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Health Policy Efforts Include
- Advocating for standards around the study, treatment, management, and physician reimbursement/coding for cardiac rhythm disorders
- Communicating with CMS, FDA, NIH, Congress
- Promoting optimal patient care
Comment Letter
HRS Survey Assessing Impact of Cuts to Ablation Reimbursement in the US
May 27, 2022 – On January 1, 2022, the U.S. Centers for…
May 27, 2022
Comment Letter
Characteristics of a Rational Medicare Payment System
The Heart Rhythm Society, along with the American Medical Association, and more than 100 other national and state medical societies have endorsed a set of…
May 27, 2022
CMS Releases MIPS Quality Measure Validation Document
CMS recently released its 2022 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Measures Applicability (EMA) and Denominator Reduction User Guide for the MIPS Quality Performance Category.
March 30, 2022
Guidelines & Protocols
National Coverage Determination for ICD
Medicare's updated coverage policy for ICD and an overview of the revisions.
May 23, 2021
Guidelines & Protocols
HRS Supports Use of New Code for Remote Programming of SCRM
HRS and ACC recommend that all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), state Medicaid plans, and private health insurance companies provide coverage for remote programming of subcutaneous…
April 23, 2021
Guidelines & Protocols
HRS Outreach On Regional Payment for Remote Monitoring
April 21, 2021 – HRS has been in communication with industry regarding…
April 21, 2021
Comment Letter
HRS Comments on Plans to Improve Medicare Access to New Technologies
On April 13, HRS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging the Agency to move forward with plans to allow…
April 14, 2021
Guidelines & Protocols
CMS Releases Final Rule for CY2021 Physician Fees
December 5, 2020 – On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare…
December 5, 2020
Guidelines & Protocols
2021 Average Medicare Fees for EP Services
December 2, 2020 – The average Medicare physician fees for EP services…
December 2, 2020
Comment Letter
HRS Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Provide Physicians with an Annual Inflation-based Payment Update
March 15, 2023