tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10867219786848316182011-06-07T23:46:24.587-07:00Ray Saputelli, CAEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055060126556542556noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086721978684831618.post-88922972512032053012008-03-17T11:20:00.001-07:002008-05-30T06:53:38.744-07:00

The New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians applauds Senator Joseph Vitale and Assemblyman Neil Cohen for their efforts, unveiled today, at developing a plan that will eventually lead to access to care for all of New Jersey's citizens. We must, however, caution all lawmakers to learn from the mistakes made in earlier efforts to provide similar access in other states. Clearly, providing

Ray Saputelli, CAEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055060126556542556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086721978684831618.post-29813938977945411712008-02-17T09:47:00.000-08:002008-05-30T06:52:51.679-07:00

In 2006, the Massachusetts Legislature passed what many consider to be the first universal health coverage legislation in the United States. In 2008, it is clear that while the legislation may have been successful in bringing health insurance to the uninsured population, the program may have missed its intended mark. Many observers believe that this ambitious program is well on the road to

Ray Saputelli, CAEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14055060126556542556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086721978684831618.post-26801665155063101672007-11-28T20:36:00.000-08:002008-05-30T06:52:10.204-07:00

Unless Congress acts by the end of the year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will cut physician payments in the Medicare program by 10.1% in 2008 and an additional 5% in 2009. The Medicare Board of Trustees projects these cuts could snowball to a 40% cut over the next nine years. In a program that frequently doesn't pay physicians enough to cover the cost of services they provide,

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