Congress replaces 10.1% Medicare physician pay cut with 0.5% increase for six months
Physician organizations decry the measure as a disappointing delay in addressing the flawed Medicare payment formula, leaving doctors and their patients in a state of uncertainty. more …

Physicians must use National Drug Code on Medicaid claim forms after Dec. 31
TMHP, the state’s Medicaid administrator, is compiling information about physicians and hospitals that may not be prepared to meet the Jan. 1, 2008 deadline for including the NDC data on Medicaid claims. From this story you can link to detailed information on when and how to use the NDC and you will find contact information for reporting difficulties. more …

Order free childhood obesity DVDs from DSHS and AHRQ
Brush up on pediatric obesity treatment for children and their families and earn CME by requesting your free copy of two new DVDs from DSHS and ARHQ. more …

Just a few days left to make your 2007 charitable contributions
Give a holiday gift to family medicine this year when you make a tax-deductible charitable donation to the TAFP Foundation. Your generosity makes the Foundation’s work on behalf of research and future family physicians possible. more …

EDUCATION UPDATE

Register online today for the 2008 C. Frank Webber Lectureship
Register today for the best deal in CME for primary care physicians, the March 2008 C. Frank Webber Lectureship and Interim Session in Austin, Texas. more …

Time is running out; register for TAFP’s Doctors in Motion conference
Make your New Year’s resolution to join TAFP at the Doctors in Motion conference in Steamboat Springs, Colo., Jan. 18-23, 2008, for top-rated CME and skiing. The hotel discount has officially expired, but the Steamboat Grand Resort and Conference Center has agreed to honor the special rate for a limited time. Don’t miss out on another great winter symposium, register for the conference and make your hotel reservations today. more …