[6/25/2020]
ISMA is stepping up to get Hoosiers back on track for better health with a new public service campaign set to launch July 1.
[6/25/2020]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some temporary policies adopted by insurers in response to the health emergency are ending while others are being extended. UnitedHealthcare recently extended its higher reimbursement rate for telehealth, while sev
[6/25/2020]
The Indiana General Assembly passed several measures related to health care costs, transparency and patient protections in 2020; one requires that all health care practitioners provide a good faith estimate of the total price they will charge for a n
[6/25/2020]
The frequency of federal and state COVID-19 updates has decreased, despite a continuing need for data and evidence-based news. To address this, the AMA is devoting each Monday COVID-19 Update to a look at the key facts and trends of the COVID-19 pand
[6/25/2020]
Dr. Jefferson is a family medicine physician and Indianapolis native. She teaches in the Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, where she completed her own residency after graduating from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern Unive
[6/25/2020]
The ongoing and likely continued impact of COVID-19 has led to a change in plans for the 171st Annual ISMA Convention, scheduled for Sept. 11-13.
[6/25/2020]
ISMA is joining the AMA, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) and other physician organizations in voicing concerns about proposed changes to Medicare scope of practice requirements at inpatient rehabilitation facilit
[6/25/2020]
Earlier this month the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to distribute $15 billion from the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund to eligible Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) providers.
[6/25/2020]
Many Americans have missed out on important vaccinations during coronavirus-related closures, yet health risks associated with COVID-19 mean protection against vaccine-preventable diseases is more important than ever.
[6/25/2020]
ISMA is mourning the death of Past President Alfred C. Cox, MD, who died June 9 at age 87. A South Bend primary care physician for 57 years, he was elected ISMA president in 1997.