…spine surgery procedures in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The meeting occurred March 19, 2019, and was focused on the undervaluation of spine surgical procedures in the Medicare Physician…

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…

…final rule also focuses on eliminating burdensome rules by reducing certain required activities. For example, under previous rules, orders for X-rays were required to be written and signed. Under…

…identify the procedure as misvalued under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule. ISASS argued that the recent Medicare valuations of 22867…

…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 for…

…on the mix of services each specialty provides. Unfortunately, there is broad consensus that these adjustments will compound the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact on physician practices and further aggravate…

…It is also likely that small practices and those serving rural and underserved populations would have been disproportionately impacted by these penalties. We encourage members to be aware and…

United Health Care Announces Plan to Reduce Prior Authorizations by 20% On March 30, 2023, United Health Care (UHC) announced a plan to reduce prior authorization requirements for (yet…