Study Published on Medicare Utilization and Spending During COVID-19 Crisis On October 8, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published a study on Medicare utilization and spending in 2020 to analyze utilization and spending trends during the COVID-19 Emergency. The study, which was conducted by the Assistant Secretary for Policy and Evaluation Office...
CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19 On October 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will be disbursing another $20 billion in CARES Act Provider Relief Funds. Under this Phase 3 General Distribution allocation, physicians who have already received Provider Relief Fund payments may apply...
AMA/Multi-Specialty Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) Reimbursement Surveys for Spine Surgical Procedures The RUC acts as an advisory body to CMS in setting Relative Value Units (RVUs) in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. As part of their valuation process, the RUC works with specialty societies like ISASS to survey specialty society members on their relative...
ISASS Comments on 2021 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center (OPPS/ASC) Proposed Rule ISASS submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the 2021 OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule on October 2, 2021. The ISASS letter addressed several areas of interest and relevance to ISASS members, including the proposed reduction...