…or 2.7%. In the final rule, CMS approved a record number of 24 new technology add-on payments (NTAP), which is an additional payment to hospitals for cases involving eligible…

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…claims submission or claims processing, including during a public health emergency or Presidentially-declared disaster. Since expanding the AAP programs on March 28, 2020, CMS approved over 21,000 applications totaling…

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American Rescue Plan Legislation Expands Access to Health Care Coverage under the Affordable Care Act Under the recently passed American Rescue Plan, many people who buy their own health…

…ISASS has accomplished the following: Submitted application to become a member of the FOSA- Federation of Spine Associations which includes CSRS- Cervical Spine Research Society, NASS (North American Spine…

…Coalition. They have invited all physicians to complete the online Telehealth Impact Study—Provider Survey. The study has been approved by the Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board and is part…