Nov 19, 2020 | Advocacy, Medicare
This week AAHKS joined 65 orthopaedic state, specialty and practice groups in writing to Congress in support of H.R. 8702, the Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020. This bill, introduced by Congressmen Ami Bera, MD and Larry...
Nov 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Medicare
AAHKS is working with AAOS to ask Congress to pass “H.R. 8702, the Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020,” which would protect specialty healthcare professionals who are caring for our nation’s vulnerable Medicare population...
Jun 6, 2019 | Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
by Stephen M. Engstrom, MD 2018-2019 AAHKS Health Policy Fellow This week, AAHKS members and staff returned to Washington, D.C. as part of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC) to meet with members of...
Sep 14, 2018 | CMS, Medicare
This week AAHKS submitted comments to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on their proposed rule “Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for FY 2019; Quality Payment Program; and Medicaid Promoting...
Mar 30, 2018 | Legislation, Medicare
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently published its semiannual report to Congress, which includes a recommendation to eliminate the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). While MedPAC has recommended the elimination of MIPS on more than one...
