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AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2021 HOPPS Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On January 4 the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services on the Calendar Year 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective…
CMS Releases Calendar Year 2021 HOPPS Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On December 2 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final…
AAO-HNS Preliminary Summary of CY 2021 MPFS Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On December 1 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2021 Final Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Quality Paym…
AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2021 MPFS Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On October 5, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule a…
AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On October 5, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2021 Medicare HOPPS proposed rule. The…
Medicare to Require Prior Authorization for Certain Outpatient Department Services Starting July 1, 2020
Regulatory Relief
In the Calendar Year 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule (2020 OPPS Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare and Medi…
AAO-HNS Comments on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On December 30, the AAO-HNS submitted comments to CMS regarding the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule. In the November 15 federal register not…
AAO-HNS Comments on Medicare CY 2020 Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On September 27, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to CMS regarding the CY 2020 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulat…
AAO-HNS Comments on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On August 30, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule a…
CMS Heeds AAO-HNS Concerns on CY 2019 MPFS
Regulatory Relief
On November 1, 2018, CMS released a final rule implementing changes to the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. In response to AAO-HNS advocacy and coordinate…
CMS Releases CY 2020 MPFS/QPP Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2020 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which…
AAO-HNS Comments on CY 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On December 31, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter on the CY 2019 PFS Final Rule thanking CMS for implementing multiple policy changes positively impacting…
CMS Releases CY 2019 OPPS and ASC Final Rule
Regulatory Relief
On November 2, 2018, CMS released a final rule implementing changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center…
AAO-HNS Comments on Medicare CY 2019 Hospital Outpatient Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On September 24, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to CMS regarding the CY 2019 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulat…
AAO-HNS Submits Comments on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On September 10, the AAO-HNS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing several components of the CY 2019 …
CMS Releases CY 2019 MPFS/QPP Proposed Rule
Regulatory Relief
On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2019 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Whi…
Phillips Recall of PAP Devices
On June 14, 2021, Phillips issued a voluntary recall notification of positive air pressure (PAP) and ventilator devices. The recall applies to all Phillips dev…
Announcing the International Advisory Board (IAB) Chair-elect: Sheng-Po Hao, MD
Sheng-Po Hao, MD, has been selected to become the Chair-elect of the International Advisory Board (IAB). Dr. Hao is professor and chair of the Department of Ot…