Nov 8, 2026 | Advocacy, Annual Meeting, Reimbursement
The new political action committee (PAC) for the hip and knee profession launched this week with incredible support from arthroplasty surgeons at #AAHKS2026. More than $350,000 was contributed by 360 (and counting!) founding members, demonstrating the high demand for...
Nov 5, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Reimbursement
AAHKS strongly opposes CMS’s final rule released Nov. 4 moving forward with major cuts for Medicare surgical fee payments for hip and knee replacement in 2027. These latest cuts follow a reduction of more than 7% this year. These punishing reductions come...
Oct 23, 2026 | Advocacy, Committees and Task Forces, Reimbursement
Last week, a coalition of 10 national physician, patient advocacy, senior and rural health care organizations joined AAHKS to express our strong concerns to Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD about the proposed reductions to...
Oct 9, 2026 | CMS, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management, Reimbursement, Technology, Webinars
AAHKS and Techy Surgeon are launching the CJR-X Readiness Program, a series of webinars and resources, to help hip and knee surgeons prepare for the upcoming mandatory value-based care program, through practical education on episode design, gainsharing, hospital...
Oct 2, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
Left to right in first photo: Alexander T. Bradley, MD, David N. Kugelman, MD, Yale A. Fillingham, MD, Zachary C. Lum, DO, P. Maxwell Courtney, MD. Second photo shows the group meeting with Sen. John Barrasso, R-WYÂ This week, AAHKS representatives participated in the...
Sep 25, 2026 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
This week, 35 members of the House of Representatives wrote a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD requesting that...
