Congratulations to our 2010 Tennessee Tar Wars Poster Contest Winners!
1st place – Hailey Killen of Loretto
2nd place – Maggie Holt of Lawrenceburg
3rd place – Nicholas Kane Newman of Henderson
4th place – Greyson Nave of Gray
5th place – Luci Allen of Lafayette
Honorable Mentions – Ivy Elizabeth Bostick of Ethridge
Jacob & Joseph Hamilton of Cornersville
Kody Moore of Ramer
Kaitlin Elizabeth Parchman of Henderson
Kendall Rollins of Knoxville
Important Dues Payment Information……..
The American Academy of Family Physicians’ 2009 Congress of Delegates adopted an Amendment to the Academy’s Bylaws which requires beginning with 2010 membership dues, Active, Inactive, Supporting and Life membership dues must be paid by April 1 of each year.
If you have not paid your 2010 Academy dues, please do so before April 1. Your membership is very important to your Academy.
Volunteer State Health Plan (VSHP) Rate Reduction
Volunteer State Health Plan, the TennCare MCO subsidiary of BlueCross, is reducing the rates paid to certain specialists and hospitals in the East and West Grand Regions of Tennessee as part of an effort stem operating losses associated with the program. The rate reductions go into effect February 1, 2010. Primary care physicians are not included in the action. VSHP defines primary care to include pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, general practice and obstetrics/gynecology.
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Expansion of outpatient radiology prior authorization requirements for
AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare effective February 15, 2010.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Updates for Health Professionals