ISASS submits comments on 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule Released On September 13, 2022, ISASS submitted comments to CMS on calendar year (CY) 2023 Hospital…

…and prior authorization policies. MCG acknowledged receipt of the input and indicated the committee would incorporate ISASS’ input into their current review, which is ongoing. Read the ISASS comment…

Federal Trade Commission Announces First Penalties for Enforcement Action Against Good Rx On February 1, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took enforcement action for the first time…

ISASS Submits Public Comments on 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule On September 11, 2023, ISASS submitted comments to CMS regarding the August 7, 2023, publication of the…

ISASS Submits Public Comments on 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)/Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) On September 11, 2023, ISASS submitted comments in response to the July 31, 2023, publication…

Federal Trade Commission Files Suit Against Private Equity–Funded Practice On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the filing of a lawsuit against a Texas anesthesia group…

…hospitals are paid for outpatient services under the OPPS and ASCs are paid under the ASC payment system, both detailed in this rulemaking.) ISASS submitted comments to CMS in…

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…assisting in the execution of those advocacy actions plans as appropriate and necessary. Responded to AHRQ: Comments on Key Questions. AHRQ requested comments on spinal fusion for painful lumbar…

…accessible via these links: COVID-19 Vaccine, Physician FAQs: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-12/covid-19-vaccine-physician-faqs.pdf COVID-19 Vaccine, Patient FAQs: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-12/covid-19-vaccine-patient-faqs.pdf COVID-19 Vaccine Resource Center default default #ffffff 1 1 position-statement-on-cervical-and-lumbar-disc-replacements-2019…

…found here: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-flexibility-reopen-essential-non-covid-services.pdf The Guidelines for Opening Up America Again can be found here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/openingamerica/#criteria These actions, and earlier CMS actions in response to COVID-19, are part of the…

…as possible. $50 billion of the Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to facilities and providers which billed Medicare in 2019, and are impacted by COVID-19, based…