CMS Releases Updated Rules on COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutics Proposed Rule On October 28, CMS finalized a fourth COVID-19 Interim Final Rule with Comment, which provides coverage and payment…

Study Published on Medicare Utilization and Spending During COVID-19 Crisis On October 8, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services published a study on Medicare utilization and spending…

CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans Made to Providers During COVID-19 On October 1, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will…

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HHS Announces Extension of Public Health Emergency Declaration On Thursday, July 23, 2020, as anticipated, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar extended for an additional…

…Circuit overturned the district court’s decision and ruled that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had the authority to cut payments to off-campus provider-based departments for evaluation and…

HHS Offers Online Courses on Telemedicine Rules and Implementation for Providers Starting in July 2020, in an effort to increase utilization of telemedicine by Medicare providers, the Department of…

…Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Health Care Service Corporation, Humana, and UnitedHealthcare) to immediately implement and pay for CPT code 99072. To read the letters see attached PDFs: letter to CMS:…

…Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to remove budget neutrality negative adjustments under the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The organizations indicated support for the actions of…

…The third day includes the 5K Fun Run, multiple general sessions, symposia, cadaver lab lecture and the closing of ISASS17. 5K Fun Run to Benefit IASP 6:45 am –…

…Y. Chen1, Q. Ahmed2, V. Lee2, R.W.M. Lam1, H.K. Wong1) Best Basic Science Paper Award Intervertebral Disc Repair and Regeneration Using Neonatal Human Dermal Fibroblasts in the Rabbit Model…

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