CRNAs - Wow! Did anesthesia ever dig themselves a hole!, -AND- CMA Launches Fundraising for Its Emergency Care Initiative

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Thu, 13 Nov 2003 22:08:51 -0800 (PST)


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> -----Original Message-----

> From: McNamara, Robert 

> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:02 AM

> Subject: CRNAs

> 

> Wow! Did anesthesia ever dig themselves a hole!

> RMM (McNamara, Robert)

> 

> ALASKA HAS BECOME THE TENTH STATE TO REQUEST THAT MEDICARE EXEMPT IT FROM A PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

> 

> Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski told the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that his state was opting out of the physician supervision Medicare regulation because the requirement may be severely limiting the ability of rural hospitals to treat emergencies and provide other services requiring anesthesia care to Medicare patients. Alaska joins nine other states that have opted out of the requirement: North Dakota, Washington, Iowa, Nebraska, Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Kansas. 

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, October 30, 2003

 

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From: cma_alert@cmanews.org [mailto:cma_alert@cmanews.org] 

Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:16 PM

2. CMA Launches Fundraising for Its Emergency Care Initiative 

CMA and the Coalition to Preserve Emergency Care have begun fundraising efforts to support the 2004 Trauma and Emergency Care Initiative. The initiative would increase the 911 surcharge to 3.7 percent on telephone calls made within California to fund 911 emergency dispatch, hospital emergency rooms, trauma centers, emergency doctors, and on-call physician specialists.

CMA's goal is to raise $900,000 to support the initiative. While this may sound like a lot of money, the return on the investment for physicians will be great. The initiative, if successful, is expected to raise $500 to $800 million annually for trauma and emergency services, $200 million of which go to reimburse emergency and on-call physicians for services provided to uninsured and underinsured patients. 

CMA needs your help to reach its $900,000 goal. Many CMA members will receive donation forms with their 2004 CMA/county medical society dues statements. Donation forms can also be downloaded online <http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp> . For information on how you, your medical staff, or your medical group can help, please contact CMA Government Relations at the number below. 

CMA leaders express their gratitude to those who have already donated to this important effort. Special thanks go out to Beaver Medical Group and the medical staff of Fountain Valley Medical Center, which contributed $6,000 and $10,000 respectively.

For more information about this initiative, click <http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp> here.

Contact: CMA Government Relations, 916/444-5532 or dcorcoran@cmanet.org <mailto:dcorcoran@cmanet.org> 



Brian Potts 
Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service 
MS-IV, UC-Irvine

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<P>&gt; -----Original Message-----</P>
<P>&gt; From: McNamara, Robert </P>
<P>&gt; Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:02 AM</P>
<P>&gt; Subject: CRNAs</P>
<P>&gt; </P>
<P>&gt; Wow! Did anesthesia ever dig themselves a hole!</P>
<P>&gt; RMM (McNamara, Robert)</P>
<P>&gt; </P>
<P>&gt; ALASKA HAS BECOME THE TENTH STATE TO REQUEST THAT MEDICARE EXEMPT IT FROM A PHYSICIAN SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS.</P>
<P>&gt; </P>
<P>&gt; Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski told the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services that his state was opting out of the physician supervision Medicare regulation because the requirement may be severely limiting the ability of rural hospitals to treat emergencies and provide other services requiring anesthesia care to Medicare patients. Alaska joins nine other states that have opted out of the requirement: North Dakota, Washington, Iowa, Nebraska, Idaho, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Kansas. </P>
<P>American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, October 30, 2003</P></FONT>
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<P>From: cma_alert@cmanews.org [</FONT><A href="mailto:cma_alert@cmanews.org"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:cma_alert@cmanews.org</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>] </P>
<P>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:16 PM</P>
<P>2. CMA Launches Fundraising for Its Emergency Care Initiative </P>
<P>CMA and the Coalition to Preserve Emergency Care have begun fundraising efforts to support the 2004 Trauma and Emergency Care Initiative. The initiative would increase the 911 surcharge to 3.7 percent on telephone calls made within California to fund 911 emergency dispatch, hospital emergency rooms, trauma centers, emergency doctors, and on-call physician specialists.</P>
<P>CMA's goal is to raise $900,000 to support the initiative. While this may sound like a lot of money, the return on the investment for physicians will be great. The initiative, if successful, is expected to raise $500 to $800 million annually for trauma and emergency services, $200 million of which go to reimburse emergency and on-call physicians for services provided to uninsured and underinsured patients. </P>
<P>CMA needs your help to reach its $900,000 goal. Many CMA members will receive donation forms with their 2004 CMA/county medical society dues statements. Donation forms can also be downloaded online &lt;</FONT><A href="http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>&gt; . For information on how you, your medical staff, or your medical group can help, please contact CMA Government Relations at the number below. </P>
<P>CMA leaders express their gratitude to those who have already donated to this important effort. Special thanks go out to Beaver Medical Group and the medical staff of Fountain Valley Medical Center, which contributed $6,000 and $10,000 respectively.</P>
<P>For more information about this initiative, click &lt;</FONT><A href="http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.calphys.org/html/bb428.asp</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>&gt; here.</P>
<P>Contact: CMA Government Relations, 916/444-5532 or dcorcoran@cmanet.org &lt;</FONT><A href="mailto:dcorcoran@cmanet.org"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>mailto:dcorcoran@cmanet.org</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2>&gt; </P></FONT></DIV><BR><BR><STRONG>Brian Potts <BR>Managing Editor, CAL/AAEM News Service</STRONG> <BR>MS-IV, UC-Irvine<p><hr SIZE=1>
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