A Topical Rundown

On July 8, 2015, CMS released its calendar year (CY) 2016 proposed Medicare physician payment rule in prepublication form; the rule will be formally published in the July 15 Federal Register. Comments on the proposed rule are due on September 8, 2015.

The prepublication version of the proposed rule can be found

Iowa Board of Medicine to adopt a final telemedicine disciplinary rule in April – House Energy and Commerce Committee considers legislation to expand Medicare recognition of telemedicine – IBM pursues Interstate Medical Licensure by Compact to, among other things, facilitate telemedicine practice in Iowa

The Iowa Board of Medicine (IBM) has reviewed public comments received