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MSD’s 4th Annual Spring CME Symposium
-March 27, 2010 - U. of D., Clayton Hall
 (Left) Featured Breakfast Speaker: Richard J. Baron, M.D, FACP “Patient Centered Medical Home”
President/CEO, Greenhouse Internists, PC, Philadelphia, PA.
(Left) Featured Luncheon Speaker: Paul Haidet, M.D., MPH
“Communication Amongst Ourselves: How the community
provides care in a Patient-centered environment”
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
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Medicare physician payment cuts postponed until April 1st
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IMPORTANT SGR UPDATE!
Medicare Physician Payment Cuts Postponed Until April 1
On March 2, 2010, the Senate voted 78-19 to pass H.R. 4691, the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010," which included provisions to extend 2009 Medicare physician payment rates through the end of the month. As a result, the 21% payment cut that took effect on March 1 has been postponed until April 1, 2010. In addition to postponing Medicare physician payment cuts, the bill extended a variety of other expiring programs including unemployment insurance and premium subsidies for COBRA continuation coverage for those whose employment was involuntarily terminated.
Last week, during Senate floor consideration of H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010, an amendment was offered by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) that would have postponed the scheduled 2010 Medicare physician payment cuts through the end of the year. Subsequently, the Senate voted 54-45 to pass a motion offered by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) to table the Grassley amendment. The Senate debate on H.R. 4213 is currently focused on a Baucus substitute to the House-passed version of H.R. 4213, which includes a provision that would keep the current Medicare physician payment freeze in effect until October 1, 2010.
MSD members are urged to keep up the pressure, especially in the Senate, for enacting legislation to permanently resolve the Medicare physician payment crisis. You may use the AMA’s Grassroots Hotline: 1-800-833-6354 to reach our Senators or contact them directly at:
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A Short Tribute
This will be a short letter this month, but it will be sweet.
In times when physicians may not be viewed in a favorable light by the government or the populace, we have a subject that can only be viewed favorably. It is with great pride that I commend those colleagues who have sacrificed their time and efforts to help the injured populations in the earthquake devastated Haiti.
Many Medical Society of Delaware members have flown to this ravaged country and have reported severe conditions in an already poverty-stricken island. We at MSD continue to monitor reports from this area. I especially enjoyed following Dr. Randeep Kahlon on Twitter. Dr. Kahlon, an MSD board member, was in Haiti for about a week at the time of this letter’s composition. Others have also flown down to lend a needed hand.
Though many of us may not be able to travel to Haiti, I am sure we would sacrifice if we could. However, continued monetary support is very helpful in rescue and rebuilding efforts.
Again, much praise to those who have sacrificed their time and expertise in aiding our fellow humans.
Below is a list of Delaware physicians who have participated in Haitian relief efforts. The list may be incomplete, as I am not aware of every physician who has recently traveled to Haiti.
| Kamar Adeleke, M.D. |
Lester Horrell, M.D. |
Chetana Kripalu, M.D. |
| Reynold Agard, M.D. |
Steven Johnson, M.D. |
Jennifer Liquido, M.D. |
| Caroline Boyd, M.D. |
Randeep Kahlon, M.D. |
Erin Meyer, M.D. |
| John Brebbia, M.D. |
Douglas Katz, M.D. |
Christopher Raab, M.D. |
| Edward Cullen, D.O. |
Artemis Khojasteh, M.D. |
Nadiv Shapira, M.D. |
| Lanny Edelsohn, M.D. |
Susanne Kost, M.D. |
Glenn Stryjewski, M.D. |
| Stephanie Gilibert, M.D. |
Yakov Koyfman, M.D. |
Susan Thompson, D.O. |
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Samuel Wilson., M.D. |
Nicholas O. Biasotto, D.O.
President, Medical Society of Delaware
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