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Telehealth Extension Bill Advanced, as Recommended by HRS and Others
Earlier this year, HRS and over 200 organizations signed a joint letter urging Congress to extend expiring telehealth flexibilities, and more recently, encouraged CMS in…
October 7, 2024
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HRS Joins Push to Stop Impending Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
HRS joined as a supporting organization of a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter currently circulating on Capitol Hill.
October 7, 2024
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Aetna Covers Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) for Medically Necessary Indications, as Recommended by HRS
HRS efforts to secure reimbursement for PFA appeared to have achieved some success as Aetna revised the policy for Cardiac Catheter Ablation and Radioablation.
October 1, 2024
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CMS Re-Opens 2023 MIPS Reweighting Requests for Change Cyberattack
If you were impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack in 2023 and unable to submit a MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) Exception Application for…
October 1, 2024
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HRS Reviewing Draft Legislation on Physician Payment Reform
In mid-September 2024, the office of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX) shared with HRS and other medical societies draft legislation to establish reforms to…
October 1, 2024
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Prepare Now for Potential 2023 MIPS Audits
Starting in November 2024, CMS will begin data validation and audits (DVAs) of Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligible clinicians and groups to confirm the…
October 1, 2024
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HRS Issues New Policy Statement for Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
On September 23, 2024, HRS issued a policy statement on Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (AF).
October 1, 2024
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CMS Education Session on Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) Pathway
On September 23, 2024, CMS held an education session to provide information and address questions from industry participants regarding the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies…
October 1, 2024
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CMS Releases New FAQs on Complexity Add-on Code (G2211), Including Use by Specialists
For CY 2024, CMS introduced an Office and Outpatient Evaluation and Management (E/M) add-on code, G2211.
September 10, 2024
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ONC Proposes Rule to Improve Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released its Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) proposed rule,…
September 10, 2024