Jun 13, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on its hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) proposed rule for fiscal year 2026. Our comments included general support for proposed increases to Medicare...
May 23, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill that includes some health care provisions, including a potential MEI update for physicians for 2026. The American Medical Association has issued a statement on the bill, saying “The AMA...
May 23, 2025 | CMS, Practice Management, Reimbursement
The AAHKS Health Policy Council developed a primer to help members understand the add-on code G2211, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2024. While CMS intended this code primarily for use by primary care providers, this code may be applied by any clinician who bills...
May 9, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Practice Management, Reimbursement
AAHKS has compiled a library of up-to-date coding resources to help your practice effectively bill for clinical time spent before, during and post-surgery. Visit the AAHKS Coding Resource Center to view webinars, guidelines and more addressing a variety of...
Apr 18, 2025 | CME, CMS, Webinars
Overcoming the Hurdles and Headaches of Prior Authorization in Your Practice April 22, 2025 7 p.m. Central | 8 p.m. Eastern Don’t miss next week’s CME webinar on Prior Authorization (PA), the pre-approval mechanism used by insurance providers. Moderators...
Apr 11, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
Last week AAHKS joined our orthopaedic colleagues in writing to Congress and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). First, we urged Congressional leadership to address Medicare Physician Payment reform, after the failure to do so at the end of 2024 and again at the...
