ISASS Urges the White House to Eliminate Electronic Fund Transfer Fees for Medicare Reimbursement On October 14, 2021, ISASS and other organizations representing state medical associations and the nation’s medical specialty societies submitted a letter to the Biden White House to express strong concerns over unfair business practices with respect to electronic payments in health...

HHS Proposed Rule: Updates on Surprise Billing Regulations and Requirements On September 30, 2021, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury (the Departments), along with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), issued a second interim final rule with comment period, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II,” to protect consumers from...

ISASS Conducts Member Surveys for Review of New and Established CPT Codes Dear Fellow Surgeon, The American Medical Association RVS Update Committee (RUC) has requested review of physician work for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes 63020, 63030, and 63035 for laminotomy as well as physician work for lumbar total disc arthroplasty (TDA) single level (CPT...

ISASS and Other Medical Stakeholders Submit Letter Supporting Use of CPT for Physician Claims On July 30, 2021, ISASS, the American Medical Association (AMA), and other stakeholder organizations submitted a letter to the National Center on Vital Health Statistics (NCVHS) regarding a multi-phased effort to review clinical and administrative standards and terminologies. For phase one,...