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2017 AMA House of Delegates Report

Jun 16, 2017 | Advocacy

At this week’s American Medical Association Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, over two hundred reports and resolutions were monitored or supported by the Orthopedic Section Council. Topics included: Decreasing the burden of pre-certification Interoperability...

AAHKS Falls below AMA Threshold

Jun 16, 2017 | Advocacy, Membership

AAHKS has participated in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates for 17 years and through our presence represented the distinct interests of AAHKS members. As we have experienced a period of rapid growth for our association, we have fallen below...

We Need Your Input on Regulatory Burdens

Jun 9, 2017 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, MD has invited AAHKS to participate in a roundtable discussion with the Secretary and his senior staff to identify and discuss regulatory burdens imposed on physicians by HHS/CMS that interfere or have the potential to...

Congress Introduces DXA Test Legislation

Jun 9, 2017 | Advocacy, Legislation

AAHKS signed on to a letter with the AAOS thanking Members of Congress for introducing the “Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2017.” The legislation will help “ensure that patients have access to dual-energy X-ray...

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),...