Aug 21, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
AAHKS has released new resources to help you and your patients advocate for fair TJA reimbursement. Download the AAHKS Patient Education Flyer and display or provide it to your patients and encourage them to scan the QR code or click the link to write Congress. This...
Aug 21, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
As we work to finalize our first of two comment letters on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule, we are sharing a summary of our arguments. Read the summary here. Once the Comment Letter is...
Aug 14, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, LEARN, Reimbursement, Webinars
Tuesday, Aug. 25 7 p.m. Central Join AAHKS President Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and members of the Advocacy Task Force on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. Central to receive updates on AAHKS actions related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) CY2027...
Aug 7, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, LEARN, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS President Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and members of the recently appointed Advocacy Task Force held a virtual town hall to discuss what is at stake with CMS’s CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, and how AAHKS is responding. The town...
Aug 7, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
CMS has proposed a 20% cut to the primary codes for THA/TKA for 2027. This unprecedented reduction in reimbursement to Medicare’s top procedures by volume is the latest of a string of increasingly frequent cuts, including a 10.5% cut previously this year. As many...
Aug 7, 2026 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Committees and Task Forces
Nominations for the following positions will be accepted through Monday, Aug. 10, 2026: Second Vice President (2027–2028) Third Vice President (2027–2028) Secretary (2027–2030) Members-at-Large [2] (2027–2029) Nominating Committee Members [3] (2027)  The...
