Feb 20, 2020 | Advocacy, CMS
AAHKS members in current practice should have received a request from AAHKS to complete a new poll regarding consequences of the 2018 removal of total knee arthroplasty and the 2020 removal of total hip arthroplasty from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Jan 30, 2020 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy
AAHKS President Michael P. Bolognesi, MD, Health Policy Council Chair James I. Huddleston III, MD and RUC Advisor Adolph J. Yates Jr., MD were joined by AAOS representatives in meeting with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) staff to discuss the value of total...
Jan 16, 2020 | AAHKS Leadership, Advocacy
The current issue of Orthopedics Today features articles on physician advocacy. The cover story, “Advocacy gives physicians a voice, benefits patients” includes interviews with leaders in orthopaedics who are making a difference in Washington, D.C. AAHKS Advocacy...
Jan 16, 2020 | Advocacy, Fellowships
The AAHKS Health Policy Committee has selected the 2020-2021 Health Policy Fellows: Brian M. Culp, MD, Princeton, New Jersey Justin T. Deen, MD, Gainesville, Florida Chad A. Krueger, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sean S. Rajaee, MD, MS, Los Angeles, California Sharon...
