Washington Wire Archive

Articles written by 
Sean Tipton, ASRM Director of Public Affairs

From ASRM News Fall 2008 Vol 42 No 3

• The Center for Medicare Services (CMS) has issued a proposed regulation which would require all physicians’ offices using imaging techniques to become Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTFs) in order to receive payment for imaging services.
• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed regulation that seeks to ban what it terms discrimination against health care providers based on conscience.
• The Illinois Court of Appeals has determined that the Illinois Wrongful Death Act does not allow a cause of action or recovery for the loss of an untransferred, IVF created embryo.

From ASRM News Spring 2008 Vol 42 No 1

• State Legislature update

From ASRM News Winter 2008 Vol 41 No 4

• Congress Gets Busy Just Before Holidays

• FDA Seeks Enforcement of So-Called “Bioidentical” Compounds

• “Behind-the-Counter” Drugs?

• Stem Cells

• Colorado Ballot Measure for Embryo Rights

From ASRM News Fall 2007 Vol 41 No 3

• SCHIP and Medicare

• Congress Adds Requirement for “Tamper Resistant” Prescription Pads to Iraq Funding Bill

• States Tackle Stem Cell Issues

• Texas Supreme Court Lets Embryo Decision Stand

From ASRM News Summer 2007 Vol 41 No 2

• Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2008

• Stem Cells

• Senate Moves to Increase Post-market Protections from FDA

• Prevention First

From ASRM News Spring 2007 Vol 41 No 1

• States Lively this Spring