William Jessee news and information

Based on its 2009 IRS Form 990, the Medical Group Management Association, Englewood, Colo., seemed to hold up quite well during the recession of 2009, but MGMA President and CEO Dr. William Jessee said looks can be deceiving.
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I'm not a doctor, but I've heard dozens—if not hundreds—of physicians pontificate behind a microphone during question-and-answer sessions at the numerous healthcare conferences I've attended over the years.Some of these docs can be profound, provocative or amusing, but many can just...
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Dr. William Jessee, president and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association, has been nominated to be the new chairman of the eHealth Initiative, a Washington-based advocacy organization whose purpose...
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After an initial two-month freeze on Medicare physician reimbursement was passed Dec. 19, 2009, Congress spent 2010 passing a series of short-term “fixes” in March, April, June and November that forestalled slashing physician payments by more than 20% under the sustainable growth rate...
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For physicians, the healthcare reform debate of 2010 is almost upstaged by the constant threat of having their Medicare reimbursements cut by upward of 20% under the sustainable growth-rate formula.
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It's called the Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act of 2010, but the legislation President Barack Obama signed last week offered little relief to medical practices seeking to prepare their 2011 budgets and deciding whether to participate in Medicare next year.
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