At a meeting on May 2, at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) Annual Meeting, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma publicly announced the agency’s…

…submit comments on both rules by the deadline, but for individual members and practices interested in submitting comments, please see links below to submit comments. You can read the…

ISASS Provides Comments to Anthem on Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Practice Guidelines for Workers Compensation Coverage On April 21, 2020, ISASS sent a comment letter to Anthem regarding their Sacroiliac…

…a hospital’s chargemaster, absent any discounts), The discounted cash price (the charge that applies to an individual who pays cash, or cash equivalent, for a hospital item or service),…

…technique, when performed)), 22630 (arthrodesis, posterior interbody technique, including laminectomy and/or discectomy to prepare interspace (other than for decompression), single interspace; lumbar) and 22633 (arthrodesis, combined posterior or posterolateral…

ISASS: Approaching 25 Years of Advancing Techniques and Technologies for Treating Spinal Disorders ISASS’s Morgan Lorio, MD, president-elect, discusses the obstacles to adopting emerging technologies in spine surgery and…

…high-quality reference guide to the medical profession. left no-repeat;center top;; auto no-repeat;center top;; auto top center Frank Phillips, MD Frank Phillips, MD Bio Frank Phillips, MD, USA Dr. Frank…

…contained at – http://connect.bcbsnc.com/lets-talk-cost-2013/the-cost-problem/drugs-technology/posts/cause-costly-technology/ – stating that, “in some cases, new technology has proven to be less effective. Cases in point: expensive but ineffective artificial spinal disks.” The only…

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…for comments, along with the questions they pose, please see: AHRQ: Comments on Key Questions Again, the deadline for comments is 11:59pm on Tuesday, February 21st. I urge you…

ISASS Comments on Department of Veteran Affairs Proposal to Expand Scope of Services for Nonphysician Providers in VA Facilities On June 24, 2020, ISASS and other organizations sent a…

…Advantage and commercial health insurance markets. The ruling acknowledges that meaningful action was needed to preserve competition and protect high-quality medical care from unprecedented market power that Aetna would…