…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…

…0% 7% Ophthalmology -4% -2% 0% -6% Optometry -2% -2% 0% -4% Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery -2% -2% 0% -4% Orthopedic Surgery -3% -1% 0% -4% Other -3% -2% 0% -5%…

New Research Published on Telehealth and Alternative Payment Adoption by Physicians On December 13, 2023, The American Medical Association (AMA) released two recent Policy Research Perspectives out of its…

…book chapters. His research pursuits have largely focused on motion-preserving spinal technologies. Dr. Coric is a past-President of the North Carolina Spine Society and the Southern Neurosurgical Society and…

…such websites as UpToDate.com, the Hayes Report, and Wikipedia.com. These sites are used by private insurance carriers, lay persons, and our patients as supposedly trusted sources of information. Additionally,…

…harder for patients to receive medically indicated surgical care and more difficult for new technology and techniques to emerge. We hear these stories every day from our members, and…

ISASS’ Coding and Reimbursement Task Force is undertaking drafts of policy statements on two new spine technologies, the Intracept procedure for Basivertebral nerve treatment, and the Barricaid implant for…

…from Secondary Diagnosis List Evaluation of New Technology Add-On Payments Addition of Reposition Codes to MDC 8 in MS-DRGs 515, 516, and 517 A more detailed summary including provisions…

…complications from COVID-19, being able to provide treatment in outpatient settings will allow non–COVID-19 patients to get the care they need. ISASS commented on this proposal and on 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…

On May 26, 2020, ISASS sent a comment letter to Anthem regarding their Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Coverage Policy, which is used in many states/regions by Anthem for fee schedule…