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From the FMA

Recent Challenges to Caps on Non-Economic Damages
The Florida legislature enacted a law in September 2003 to place caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases. For Florida physicians, the success of the passage of this tort reform measure has had positive benefits in the form of lower medic

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Non-Safety-Related Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 Pediatric (0.25 mL, for 6-35 month olds) Vaccine in Pre-Filled Syringes
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Legislative News

House Votes to Suspend Medicare Cuts to Physicians, AMA Calls for Permanent Action
The AMA acknowledges today’s vote in the House to temporarily suspend for two months the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cut that begins in three weeks.

Success for Florida Physicians: Governor Crist Signs SB 1122
Last week Governor Crist signed SB 1122, which was a clear victory for Florida physicians and a demonstration of how we can work together to achieve important goals.

From the FMA

Medicare Pay Cut Postponed Until April 1
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4691, a measure that effectively postponed a 21-percent Medicare physician payment cut until April 1.

URGENT NEWS

Medicare Scam Alert
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).

Member Benefits


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OptaComp & Danna-Gracey

OptaComp & Danna-Gracey are happy to announce a "no-brainer" benefit for FSS members. Your practice could have the opportunity to receive money back from OptaComp in the form of a dividend of up to 24.8% of your workers compensation premium.

 

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