MASCA Defends Free Enterprise in Administrative Rules Process
Small businesses needs a voice in the rule making process to ensure low cost, high quality health care in Missouri By: David M Jackson Attention to detail often becomes more central to success when dealing with an issue or idea, rather than a tangible product or service. Historic American Author Louis L’Amour said “There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning.” This can be applied to politics in the sense that many corporations, small businesses, and...
Read MoreBOHA Bill Passes with 24 Hours to Spare
By: David Jackson, MASCA lobbyist After drawing attention through a series of articles in the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding lack of disciplinary powers and transparency within the Board of Healing Arts (BOHA), the legislature took it upon themselves to ensure BOHA had the necessary tools to stop providers who were a threat to patient safety. Despite the delayed filing of legislation, contested hearings, and heated floor debate, Rep. Ellen Brandom (R-Sikeston) and Sen. Kevin Engler (R-Farmington) were...
Read MoreGovernor Nixon Signs Cost Transparency Legislation
By: David Jackson, MASCA lobbyist In the final hours of the 2011 legislative session, Senator Rob Schaaf, M.D. (R-St. Joseph) was able to negotiate the passage of health care transparency legislation in Senate Bill 62. Under RSMo 376.1190, health insurers will be required to provide policy holders with specific cost information that includes deductibles, copayments, and any coinsurance that the individual would be responsible for paying. All of this information will be made available through a web-based...
Read MoreLegislative Report for the Week of: February 25, 2011
Increasing ASC awareness on MASCA Day: We had twelve participants from MASCA travel to the Capitol on Tuesday for our annual lobby day, which turned out to be a great success. Members were introduced by Senate Pro-Tem Rob Mayer (R-Dexter) and were brought into the House chamber by Rep. Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff). We were able to visit the offices of everyone’s home legislators and distributed information to health care committees on the economic impact of ASCs in Missouri. We capped off the lobbying...
Read MoreLINK: Best Quality Care: Hospital or Ambulatory Surgery Center?
FROM: http://www.beckersasc.com/quality-infection-control/best-quality-care-hospital-or-ambulatory-surgery-center.html By Joyce (Deno) Thomas, Senior VP Operations, Regent Surgical Health | November 08, 2010 Quality care is a hotspot topic throughout our country. CMS, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, healthcare payors, and legislators, just to name a few, have jumped into the fray of quality care. Rhetoric is strong concerning how...
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