2005 News Articles

Physician Payment Awaits House Action (December 29, 2005)

Freeze on Physician Reimbursement Stalls (December 28, 2005)

Congressional Action Completed on FY 2006 NIH Funding (December 23, 2005)

Congress Takes Action to Prevent Cuts to Physician Reimbursement (December 22, 2005)

Bill to Unite Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Networks Signed into Law (December 20, 2005)

Help ASH Advocate for FY 2006 NIH Funding – Senate Preparing to Vote on Bill (December 19, 2005)

CMS Fee Schedule Briefing (December 12, 2005)

FY 2006 NIH Funding in Jeopardy—Grassroots Support is Critical (December 2, 2005)

Physician Fee Schedule for 2006 Final Rule Summary and Implications for ASH Members (December 2, 2005)

Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) 2006 Final Rule Summary and Impact on Hematology (December 2, 2005)

ASH Highlights Anemia in the Elderly with Blood Editorial and Special Annual Meeting Symposium; New RFA from NHLBI on This Topic Also Published (November 28, 2005)

Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary (November 22, 2005)

2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Now Available (November 3, 2005)

CMS Extends Chemotherapy Demonstration (November 3, 2005)

Senate Approves FY 2006 Labor-HHS Bill (October 27, 2005)

Senate Finance Committee Takes a Step to Prevent Cuts to Physician Reimbursement (October 26, 2005)

Senate Bill Includes Pay-for-Performance for Physicians (October 21, 2005)

Senate Postpones Stem Cell Debate Until 2006 (October 21, 2005)

NIH Announces New Awards to Transform Clinical and Translational Research (October 12, 2005)

House Supports Extension of Chemotherapy Demonstration (October 6, 2005)

Niederhuber Named COO of NCI as von Eschenbach Serves as Acting FDA Commissioner (October 3, 2005)

Congress Passes CR that Funds the Federal Government at FY 2005 Levels Through November 18 (September 30, 2005)

NCI Director von Eschenbach to Also Serve as Interim FDA Commissioner (September 26, 2005)

House NIH Reauthorization Bill on Hold Until Late October (September 15, 2005)

Hurricane Katrina Medicare Contractor and CMS Regional Office Contacts (September 2, 2005)

The NIH Announces Final Ethics Regulations (August 25, 2005)

National Institute on Aging and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Publish RFA on Anemia in the Elderly (August 17, 2005)

CMS Publishes Physician Fee Schedule for 2006 (August 12, 2005)

CAP Bidding Suspended (August 5, 2005)

Legislation Introduced to Repeal SGR and Implement Physician Quality Improvement (August 5, 2005)

CMS Releases Proposed Rule on 2006 Physician Fee Schedule (August 2, 2005)

Final Rule on Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) (August 1, 2005)

Proposed Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Rule for 2006 (August 1, 2005)

Senate Appropriations Committee Provides NIH with 3.7 Percent Increase in FY 2006 (July 14, 2005)

Senators Introduce Legislation to Add Pay-for-Performance to Medicare (July 8, 2005)

CMS Publishes Interim Final Rule for Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs and Biologicals (July 6, 2005)

NHLBI Director Nabel Publishes her Vision for the Institute in Blood (July 1, 2005)

Clinical Trials Information Bill Introduced in the House of Representatives (June 30, 2005)

Senate Committee Approves Bill to Unite Cord Blood and Bone Marrow Networks (June 29, 2005)

NIH Conflict of Interest Filing Deadline Delayed (June 28, 2005)

House Approves FY 2006 Labor-HHS Bill—Provides 0.5 Percent Increase for NIH (June 24, 2005)

FY 2006 NIH Funding in Jeopardy After House Appropriations Committee Approval (June 16, 2005)

NCI to Restructure Clinical Trials System (June 13, 2005)

House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2006 Funding for HHS Agencies – Funding for NIH in Jeopardy (June 9, 2005)

House of Representatives Approves Legislation to Expand Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Research Opportunities (May 25, 2005)

Legislation Introduced to Increase Medicare Physician Payments (May 12, 2005)

Representative Hall Calls on CMS to Extend Cancer Care Demonstration Project (May 4, 2005)

Congress Approves Federal Budget Outline (April 29, 2005)

National Academies Recommend Embryonic Stem Cell Research Guidelines (April 27, 2005)

CMS Proposes New Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B Drugs (April 26, 2005)

Pro-Nuclear Transfer Legislation Introduced in Senate (April 22, 2005)

Survey Finds Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care Will Be Compromised As a Result of Medicare Physician Payment Reductions (April 11, 2005)

NIH Proposes New Rules on Conflict of Interest (March 29, 2005)

CY 2006 Physician Payment Projected to Be -4.3 Percent (March 31, 2005)

House to Vote on Increasing Eligible Embryonic Stem Cell Lines (March 25, 2005)

Legislation to Ban All Forms of Cloning Introduced in the House and Senate (March 22, 2005)

House and Senate Approve Differing Budget Resolutions (March 22, 2005)

CMS Announces 2nd Quarter ASP Information (March 17, 2005)

CMS Proposes New Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP); ASH Solicits Feedback (March 15, 2005)

MedPAC Recommends 2.7 Percent Pay Hike Under Medicare; Recommends Pay For Performance Programs for Physicians (March 15, 2005)

ASH Advocacy Successful on UN Vote on Human Cloning Ban (March 9, 2005)

Pro-Stem Cell Research Bipartisan Bill Introduced in Congress (February 17, 2005)

President Bush Recommends Insufficient Budget For NIH (February 7, 2005)

Read ASH’s Response to NIH Rule on Public Access (February 3, 2005)

NIH Announces New Ethics Rules for Institute Employees (February 2, 2005)

ASH Successful in Revising NIH Access Policy Proposal (January 19, 2005)

Current Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Contaminated; Join ASH Advocacy Efforts (January 26, 2005)

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