Jul 31, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
As reported last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule and has proposed a 20% cut to the primary codes for total hip and knee arthroplasty for 2027. In response AAHKS President...
Jul 31, 2026 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Membership
Members will be asked to approve changes to the AAHKS Bylaws at the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, Nov. 8, during the 2026 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas. The proposed bylaws change would provide updates to antiquated policies related to committee appointments and...
Jul 31, 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...
Jul 24, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. After this year’s cuts to Medicare rates for specialty procedures, CMS is proposing an even deeper round of cuts for several dozen surgical...
Jul 24, 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...
Jun 26, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, The Augment Podcast, Young Arthroplasty Group Podcast
Former AAHKS President and Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) Advisor Jay R. Lieberman, MD joined hosts Joshua C. Rozell, MD and Andrew M. Schwartz, MD on this episode of The Augment to discuss developing leadership skills while also working to build a successful surgical...
