Jun 27, 2025 | CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz met with insurance industry leaders to discuss their pledge to ease the burden of prior authorization, which...
Jun 20, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
Physicians can now preview their 2023 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance information on Medicare.gov and in the Provider Data Catalog (PDC). Physicians who find errors in their MIPS performance information may file a targeted review by June 25;...
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...
