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News and noteworthy information for October: Medicare Administrative Contractor News GAO appoints HHS Advisory Committee on Physician Payment Models Developing New Physician Payment Models: Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement…

…new pathways for payment: 1. Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and 2. Advanced Alternative Payment Models (Advanced APMs). The new Quality Payment Program dramatically changes the way Medicare reimburses…

…adjustment to the ASC annual update. For 2017, the CPI-U update is projected to be 2.2 percent. The MFP adjustment is projected to be 0.3 percent, resulting in an…

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…that will lead to the best outcomes. Thomas Errico, MD President SAS-International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery New York, NY [*Haynes RB, Sackett RB, Gray JMA, Cook…

…to obtaining services. After the outline was released, Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) both affirmed their commitment to advancing a balanced approach to…

…Anesthesia Partners of conspiring with another large anesthesia company to stay out of its markets in Texas. To read the FTC suit, see here. To read additional coverage of…

…policy-making body and consists of specialty and state societies and other physician stakeholders. The more than 500 voting delegates selected by their member organizations are charged with establishing broad…

…California, Los Angeles Choon-Sung Lee, MD, Assan Medical Center Mohamed Maziad, MD, Maziad Orthopedic & Spine Associates Frank Phillips, MD, Rush University Medical Center Luiz Pimenta, MD, University of…

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