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Health Care Update - April 23, 2013 |
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Written by Andrea Farina
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Wednesday, April 24 2013 09:43 |
HHS Omnibus Bills
The House and Senate have been busy moving omnibus finance bills in the last week to meet the Finance Committee deadline last Friday. Both the House and Senate HHS bills moved through the HHS budget committees and through their Ways and Means and Finance Committee in preparation for floor action on the bills this week. Yesterday, the House spend almost 10 hours of debate on the HHS bill (HF. 1233) on the floor before finally passing the bill with a vote of 70-64. |
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Honoring Choices Minnesota Updates |
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Written by Andrea Farina
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Tuesday, February 19 2013 10:40 |
 New ambassadors have been trained, community events are filling the HCM calendar, and new resources have been added to the HonoringChoices.org website. Continue reading below about all the exciting updates! |
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Medicaid Pay Bump Delayed Until at Least April |
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Written by Andrea Farina
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Monday, February 18 2013 10:50 |
By: Alicia Ault, Pediatric News Digital Network
 An increase in Medicaid pay for physicians providing primary care services scheduled for Jan. 1 will not start flowing into practices until at least April 1.
Under the Affordable Care Act, physicians providing certain primary care services to Medicaid patients will be paid at the higher Medicare rate in 2013 and 2014. However, regulations to implement these provisions of the ACA were not issued until last November. |
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The Phillips Neighborhood Clinic Celebrates 10yrs of Service! |
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Written by Andrea Farina
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Monday, February 18 2013 10:29 |
Dear members of the Twin Cities Medical Society,
Please join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic at this year's Silent Auction! The event will be held on Thursday, March 7th from 6-9 pm at the McNamara Alumni Center on the U of M's East Bank campus. The Silent Auction is our biggest fundraising event of the year, and proceeds from the auction will be used towards our annual operating expenses. |
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Senator Linda Berglin Receives 2012 Shotwell Award |
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Written by Andrea Farina
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Wednesday, January 30 2013 11:56 |
 A legislator for nearly 40 years, Linda Berglin achieved a distinguished public service career. She served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1973-80 (District 59A) serving as assistant majority leader from 1977-1980; and in the Senate 1981-2011 (Districts 59, 60, 61). Throughout her tenure and, especially while serving as chair of the Minnesota State Senate’s Health and Human Services Finance Committee, she was a champion for the poor and underserved, using public policy to improve the lives of this population. She was an instrumental leader in the creation of MinnesotaCare, an innovative, bipartisan effort to improve the health of Minnesotans. While not always taking the popular or easy road, she pursued her work with tremendous passion for serving the good of the people – an admirable tenacity of purpose. |
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