The Latest from the NPA
U.S. Senate Introduces Long-Awaited Health Reform Bill
On November 18th, Senator Harry Reid introduced the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. For links to the full text, a concise, downloadable summary, and the CBO letter scoring the bill, click here.
For additional material, click here.
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Historic Health Reform Bill!
On November 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, with a vote of 220-215 (click here to see how your rep voted). For a rich summary of the bill from the House Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor Committees, click here. For the full text of the bill, click here.
For more information on the Stupak amendment, click here. For a Kaiser Foundation summary of HR3962, click here.
APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2010 NPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
In January 2010, the National Physicians Alliance will select new leaders for five open positions on the Board of Directors. All interested members of NPA are encouraged to apply. Applications are currently being accepted through December 2nd. Please click here for for more information and application instructions.
Inaugural National Grand Rounds
On Monday October 5th, the National Physicians Alliance Foundation, in partnership with the American Medical Student Association, convened a first-of-its-kind National Grand Rounds in Washington, DC. The panel, moderated by Dr. Arthur Kellermann, included health policy advisers from HHS, the Senate HELP Committee, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee who fielded diverse questions from physicians all over the country. The webcast of this event is now available for viewing at http://www.NationalGrandRounds.org