Dec 9, 2022 | Advocacy, Medicare
This week AAHKS joined 100 organizations representing more than 1 million physician and non-physician health care providers urging Congressional action to “prevent the entire 4.5% reduction to Medicare payment rates from being implemented on January 1, 2023.” Click to...
Dec 9, 2022 | Advocacy, Webinars
Advocacy Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Arthroplasty Community: APMs, IPO, RUC and MACRA Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 7:00 p.m. Central | 8:00 p.m. Eastern This members-only webinar will review the evolution of bundled payment programs and present...
Dec 2, 2022 | Advocacy, Webinars
Advocacy Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Arthroplasty Community: APMs, IPO, RUC and MACRA Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 |7:00 p.m. Central | 8:00 p.m. Eastern This members-only webinar will review the evolution of bundled payment programs and present...
Oct 27, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS, Medicare, Reimbursement
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) are organizing a letter calling on Senate leadership to stop Medicare cuts to providers. The second half of their letter specifically addresses the pending 4.42% reduction to the Physician Fee Schedule...
Oct 14, 2022 | Advocacy, Education, Grants, Research
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) is a philanthropic organization facilitating the AAHKS mission to advance patient care through leadership in education, advocacy and research. FARE provides annual grants of up to $200,000 to support...
Oct 6, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
Last week AAHKS submitted input to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Development of a Hospital-Level 90-Day Risk-Standardized Complication Rate (RSCR) Following Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and/or Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)...