INTRODUCTION: As a representative for the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons all of whom are certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, I attended the most recent Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting. This committee is composed of 31 members who are representatives of their corresponding organizations. These organizations include MD/ DO based societies of Anesthesiologists, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, etc. as well as representatives from the Florida Hospital...
Month: April 2017
The 2017 Legislative Session Has Passed Its Midpoint
Dear Fellow FSPS Members: April 9, 2017 Legislative Update Christopher L. Nuland, Esq. Happy Passover and Easter. The 2017 Legislative Session has passed its midpoint, and with very little activity planned this coming week due to the Passover and Easter holidays, only three full weeks of full legislative activity remain. That being said, this past week was an eventful one for Medicine both at the Legislature and in a marathon Board of Medicine Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale. In Tallahassee, the...