March 8, 2018 Issue 52
Anthem Agrees to Fully Rescind Proposed Modifier 25 Cuts
KMA members were instrumental in opposing Anthem's Modifier 25 reimbursement policy, which Anthem recently retracted.

Anthem notified the American Medical Association (AMA) that it plans to fully rescind its policy to reduce payments for E&M services reported with CPT modifier 25.

The announcement follows months of pushback on the policy from organized medicine, led by the AMA, which met with Anthem about the changes. Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) and Greater Louisville Medical Society (GLMS) leadership also met with local Anthem officials in December to strongly oppose the policy and advocate for its retraction.

KMA Update on Medical Review Panels Case 
KMA and its members spent a great deal of time and resources advocating for passage of the medical review panel legislation last year. KMA continues to expend resources defending the law’s constitutionality in court. And in 2018, KMA is using resources to pass additional tort reform legislation, including House Bill 4, which provides protections from legal discovery for medical peer review.  

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from counsel later this year, perhaps in the spring or summer. It is anticipated that a decision will be issued sometime shortly after the arguments are heard.

2018 KMA Annual Meeting Will Display Physician Talents with
Beyond the White Coat gallery
What do you do when you’re not in your white coat? Do you enjoy photography? Do you play an instrument? Do you consider yourself a writer, artist, athlete or chef? Beyond the White Coat seeks to showcase the unique talents of the medical community at KMA's 2018 Annual Meeting. 

For more information or to make a submission, contact Miranda Mosley .


KPLI Grad Tuyen Tran, M.D., Says Program Teaches Physicians to be "Change Agents" for Organizations
Tuyen Tran, M.D., current president of the Lexington Medical Society and an emergency, internal and addiction medicine physician in Lexington, is among the first class of physicians who participated in KMA's Kentucky Physicians' Leadership Institute (KPLI) in 2017, the premier leadership training program for Kentucky physicians.

We recently asked Dr. Tran about his experience participating in the KPLI.

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MEMBER NEWS
Grubb and Snider Finalists for Most Admired Woman in Health Care

KMA members Kendra J. Grubb, M.D. , MHA , UofL Dept. of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and Bethany Cox Snider, M.D. , Hosparus Health, are finalists in Today’s Woman “Most Admired Woman 2018” in the health care category. Voting is open until March 22.
KMA Members Recognized by Louisville Business First

Business First recognized several KMA members as 2018 Health Care Heroes for their significant impact in the Louisville health care community. KMA members include Lori Earnshaw, M.D ., Laman Gray, M.D. , Miriam Krause, M.D. , Renato La Rocca, M.D. , John Meyer, M.D. , James Sublett, M.D. , and Wayne Tuckson, M.D.
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