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...
Sep 20, 2024 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Fellowships
Submit your application for the 2025–2026 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship by Monday, September 30. The program, which runs on the calendar year, is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States currently participating in a Joint/Adult Reconstruction Fellowship, or...
Sep 20, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines, Reimbursement
House Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) are leading a letter calling on House leadership to stop unsustainable Medicare cuts to physicians. If you have not already done so, now is a critical time to reach out to your...
Sep 13, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
This week, AAHKS submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year 2025. CMS has again proposed cuts to all physicians due to expiring temporary increases and decreases...
Sep 6, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Fellowships
The 2025–2026 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship will be accepting applications through Saturday, Sept. 30. The program, which runs on the calendar year, is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States currently participating in a Joint/Adult Reconstruction...
Aug 23, 2024 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines, Fellowships
The 2025–2026 AAHKS Health Policy Fellowship is now accepting applications through Saturday, Sept. 30. The program, which runs on the calendar year, is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States currently participating in a Joint/Adult Reconstruction...
