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AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2025 MPFS Final Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
MPFS Final Rule – https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25382.pdf MPFS Final Rule CMS Fact Sheet - Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician F…
AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2025 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which als…
AAO-HNS Leads Coalition Efforts to Submit Letter to CGS Administrators Proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) – Botulinum Toxin Injections
Advocacy, Physician Payment Reform, Private Payer Advocacy, Regulatory Relief, Reimbursement
Following coalition advocacy by the Academy, the American Laryngological Association (ALA) and the American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA) a joint …
AAO-HNS Summary of HHS Rule Establishing Disincentives for Healthcare Providers that Engage in “Information Blocking”
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On June 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released …
AAO-HNS Summary of CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On January 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. The rule includes impor…
2024 Medicare Claims – What We Know Now
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
The CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule implemented a 3.4% cut to physician reimbursement. This cut went into effect on January 1, 2024. While there is sti…
CMS Releases 2024 HOPPS/ASC Final Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the calendar year 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS)/Am…
AAO-HNS Summary of CY 2024 MPFS Final Rule
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of the CY 2024 Final Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which also …
Federal Departments Release New Proposed Rule on No Surprises Act IDR Process
Advocacy, Regulatory Relief
On October 27, 2023, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments) and the Office of Personnel Management releas…
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…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation Request Information on Episode-Based Payment Models
Regulatory Relief
The Academy responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) request for information published on July 18 seeking input on a list of topi…
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends May 11
Regulatory Relief
On May 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). The move comes after HHS Secretary Xavier B…
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 …
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…