Clinical

On September 12, Endocrine Society president-elect Dale Abel, MD, PhD, and secretary-treasurer Richard Legro, MD, met with Griffin Rodgers, MD, MACP, the director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), to discuss emerging research priorities in endocrine science and opportunities to improve outcomes for trainees in endocrine research programs. During...

Here is a quick rundown of major issues being discussed by policymakers from an endocrine perspective and the Society’s current advocacy work.  What’s Happening in Washington: For Congress:  Much to Do and Not Much Time It was a busy week in Washington in between unnamed White House sources writing opinion pieces and the Kavanaugh confirmation...

Here is a quick rundown of major issues being discussed by policymakers from an endocrine perspective and the Society’s current advocacy work.  What We are Working on Medicare Physician Payment – We are urging Congress to oppose Medicare’s proposal to change how evaluation and management services will be documented and paid that will negatively impact...

In the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) included significant revisions to the way that evaluation and management (E/M) services would be reimbursed and documented. The current E/M structure is outdated and does not reflect current care that is provided during office visits, particularly those provided...

Here is a quick rundown of major issues being discussed by policymakers from an endocrine perspective and the Society’s current advocacy work.  What’s Happening in Washington? Capitol Hill just got a little quieter.  The House of Representatives is on a month-long recess.  The Senate just left town at the end of this week for a...