Jun 12, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Practice Management
AAHKS shares the concern of many health organizations regarding the readiness of all providers, payers, and other participants in the billing chain to implement ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. We encourage you to contact your members of Congress to ask them to provide a...
Jun 5, 2015 | In the News, Legislation
The U.S. House has tentative plans to take up HR 160, the Protect Medical Innovation Act that would repeal the medical device tax in June. In addition an op-ed calling for repeal of the device tax appeared in the influential The Hill newspaper, while the Florida...
Jun 5, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation
Action is likely on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) repeal bill the week of June 15. AAHKS sent a letter to Congress in support of IPAB repeal. Visits by surgeons during the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference also helped it reach a tipping point...
May 22, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Research
AAOS would like to nominate members to the White House Champions of Change for Precision Medicine. This think tank seeks researchers who are generating and using data to make progress on pressing medical challenges. Nominees may include: – Researchers who are...
Apr 30, 2015 | In the News, Legislation
The Hill reports that the House Energy and Commerce Committee submitted a draft of legislation that would speed up the approval of new drugs and treatments. The initiative is known as 21st Century Cures, and includes adding $10 billion to the National Institute of...
Apr 24, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy, Legislation, Medicare
On Tuesday, April 21, 2015, AAHKS Executive Director, Michael J. Zarski, JD attended an event hosted by President Barack Obama in The White House Rose Garden to celebrate the signing of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) which repealed the...
