Aug 7, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, LEARN, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS President Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and members of the recently appointed Advocacy Task Force held a virtual town hall to discuss what is at stake with CMS’s CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, and how AAHKS is responding. The town...
Aug 7, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
CMS has proposed a 20% cut to the primary codes for THA/TKA for 2027. This unprecedented reduction in reimbursement to Medicare’s top procedures by volume is the latest of a string of increasingly frequent cuts, including a 10.5% cut previously this year. As many...
Aug 7, 2026 | Advocacy, Fellowships
Applications for the 2027-2028 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship are now being accepted. This program engages fellows in the policy-making process, guided by AAHKS mentors, to become more effective advocates for the profession. The fellowship runs on the calendar year...
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 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement, Webinars
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 7 p.m. Central | 8 p.m. Eastern Join AAHKS President Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA and members of the recently appointed Payment Task Force on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. Central, to learn what is at stake with the Centers for Medicare &...
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...
