Hey All,

I just want to encourage each NAIRO member to contact URAC (URAC.gr@urac.org) and encourage them to update this guide.  I know for many of us, it has been an excellent legislative and regulatory resource.  However, unless it is updated on a regular basis it becomes outdated and not very useful.  The last update was in 2005 and for a while there were updates every 2 years.  We are now going on 3 years w/o an update and it is overdue in my humble opinion.  If we can all band together in the effort, perhaps we can convince URAC to make plans to update the guide.  I know that they used Blank & Rome (law firm) to do the research, perhaps I will check in with them as well.

 Gib

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As we head toward the November general elections, we are hopeful that the Presidential candidates will take bold steps to further define their vision for transforming the U.S. healthcare system.  As members of NAIRO, our member companies provide independent medical reviews to heath insurance payers that improve the integrity of the healthcare delivery system.  As a result, we see the  disparities that exist, and the opportunities for improvement.  We’re working on a paper that we expect to release in the next few months, which we hope will provide guidance and input to the candidates on our members’ collective vision for change.  Stay tuned for that and for more blogs from our  members!   AGR, AllMed

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