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CMS Reopens IDR Portal For New Single and Bundled Claims
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 6, that it reopened the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) portal for new single an…
AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2024 HOPPS/ASC Proposed Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On September 8, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective…
AAO-HNS Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Rule to Protect Children from Small, High-Powered Magnets
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On August 18, the AAO-HNS joined an amicus brief in support of the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) rule intended to protect children from the dange…
AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2024 MPFS/QPP Proposed Rule
Advocacy, Physician Payment Reform, Private Payer Advocacy, Regulatory Relief, Reimbursement
September 12, 2023On September 11, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the calendar year (CY) 202…
AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2024 MPFS Proposed Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2024 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which als…
AAO-HNS, ALA and ABEA Advocate on Medicare SLP Telehealth Services
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On May 5, the AAO-HNS partnered with the American Broncho-Esophagological Association and the American Laryngological Association in sending a joint letter to …
Academy, Stakeholders Urge Congress to Increase Funding for Federal Tobacco Cessation Program
Advocacy
On March 16, the Academy and a diverse group of stakeholders sent a coalition letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate calling for inc…
AAO-HNS comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Improving Prior Authorization and Interoperability
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On December 13, 2022, CMS issued a proposed rule that aimed to reduce provider burden by improving prior authorization processes and interoperability. The Acad…
AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2023 MPFS Final Rule
Advocacy, Physician Payment Reform, Private Payer Advocacy, Regulatory Relief, Reimbursement
Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of the CY 2023 Final Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which also …
AAO-HNS Advocates for Immediate Change to Horizon’s Modifier 25 Policy
Advocacy, Private Payer Advocacy
Effective August 1, 2022, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield will reimburse E/M services appended with Modifier 25 at 50% if a procedural code is reported on the s…
AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2023 MPFS Proposed Rule
Advocacy, Physician Payment Reform, Private Payer Advocacy, Regulatory Relief, Reimbursement
On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2023 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which also…
Academy Urges CMS to Work with Physicians to Review Appropriate Use Criteria Program
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
The Academy joined the American Medical Association and 42 other medical societies and associations to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (C…
HRSA Details New Requirements for Late PRF Reporting
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
Last week, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that it would reopen the reporting portal for recipients of Period 1 Provider Reli…
CMS Releases 2022 Physician Fee Schedule/Quality Payment Program Final Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing changes to the Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Paym…
AAO-HNS Comments on Second No Surprises Act Interim Final Rule
Advocacy
On December 6, the Academy joined 20 other surgical specialties in submitting coalition comments on the most recent No Surprises Act regulations. The joint com…
AAO-HNS Celebrates House of Representatives Passage of Anti-Tobacco Legislation
Advocacy
Over the course of the past year, the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has collaborated with a number of physician and publi…
CARES Act Provisions Impacting Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Advocacy
On March 27, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES” Act. A summary of the provisions…