Reimbursement and Practice Management
On April 14, 2015, Congress repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) permanently eliminates SGR and provides positive annual payment updates lasting through 2019. Since MACRA significantly changes the way Medicare pays physicians, we have developed a MACRA Resource Page to help educate neurosurgeons about this topic. In addition to our efforts on MACRA, the Coding and Reimbursement Committee is actively involved in bringing or reviewing new or revised CPT codes, is a strong advocate for appropriate valuation of neurosurgical services and neurosurgery’s Rapid Response Team works tirelessly to ensure that third party payors cover necessary neurosurgical services.
Key Resources
Letters
Published: February 21, 2022
Re: Medicare Physician Payment Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leaders McCarthy and McConnell: The Alliance of Specialty Medicine is dismayed that Congress is about to enact legislation […]
Letters
Published: January 27, 2022
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, JDCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAttention: CMS-9911-PP.O. Box 8016Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and […]
Amicus Brief
Published: January 7, 2022
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION,et al.,Plaintiffs,v.UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et al.,Defendants. Case No. 1:21-cv-03231-RJL MOTION FOR LEAVE TO […]
AANS Toolkit for Physicians
Published: January 1, 2022
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION™TOOLKIT FOR PHYSICIANS:PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATIONOF THE NO SURPRISES ACT THIS AMA® TOOLKIT FOR PHYSICIANS:PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NO SURPRISES ACTis for informational purposes only. It is not […]
Letters
Published: February 13, 2013
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure AdministratorCenters for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services7500 Security BoulevardBaltimore, MD 21244-1850 Via Electronic Delivery Re: Step Therapy for Part B Drugs in […]