October 2007
 From My Perspective (80K PDF)
Dateline: Washington (50K PDF)
- Congress debates SCHIP/Medicare bills
- ASC and HOD rules released
- Physician assistants report released
- CMS publishes IPPS rule
The value of surgeons teaching anatomy to first-year medical students (360K PDF)
The Medicare Trigger: What rising program costs could mean for surgery (140K PDF)
Loupes Around The World: Helping surgeons in developing countries (225K PDF)
Governors' Committe to Study the Fiscal Affairs of the College: An update (130K PDF)
Governors' Committee on Socioeconomic Issues: An update (140K PDF)
Governors' Committee on Surgical Practice in Hospitals and Ambulatory Settings: An update (130K PDF)
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