Mar 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
This week AAHKS joined the AMA and more than 130 other specialty and state societies representing more than 900,000 physicians in writing Congressional leaders to urge Congress to provide physicians with much needed fiscal stability by passing legislation that...
Jul 7, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS, Legislation, Medicare
This week the CMS Innovation Center released a report, “CMS Innovation Center Tackles Implicit Bias,” which assessed three CMMI payment models, including the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model. AAHKS advocacy partner Epstein Becker Green summarized the...
Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Co-Branded Meetings, Legislation
AAHKS members are invited to participate in the 2021 Specialty Physician and Dentist Candidate Workshop on Friday, November 5, from 10:00 a.m.- 3:45 p.m. EST. This one-day virtual workshop is specifically designed for physicians interested in advocacy and politics....
Dec 3, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Legislation, Medicare
This week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule (PFS) Final Rule. Within the Rule CMS stated that they would move forward with the AMA-RUC recommended revaluation of total joint arthroplasty CPT...
Dec 3, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS, Legislation, Medicare
CMS also released the 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule. CMS added THA to the list of ASC Medicare covered procedures. CMS is proceeding with its plans to eliminate the inpatient only...
Jun 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
by Stephen M. Engstrom, MD 2018-2019 AAHKS Health Policy Fellow This week, AAHKS members and staff returned to Washington, D.C. as part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) to meet with members of...
