at 813-287-8379 or email her at [email protected] to schedule a meeting. 

For information on how to place a classified ad in Enews, contact Elke Lubin at the HCMA or complete and return this form.

The most current issue of HCMA's quarterly publication can be viewed online by clicking here. Previous issues are also available.

For advertising information, contact Elke Lubin, Managing Editor, or view the advertising opportunities on the HCMA website.