New CPT Codes for Reporting Spine Surgical Procedures Multiple new Category I CPT codes for reporting spine surgical procedures go into effect on January 1, 2022. New CPT codes…

Surgical Societies Issue Statement Against Spine Surgery by Non-Surgeons Eight spine organizations collaborated on a position statement on the performance of arthrodesis on the spine by non-surgical providers. The…

New Administration Releases Health Care–Related Initiatives and Executive Actions On January 22, 2021, President Joe Biden and his administration unveiled several executive orders and memoranda. Executive Orders signed January…

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Two Reports on Health Care Trends Released The American Medical Associaion released two separate reports on health care trends in May. The first report was on 2019 health care…

…a quarter of the population covered under it. The Affordable Care Act transformed Medicaid from a targeted health care benefit meant to help certain groups of people — expectant…

…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…

CMS Publishes Final Rule for Inpatient Prospective Payment System On September 2, 2020, CMS issued the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term…

Medicare Administrative Contractors Announce Resumption of Payment Reviews Beginning in August 2020 Beginning August 2020, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) resumed post-payment reviews of items and services with dates of…

Study Finds CMS MIPS Scores Not Correlated With Reductions in Readmissions or Complications Better MIPS quality scores may be rarely associated with lower rates of hospital complications in the…

AMA House of Delegates Calls for Greater Flexibility on Information-Blocking Rules New federal information-blocking regulations stemming from the 21st Century Cures Act require physicians to release health information even…

…may not follow Medicare guidelines for hospital admissions, diagnostic testing, medication, and procedures, putting many—especially those with “long COVID”—at risk for being denied treatment. To ensure that patients covered…