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California Medical Association Responds To Recent Remarks By President Obama
The California Medical Association issued the following statement today, attributable to CMA President Dr. Dev GnanaDev: “CMA is deeply concerned about two examples of medical treatment recently used by President Obama to make his case for health reform. “In the first example, he stated that surgeons make $30,000 to $50,000 to amputate a foot of a diabetic. This assertion is false. Medicare pays surgeons $589 to $767 for a foot amputation.
State Senior And Disabilities Services Responds To Federal Review
The state Division of Senior and Disabilities Services is working this summer in coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to improve its compliance with federal standards in the areas of Home and Community Based Medicaid Waivers and Personal Care Services (Personal Care Assistance).
Chief Medical Officer Otis Brawley Responds To Medicare Decision On CT Colonography
Chief Medical Officer Otis W. Brawley, M.D. responds to Medicare’s decision not to cover CT colonography “I am disappointed in this decision, as randomized clinical trials clearly show CT colonography (CTC) is as effective as optical colonoscopy for the early detection of early cancers and pre-malignant lesions. Medicare coverage for CTC, also known as virtual colonoscopy, would have provided an additional option for colorectal cancer screening.
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