Sep 9, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week AAHKS submitted our comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CY2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. AAHKS comments include a call for CMS to join physician associations in calling on Congress for reform of the...
Sep 2, 2022 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, International
Last week an AAHKS delegation, led by International Committee Chair Michael H. Huo, MD, represented the association at the Hip & Knee Summit 2022, “Post Pandemic: Revival,” in Bali, Indonesia. The Summit and AAHKS participation were co-hosted by the Indonesian Hip...
Aug 26, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS
This week, AAHKS President Bryan D. Springer, MD, Second Vice President James I. Huddleston, III, MD and Health Policy Council and Advocacy Committee Chair Adam J. Rana, MD, met with Chris Ritter, MPA, PhD, Acting Deputy Director of the CMS Center for Medicare and...
Aug 18, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Fellowships
The deadline to submit an application for the 2023-2024 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is Friday, 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 5, 2022 | AAHKS Leadership, Committees and Task Forces
Nominations for the following positions will be accepted through Monday, August 15, 2022: Third Vice President Treasurer Member-at-Large (2) Nominating Committee Member (3) Nominees must be a current AAHKS Fellow Member. Submit your self-nomination...
Jul 15, 2022 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership, Annual Meeting
Members will be asked to approve changes in AAHKS Bylaws at the Annual Business Meeting on November 6, 2022, during the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting in Dallas. The proposal provides a change in composition to the Board of Directors and officers, so the president will...
