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January 14, 2016 In This Issue
National News
What PATIENTS Are Reading
Podiatry Insurance Company of America (PICA)
National News
President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation to repeal his health care law, saying the measure "would reverse the significant progress we have made in improving health care in America."



Editor's note: Visit APMA's
health care reform page
for more resources and information on how the ACA affects you.

 
The American Medical Association now has a Silicon Valley address, just down the block from Pinterest and Zynga. It also has a new digital identity.



Editor's note: Studies prove care by
a podiatrist helps prevent diabetes complications
and saves
health care dollars.


 
Researchers are currently studying the effects of a rain forest vine called ayahuasca, a psychoactive plant that contains a key ingredient that may play a role in reversing diabetes.
 
Since 2013, health insurance companies have been losing money on the plans they offer through Affordable Care Act exchanges. Health insurers are scrambling to find appropriate price points for the products they offer.
 
What Patients are Reading
A study looked at more than two million people and 100,000 with dementia, and it found both men and women had higher chance of dementia if diabetic.
 
Findings suggest probiotics may be able to treat both types of diabetes.
 
There are no rules requiring you to spend your existing HSA balance or take any IRA-like required minimum distributions once you become a Medicare beneficiary, says Paul Fronstin of the Employee Benefit
Research Institute.
 
Whether you stand all day, bounce around a basketball court at night or squeeze into heels on the weekend, it might be smart to step into a podiatrist's office in 2016.
 
TLD Systems
The Goldfarb Foundation
Bizmatics, Inc.
After much planning and build up, the ICD-10 deadline has come and gone. Now that the dust is settling, the big question on everyone's mind is: "What impact has it had?"



Editor's note: APMA's ICD-10
resources
provide a framework for ICD-10 success.


 
Most stakeholders and analysts said they expect the biggest changes in 2016 to occur at the state or federal regulatory level, as Congress may be reluctant to roll out any major legislative proposals in an election year.
 
The Obama administration has rolled out the newest participants in Medicare's accountable care programs, which now include 477 organizations across four different models.



Editor's note: APMA provides essential information
and resources on ACOs
at APMA.org.

 
People with diabetes often experience diabetic neuropathy accompanied by diabetic foot ulcers that don't heal. With the approval of a new device from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), people with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers have new hope.
 
Pedicis Research
BNA Burz North America American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants Ortho-Dynamics Orthotic Laboratory PAL Health Technologies
 

 

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