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Physician Hospitals of America
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December 19, 2016
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2017 Executive Summit: Call for Abstracts
The
2017 PHA Executive Summit will take place October 11-13 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC. Proposals for speakers and topics are now being accepted.
Please submit your proposal by Friday, February 6, 2017 at
physicianhospitals.org/2017.
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Monthly Regulatory Teleconference
The January Regulatory Update Teleconference will be held at 1PM ET on Wednesday, January 4.
If you are a PHA Member interested in attending the Regulatory Update Teleconference but do not currently receive Regulatory Report emails, please
email PHA
and request to be added to the distribution list.
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PHA Marketing and PR Group
PHA's Marketing and PR Group meets monthly to share important ways to reach out to the media, your communities, and stakeholders. The next meeting of this group will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at 1 PM EST.
If your facility's marketing and PR professional is not participating in these monthly webinars and is interested in doing so, please contact
greg@physicianhospitals.org.
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HHS Secretary and Health Policy
Kaiser Health News outlines five ways that Rep. Tom Price, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, could immediately alter the health care landscape. These potential actions include changes in birth control coverage, Medicare payments, Planned Parenthood funding, tobacco regulations and conscience protections.
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Healthcare in 2017
Fierce Healthcare takes a look at some of the trends, stories and technologies that could define health care and health policy in 2017. Regardless of how Congress chooses to address the Affordable Care Act, these items are likely to impact hospitals, physicians and others in the health care industry throughout the year to come.
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Seema Verma and CMS
President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services promises to bring about significant changes to the organization. USA Today takes a look at her past work on Medicaid in Indiana and how that could be an indication of things to come at CMS.
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21st Century Cures Act
Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the 21
st Century Cures Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that will bring billions in additional funding to research on diseases such as cancer, mental health issues and substance abuse disorders, and the current opioid crisis.
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