Mar 25, 2016 | Advocacy, Legislation
This week, Representative Tom Price, MD (R-GA) introduced H.R. 4848, the Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act of 2016 (HIP Act) that aims to suspend operation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment...
Jan 22, 2016 | Advocacy, Fellowships
The AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship provides young, future leaders with an opportunity to get involved in the policy-making process where they learn to become effective advocates. AAHKS is pleased to announce this year’s fellows: Chancellor F. Gray, MD and Roshan P....
Nov 20, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program (CJR). Seven changes were published with the final rule including a new start date of April 1, 2016, and a reduction of the...
Nov 20, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
AAHKS Executive Director, Michael J. Zarski, JD filed a letter commenting on CMS’s Request for Information regarding development of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) under the new Medicare Access and CHIP...
Nov 6, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
AAHKS joined the American Medical Association and other medical associations in a letter to the U.S. Senate expressing strong concerns with the implementation of Stage 3 of the Meaningful Use program despite widespread failure of Stage 2. The letter calls for action...
