The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has selected three new models for testing by the CMS Innovation Center to help lower the high cost of drugs, promote accessibility to life-changing drug therapies, and improve quality of care. The Secretary released a report describing these three models to respond to President Biden’s Executive Order 14087, “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,” which complements the historic provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) that will lower prescription drug costs.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

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On Jan. 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency) declarations on May 11, 2023. Here’s what major health policies will and won’t change when the public health emergency ends.

Social media has really exposed the trauma caused by gaslighting, dismissal, and misogyny by medical professionals. Chronic illness groups are rife with posts recounting the poor treatment they suffered at the hands of doctors. Imagine presenting with extreme fatigue, intermittent balance problems, and tingling in your hands and, after a cursory exam, being told your symptoms are due to stress and to lose weight. Two years later, you are diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after multiple doctor visits. This is a scenario that frequently occurs across specialties.

Watch the webinar: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4062883B0A8A10449AF6354586D76FEE9D19978

Claim CME credit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2800484

Everyone in your practice can register as Partner Society members at www.MyGreenDoctor.org or at www.MyGreenDoctor.es (si, en Espanol). Use the discount code MGDCMS to save $60 instantly and give full free access to My Green Doctor forever. Ask your practice manager to register today and to put My Green Doctor on your next agenda. You can do this!

All payments are contingent on continued proof of primary care practice in an area defined in section 395.602(2)(b), Florida Statutes, or an underserved area designated by the Department, provided the practitioner accepts Medicaid reimbursement if eligible for such reimbursement. For more information, go to:

The FRAME Program application window will be open February 1 through March 31, 2023.

To facilitate your application process, you will need to use the FRAMEworks Portal. Applicants will be able to log on and register to formally submit their application to the program.

You may alternatively choose to mail applications to the address below:

FRAME Program

4052 Bald Cypress Way

Bin A-05

Tallahassee, FL 32399

To get a jump start on the process, the required submission forms can be found below (forms are Adobe PDF and will open in new windows):

Applications will be evaluated, and selections will be made on or before June 1, 2023.

For questions or additional information, email [email protected].

Pam Irwin, Executive Director, 850-559-8611, [email protected]

·    Is your practice expanding? Are you adding staff members?

·    Do you have a new practice administrator/office manager?

·    Have you changed or added locations?

·    Have you changed your email/phone/fax?

·    Have you added a new specialty or passed your Board Certification(s)?

·    Have you retired within the last six months?

Send your updates to [email protected].

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The CMS website is your link to our physician member database. The CMS has been actively working on each provider search. Please take the time to search the listing. If you find there is any inaccurate information or an outdated headshot, please reach out to CMS to update your information. Let us know as soon as possible to make sure your information is current.

CMS | (850) 877-9018 | [email protected]

Click here to view the February 2023 Cap Scan.

Each webinar is on the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM.

For more information and to register, click here.

Medicare Revalidations are back in full force after a brief pause during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. All healthcare providers and suppliers are required to revalidate their Medicare enrollment every 3-5 years per CMS’ request. Medicare has implemented new revalidation screening criteria that you will need to be aware of. Missing this important deadline will have significant financial consequences on your medical practice! This link is to a tool to a searchable database that allows you to look up the revalidation due date for Medicare providers who must revalidate their enrollment record information every three or five years.

Does your workday start before dawn and end well after dusk? Do you go to bed tired and wake up the same way? Maybe it’s time you talk to someone who can help you make positive changes for a healthier, happier life and lifestyle. The CMS has six professional counselors who are available to you - free of charge - free of worry. This program remains one of the few in the state that serves all local practicing physicians and TMH Residents, without cost, without question. Six sessions annually are completely confidential and autonomous. 

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