Nov 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Medicare
AAHKS is working with AAOS to ask Congress to pass “H.R. 8702, the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020,” which would protect specialty healthcare professionals who are caring for our nation’s vulnerable Medicare population...
Oct 8, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS
AAHKS Submits Comments to CMS on OPPS and PFS Proposed Rules Dear AAHKS Members, As you know, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule earlier this year. The proposal significantly...
Sep 17, 2020 | Advocacy, Fellowships
This is how Sharon L. Walton, MD, described her AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship when asked to sum up the experience in five words. AAHKS Health Policy Fellows hone these valuable skills with hands-on opportunities in the health care policy-making process in Washington,...
Aug 27, 2020 | Advocacy, Arthroplasty Topics Podcast
Listen to James I. Huddleston III, MD, AAHKS Health Policy Council Chair and Wilford K. Gibson, MD, AAOS Council on Advocacy Chair and AAHKS member, discuss the payment policy changes that have been proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)....
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...
