Apr 1, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
Last week, AAHKS submitted comments to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) on its Request for Information (RFI) on “Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification.” Thank you to our members who...
Apr 1, 2022 | CMS, Federal Guidelines
AAHKS is still seeking input from Fellow and Candidate members about the challenges and problems you are facing with Prior Authorization to inform ongoing advocacy efforts and share provider input with Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services....
Feb 11, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS
Last week AAHKS joined 14 other orthopaedic specialty societies in expressing several concerns regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) and Procedure-to-Procedure Edit...
Feb 4, 2022 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
On behalf of our 4600 members, AAHKS thanks Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) for introducing the Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of...
Dec 17, 2021 | CMS, COVID-19
Last week, President Biden signed a bill, passed by Congress, providing short-term physician payment relief. The bill delays 6% of nearly 10% proposed Medicare cuts, including delaying and suspending three policies causing Medicare cuts. Specifically, the bill...
