Advocacy | AAHKS

CMS Needs to Hear From You on Proposed TJA Cuts!

Aug 13, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS

Earlier this month the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. The proposal significantly impacts hip and knee surgeons by devaluing the primary procedures you perform by 5.4% work...

AAHKS Signs Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute Regulation Letter

Aug 13, 2020 | Advocacy

AAHKS signed on with more than 120 other health care organizations in writing to President Trump in support of proposed reforms and modernization to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) regulations. The letter states “these improvements will foster...

CMS Proposes Cuts to Total Joint Arthroplasty

Aug 6, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS

On August 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule for the 2021 calendar year. The proposal significantly impacts hip and knee surgeons and their health care professional teams by devaluing the...

AAHKS Joins Call to Congress Against Surprise Medical Billing Legislation

Jul 30, 2020 | Advocacy

This week AAHKS joined the American Medical Association and more than 110 other state and specialty societies in opposing efforts to include any surprise medical billing provisions in the COVID-19 legislation that is under discussion currently in the U.S. Congress....

AAHKS Signs Scope of Practice Letter to VA

Jul 2, 2020 | Advocacy

On June 24, AAHKS joined the American Medical Association (AMA) and more than 85 other specialty and state societies expressing concerns about the Health Care Practice in Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Memorandum published by the Under Secretary of Health on April 21, 2020....

Letter to HHS Requests Help in Financial Distress

Jul 2, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19

AAHKS joined the AMA and 100 other medical societies in urging Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar “under the public health emergency declaration to preserve patient access to care and mitigate financial distress due to the pandemic” by implementing the RUC...