Nov 10, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
In the past two weeks, AAHKS has signed on to two letters to Congressional leaders, urging them to take action on payment cuts and Medicare budget reform. On October 31, AAHKS joined AMA and more than 110 other national and state societies asking for legislation to...
Nov 4, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Annual Meeting, CMS, Reimbursement
To continue the momentum from Arthroplasty Unity Day, yesterday’s advocacy event in conjunction with the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, we’re asking all AAHKS members to urge Congress to pass H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare Patients and Providers Act, by...
Oct 13, 2023 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
Last week, AAHKS joined a surgical coalition of 47 organizations representing 1.2 million physician and non-physician providers urging Congress to halt the implementation of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems add-on code G2211, set forth by the Centers for...
Oct 13, 2023 | Advocacy, Annual Meeting, CMS, Reimbursement
This year during the Annual Meeting, AAHKS President Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS has declared Friday, November 2, Arthroplasty Unity Day. While attending the Annual Meeting, whether in person or virtually, we will ask you to stand together and write to Congress urging...
Aug 18, 2023 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for their Request For Information from the Innovation Center on the future of episode-based payment models. AAHKS again expressed concern about the continued downturn in...
Jul 11, 2023 | AAHKS Amplified, Arthroplasty Topics Podcast, Practice Management, Reimbursement, The Augment Podcast, Young Arthroplasty Group, Young Arthroplasty Group Podcast
Podcast (yag): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Spotify | RSS | MoreIn this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Nicholas M. Brown, MD and AAHKS Research Committee Member Stephen T. Duncan, MD to discuss recent research around coding issues in TJA....
