AAEM Updates and Reform Law To Expand Coverage, Hike State Spending

Thu Apr 28 18:28:41 PDT 2011

April 27, 2011
AAEM Updates

AAEM
The "new" ABEM 2011 LLSA CME Activity is now available to Diplomates
preparing to take the 2011 Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA)
test. LLSA tests are one component necessary for maintaining certification
with the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM).  Upon completion of the CME Activity and a passing score of 85, Diplomates will be able to earn
"AMA PRA Category 1 CreditT." 

Physicians will have a choice about the organization from which they prefer
to receive the CME credits, either the American Academy of Emergency
Medicine (AAEM) or the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
Prior to participating in the CME activity, physicians will select the
organization from which they wish to receive the credits.  

LLSA tests are part of ABEM's Emergency Medicine Continuous Certification
(EMCC) program, its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process.  ABEM is
working to expand opportunities for Diplomates to receive CME credit for
activities related to certification and maintenance of certification. ABEM
President Mark T. Steele, MD, states that, "The CME credit being offered is
the result of unprecedented collaboration between ABEM, AAEM and ACEP, and recognizes the educational value of the LLSA program and MOC." 

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) rules
require that physicians must register for and complete the CME activity
before taking the LLSA test, without exception. 

Additional information about the ABEM 2011 LLSA CME Activity can be found on
the ABEM website, www.abem.org. 

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EXPERT WITNESS DATABASE

This new member-only benefit serves as a resource for emergency medicine
physicians regarding the medical malpractice expert activities of their
colleagues. Emergency medicine physicians may use this database to seek
expert assistance and to direct their legal counsel to seek prior opinions
or testimony of an opposing expert. Physicians, including experts, attorneys
or other interested parties may submit information for inclusion and will be
required to attest to its accuracy.
http://test.aaem.execinc.com/edibo/ 

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INTERVIEWS FROM 2011 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY: WHY AAEM?

Please click on the link below to view testimonials from Robert McNamara, MD
FAAEM, AAEM past president's council representative, and Michael Ybarra, MD,
RSA and YPS board member, on why they joined AAEM.
http://media.aaem.org/interviews/  

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AAEM Quick Links:
http://www.aaem.org/index.php 

Check out the new member's only area of the AAEM website: https://ssl18.pair.com/aaemorg/aaemrsa/book_store/index.php.

Purchase the new "Rules of the Road for Young Emergency Physicians" book.  All YPS members receive a complimentary copy:
http://www.aaem.org/commonsense/ 

Watch your mailbox for the Summer issue of "Common Sense!"

American Academy of Emergency Medicine
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800-884-2236
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Website: www.aaem.org

April 7, 2011
Study: Reform Law To Expand Coverage, Hike State Spending

California Healthline

The federal health reform law will help about six million uninsured Californians obtain health insurance by 2016, but it also will increase overall state spending by 7%, according to a new RAND study, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

The study, sponsored by the Council of State Governments, also examined how the law will affect Connecticut, Illinois, Montana and Texas (Robertson, Sacramento Business Journal, 4/5).

Researchers predicted that the percentage of uninsured residents would decline significantly in all five states and that state spending would rise in all of the states except Connecticut (Manos, Healthcare Finance News, 4/5).

Connecticut is an exception because some low-income individuals covered under a state-administered insurance plan will become newly eligible for Medicaid under the overhaul. The federal government is covering a substantial portion of the costs for newly eligible Medicaid enrollees (RAND report, 4/5).

California-Specific Findings

The RAND report also found that:
	• The proportion of California residents with health insurance will increase from 80% today to 96% by 2016;
	• The number of uninsured Californians will decrease from 7.5 million today to 1.6 million by 2016;
	• Enrollment in Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, will increase by 58% by 2016;
	• About 17% of nonelderly California residents will receive coverage through the state health insurance exchange by 2016; and
	• The reform law will increase state spending by $2 billion annually by 2016 and by $4 billion annually by 2020.

Reasons for Changes in Coverage, Spending

Researchers said the reform law will increase access to health insurance because Californians will be able to obtain coverage through the state health insurance exchange and the forthcoming expansion of Medi-Cal.
They also noted that the Medi-Cal expansion would contribute to the predicted higher levels of state spending (Sacramento Business Journal, 4/5).

Read more: 
http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2011/4/6/study-reform-law-to-expand-coverage-hike-state-spending.aspx#ixzz1Ioqaarlm

Anna Parks &
Brian Potts MD, MBA
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service

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