Jul 26, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS joined 125 specialty and state societies to write Congressional leadership, urging prioritization and advancement of several key bills and legislative proposals that provide greater fiscal stability for physicians and reform key elements of the...
Jun 21, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
Thank you to all members who have written to Congress and, if you have not already done so, please write your Senators and Representative today and ask them to support the “Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024” (S. 4518/H.R. 8702)....
Jun 14, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
This week, AAHKS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on their 2025 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule, including the proposed Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) episode of care...
Jun 7, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
This week AAHKS submitted comments to the United States Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to their Request for Information on Consolidation in Health...
May 31, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week AAHKS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) on Medicare Advantage Data, specifically to respond to the RFI’s solicitation of comments regarding data related to prior authorization (PA) in...
May 10, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Practice Management
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to approve and release the draft of a Final Regulation that bans for-profit employers from using non-compete clauses. The rule becomes effective September 4, 2024, 120 days following its formal publication....
