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• Executive Order Reopens PHC4
  An executive order from Gov. Ed Rendell has reopened the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4).
• Governor Signs Bill Requiring Insurers to Pay for Colorectal Cancer Screening
  Legislation requiring health insurance policies to provide coverage for colorectal cancer examinations and screenings has been signed into law.
• Ario Confirmed as Insurance Commissioner
  The state Senate on July 3, 2008, unanimously confirmed Joel Ario as insurance commissioner.
• Governor Signs Compromise Autism Bill
  A compromise bill requiring insurers to cover autism treatments has been signed by the governor. The bill also establishes state oversight of the proposed merger of Highmark and Independence Blue Cross.
• A Quick Glance at What’s Going On in Harrisburg
  The Pennsylvania Medical Society gives you a quick overview on health care legislation that is being considered in Harrisburg.
• Governor Signs Perfusionist Licensure Bills
  House Bills 500 and 501 establish licensure requirements for perfusionists.
• House Bill Would Deny Payment for Preventable Serious Complications
  House Bill 2098 would deny payment to physicians for preventable serious complications, or "serious adverse events."
• Patients Shouldn’t Flush Away Most Prescription Drugs
  Federal guidelines on prescription drug disposal recommend that patients not flush most unused drugs.
• Statement from the Pennsylvania Medical Society in Response to the House Amendment to SB 1137
  The following is a statement from Peter S. Lund, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, regarding the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passing amendments to Senate Bill 1137.
• State Society Supports Renewal of PHC4
  House Bill 2028 would renew the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
• Higher Education Bill Contains Provisions for Medical Students, Residents
  The higher education reauthorization bill approved by the US House of Representatives includes provisions, such as loan forgiveness programs, to ease the debt burden for medical students and residents.
• Senate Approves Legislation Limiting Idling Time for Trucks
  Senate Bill 295 would prohibit commercial diesel vehicles from idling for more than five minutes every hour.
• Reducing Your HIV Risk: Senate Bill Would Speed Up Treatment for Exposed Health Care Workers
  Senate Bill 1261 would permit immediate testing of patients when a health care worker may have been exposed to the HIV virus.
• New State Office Would Focus on Women’s Health
  House Bill 2115 would create a new state office dedicated to increasing preventive care and encouraging healthy lifestyles for women.
• Workers' Compensation Fees Increased for 2008
  The WC Part B fee schedule increased in 2008.
• Medical Loan Deferment Continues for Another Year
  Elimination of the 20/220 rule has threatened medical school loan deferment due to economic hardship.
• OTC Sales of Needles and Syringes Should Be Permitted, but with Safeguards
  The State Society supports sale of needles and syringes without prescription but asks for regulations to prevent abuse.
• House Bill Would Remove Due Process Protections for Physicians
  The Pennsylvania Medical Society is working to resolve concerns with a bill that would strip due process safeguards from physicians and subject them to large fines for challenging the right of a licensing board to obtain information.
• State Society Opposes Lyme Disease Treatment Bill
  The Pennsylvania Medical Society opposes a bill that would endorse a specific treatment for lyme disease.
• ePrescribing Legislation Introduced in House
  Legislation that would establish ePrescribing guidelines was introduced in the state House of Representatives on July 3, 2007.
• Government Softens Regulations to Encourage Physician Adoption of Health Information Technology
  New exceptions and safe harbors to federal fraud and abuse laws allow physicians to receive donations of certain electronic health records and electronic prescribing technologies and services.

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