Aug 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
On July 31, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the advance text of its final rule to update the Medicare acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2016. The official version of the rule will be...
Aug 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
AAHKS has sent a comment letter to National Government Services, Inc. (NGS) during the open comment period for the local coverage determination regarding total joint arthroplasty (“Draft LCD”). NGS covers Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New...
Jul 31, 2015 | Advocacy, Fellowships
The AAHKS Advocacy Committee is now accepting applications for the AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship (HPF). The HPF is a two-year program that provides an opportunity for eligible orthopaedic surgeons to get involved in the policy-making process and to become effective...
Jun 19, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare, Practice Management
In a letter to US Representative Diane Black and other sponsors, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, AAHKS President, expresses support for H. R. 2247, the “Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now Act” (“ICD-TEN Act”). Due to the exponential increase in the...
Jun 19, 2015 | Advocacy, Medicare
AAHKS Executive Director, Michael J. Zarski, JD, filed comments with the CMS on behalf of AAHKS regarding the Medicare hospital inpatient protective payment system (IPPS) policies and rates for fiscal year 2016. Among the many points addressed, AAHKS expressed...
