Feb 14, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Reimbursement
This week AAHKS joined 130 other national and state medical societies in writing to urge Congress to include in the forthcoming March 2025 appropriations bill, provisions that both reverse the latest round of Medicare payment cuts and provide physicians with a...
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...
Dec 6, 2024 | AAHKS Amplified, Advocacy, CMS
AAHKS Advocacy Committee Chair Adam J. Rana, MD, Vice Chair P. Max Courtney, MD and Member Chad A. Krueger, MD discuss the basics of the upcoming mandatory CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) program, including what you need to know and watch out for...
Nov 25, 2024 | AAHKS Amplified, Advocacy, CMS
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: TuneIn | RSS | -AAHKS Advocacy leaders discuss the basics of the upcoming mandatory CMS Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) program, including what you need to know and watch out for in the program. Topics...