Aug 25, 2023 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Fellowships, Legislation
The 2024–2025 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is now accepting applications through Saturday, September 30. The program, which runs on the calendar year, is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States currently participating in a Joint/Adult Reconstruction...
Aug 18, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for their Request For Information from the Innovation Center on the future of episode-based payment models. AAHKS again expressed concern about the continued downturn in...
Jul 28, 2023 | Advocacy, FARE
AAHKS’ official Political Action Committee, the Orthopaedic PAC (OrthoPAC), is accepting contributions now through July 31 as part of the third annual Orthopaedic Advocacy Week. Dontae today through the Charity Match program and OrthoPAC will give back to any...
Jul 14, 2023 | Advocacy, FARE, Foundation
AAOS Orthopaedic Advocacy Week will be on July 24-28, ending with OrthoPAC’s Day of Giving on July 28. However, you can donate today and through their Charity Match program, OrthoPAC will give back to any registered 501(c)(3), including the Foundation for Arthroplasty...
Jun 16, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
AAHKS participated in this week’s AMA House of Delegates, where they passed a resolution to “declare Medicare physician payment reform as an urgent advocacy and legislative priority.” This includes prioritizing funding for advocacy for physician payment to be “updated...
Jun 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Guidelines, In the News
AAHKS joined 27 other organizations in signing on to support “The Team Physician Consensus Statement” developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), American Academy of Family Physicians...
