Advocacy | AAHKS

AAHKS Joins OrthoPAC Advisor’s Circle

Jun 2, 2017 | Advocacy

AAHKS has joined the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopaedic PAC (OrthoPAC) Advisor’s Circle which provides participants with a leadership role. AAHKS’s support allows us to work with OrthoPAC to maximize our opportunities to make an impact in...

AMA Regulatory Relief Activities

May 26, 2017 | Advocacy

The American Medical Association (AMA) has convened workgroups on Quality Payment Programs and on regulatory relief – both topics with which AAHKS is also involved. AMA has made recommendations on issues such as physician-focused Advanced Payment Models (APM),...

CMS Finalized Delay of EPMs

May 19, 2017 | Advocacy, CMS

On Thursday, May 18, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially finalized its plan to delay the start of a bundled payment initiative for episode payment models (EPMs) from October 1, 2017 to January 1, 2018 following a previous...

Make Our Voice Heard in the AMA

May 19, 2017 | Advocacy, Membership

Hip and knee surgery is a small subspecialty, but the AMA is the country’s largest and most visible physician society. Because we help guide the AMA’s direction through a seat in the AMA HOD, the CPT and RUC, the AMA amplifies our voice at both federal and state...

Tom Price Meets with AAHKS in DC

Apr 28, 2017 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy

A leadership delegation from AAHKS met with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price, MD and his health policy counselor in Washington, DC this week to discuss pertinent health care topics. AAHKS President Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA, Immediate Past President...

More Capitol Hill Visits During NOLC

Apr 28, 2017 | Advocacy

Concluding a busy week in Washington, AAHKS President Mark I. Froimson, MD, MBA, Past President William A. Jiranek, MD, FACS, AAHKS First Vice President Craig J. Della Valle, MD, Advocacy Council Chair Richard Iorio, MD and Evidence Based Medicine Committee Chair...