…establishes an umbrella Quality Payment Program (QPP) with two new pathways for payment: 1. Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and 2. Advanced Alternative Payment Models (Advanced APMs). At the…

Omnibus Budget Bill Includes Physician Payment Cut Relief On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 Omnibus Budget Bill into law. The Bill had been approved by the…

…that includes two code additions for reporting medical services sparked by the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first addition, CPT code 99072, allows for the provision…

…cancer, instead of additional chemotherapy or other types of treatment paid for under the IPPS. Currently, CAR-T hospital cases are paid at the same rate as bone marrow transplants…

U.S. Congress Passes Massive Updated Stimulus Package, Which Includes Additional Relief for Physician and Physician Practices The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved the latest COVID-19 relief bill…

…CMS establish regulations requiring states to: 1) implement procedures to ensure that future DSH payments were adjusted to actual incurred costs; 2) incorporate these adjustment procedures into their approved…

The Trump Administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget includes extensive health-policy provisions. Medicare, Value-Based, and Related Reforms The Administration estimates that its Medicare policy reforms would save approximately…

…using an FDA-approved device (not specific to any one device type) when all of the following criteria are met: Pain is at least 5 on a to 10 rating…

…calls and meetings were attended by ISASS CPT Advisor Dr. James Yue and ISASS Alternate CPT Advisor Dr. Morgan Lorio. The code change proposals are intended to make it…

…and the RUC processes are cyclical; code changes approved by the CPT Editorial Panel at the February 2016 meeting, the May 2016 meeting, and the September/October 2016 meeting take…

…Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD outlined the FDA’s plans to advance several new regulatory policy initiatives in 2018 to further modernize the Agency’s medical device program and continue…

…This accredited conference will discuss and address the issues involved with all aspects of basic and clinical science of motion preservation, stabilization, innovative technologies, MIS procedures, biologics and other…