Feb 7, 2025 | CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
On Jan. 1, 2025, the NOPAIN (Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation) Act of December 2022 took effect. This new law directs CMS to make a “separate” payment under the Outpatient Proposed Payment System (OPPS) for certain non-opioid pain relief in the hospital...
Jan 31, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for their proposed rule, Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Our comments consist of ensuring...
Jan 10, 2025 | CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
On Jan. 1, 2025, the NOPAIN (Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation) Act of December 2022 took effect. This new law directs CMS to make a “separate” payment under the Outpatient Proposed Payment System (OPPS) for certain non-opioid pain relief in the hospital...
Nov 15, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Medicare
This week, AAHKS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Parts C and D Oversight and Enforcement Group in response to its Information Collection Request on Medicare Part C Utilization Management Annual Data...
Sep 27, 2024 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS representatives participated in the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) in Washington, DC. As part of the conference, leaders met with more than a dozen Congressional offices to discuss support for inflation updates to physician...
Sep 20, 2024 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
Last week, AAHKS joined 85 national and state medical societies to write Congress in support of House Resolution 9001, the Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act. This bill would create critical physician hospital ownership exemptions for communities that...
