Medical Societies Support Congressional Action on Physician Payment Policy Recently, four members of Congress—Raul Ruiz, Larry Bouchon, Ami Bera, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks—introduced in H.R. Bill 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. On April 18, 2023, ISASS and dozens of other stakeholders published a letter to these representatives to express support of legislation...
Physician Groups Oppose Cigna Payment Policy on Multiple Procedures On April 18, 2023, ISASS joined more than 100 other medical societies in requesting that Cigna immediately rescind a new policy that will create a disincentive for unscheduled medically necessary care and place a significant administrative burden on healthcare professionals. Effective May 25, 2023, Cigna will require physicians to...
ISASS Coding and Reimbursement Task Force: Recent Successes and Efforts The ISASS Coding and Reimbursement Task Force leads ISASS efforts to advocate for public and private payer policies, legislation, coding, and reimbursement for spine surgeons. The Task Force is led by Dr. Morgan Lorio, who also represents ISASS in multiple policy forums. Dr. James Yue...
Read the Vertebral Columns Spring 2023 Issue This issue of Vertebral Columns highlights the use of virtual reality in preoperative surgical planning. Additional topics include single position vs prone-lateral XLIF, percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy, infections after lumbar epidural steroid injections, drains in spine surgery, radiation exposure, 3D printing, and variability in...