May 27, 2021 | Advocacy, Committees and Task Forces
Members of the Advocacy Committee and other AAHKS members joined the AAOS in their Virtual Hill Day, meeting with more than 250 Congressional representatives to seek support for Prior Authorization relief, continued improvement of utilization for telehealth and mental...
Apr 29, 2021 | Advocacy, CMS
This week, AAHKS joined more than 60 other health care organizations in urging Congressional leadership to provide an additional $3 billion for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), “to once again mitigate expected reductions to the Medicare conversion factor,...
Mar 25, 2021 | Advocacy, Patient Outcomes
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is seeking participants for its Patient Advocacy Program. The program is designed to capture patient stories on key policy issues impacting the musculoskeletal community to support AAOS efforts on Capitol Hill. Did...
Mar 25, 2021 | Advocacy, CMS, Federal Guidelines
Earlier this month AAHKS joined more than 45 orthopaedic specialty and state societies to provide HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CMS Acting Administrator Liz Richter with rulemaking guidance for the No Surprise Act of 2020. The Act, which will provide for surprise...
Feb 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Federal Guidelines
The AAHKS Advocacy Committee has selected the 2021-2022 Health Policy Fellows: Jenna A. Bernstein, MD, New Haven, CT Leonard T. Buller, MD, Fishers, IN Charles P. Hannon, MD, MBA, Rochester, MN Ugo N. Ihekweazu, MD, Houston, TX Beau J. Kildow, MD, Omaha, NE AAHKS...
