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Provider Stability Act Passed Unanimously
The Provider Stability Act passed unanimously in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly and was signed by Governor Haslam on April 5.
Senate Bill 437/House Bill 498 requires health insurance companies to give a 60-day notice to a healthcare provider when reimbursement rates change, if such changes are a result of a policy change at the sole discretion of the payer. It also limits fee schedule changes to once in a 12-month period, and requires a 90-day notice of those changes.
TMA has been pushing for this measure since 2014 and said passage of the Provider Stability Act was made possible by member physicians, medical practice administrators and others who made calls, wrote letters and emails and visited Capitol Hill to speak directly with legislators about the issue. Several other organizations also supported the effort. For more information, visit TMA's webiste.
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| Upcoming Community Events
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| Healthy Nashville Summit Friday, April 28, 2017
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Trevecca Community Church
335 Murfreesboro Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
To learn more, click here.
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| YMCA's Chronic Disease Prevention Summit
EOC Feedback sessions will take place on May 16 for 1) gastrointestinal episodes, 2) orthopaedic and cardiac episodes, 3) respiratory and primary care episodes, and 4) behavioral health episodes. The state strongly encourages questions and recommendations on Wave 1-4 Episodes of Care be submitted to Payment.Reform@tn.gov by May 10. For more information click here. If you'd like to register, click here.
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TMA's Summer Roadshow comes to Nashville On Tuesday, May 16, TMA's Summer Roadshow will stop in Nashville, bringing you the tools you need to make sure your practice is successful as the transition to value-based reimbursement continues.
Take part in day-long sessions for medical office staff or in physician dinners where you can earn. 1.5 hours of CME.* To sign up or learn more, use this link.
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Thank you to
our sponsors:
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| 2017 Board of Directors:- Lee Fentriss, MD
Chair
- Ralph Atkinson, MD
President - M. Kevin Smith, MD
President-elect - V. Seenu Reddy, MD
Secretary / Treasurer
- Susan Briley, MD
- Rodney Lewis, MD
- Jane Siegel, MD
- Richard Soper, MD
- Robin Williams, MD
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| Contact Us:
General Inquiries
Phone: (615) 712-6236
Project Access Nashville
Specialty Care
Phone: (615) 712-6237
Rebecca Leslie
Executive Director
Nikki Ringenberg
Senior Director
of Membership and Grants
Claire Wisely
Director of Project Access Nashville Specialty Care
Taylor Crawford
Project Access Nashville
Specialty Care Coordinator
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Professional Privilege Tax due June 1
Every physician with an active license from the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners (BME) or Board of Osteopathic Examination (BOE) is required to pay a professional privilege tax by June 1 of each year. Physicians will not receive a reminder from the licensing board and only those who have previously signed up for e-mail reminders will receive them from the Department of Revenue. Read more about it here.
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