Advocacy Leaders Advance Key Priorities During Combined NOLC/Fall Meeting

Kristen Coultas

Orthopaedic surgeon leaders from around the country convened in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26 through 29 to advocate for advancing access to and quality of musculoskeletal healthcare.

Year in Review: AAOS’ Advocacy Efforts Prove Successful

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

The AAOS Office of Government Relations (OGR) is wrapping up one of the most unusual years that lobbying organizations have experienced in American politics.

New Advocacy Podcast Explores the Economic Effects of Medicare Pay Cuts

Rebecca Araujo

Given the policy changes included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, orthopaedic surgery was* set to face an up to 10 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement beginning in 2022.

The Effects of Policy Changes and CON Laws on Ambulatory Surgical Centers

William Hill, MD, MPH

Editor’s note: This article continues the series on ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), the first of which appeared in the AAOS Now October issue (“Understanding Ambulatory Surgical Center Ownership Models”) and focused on the evolution of the seven ownership structures of ASCs. The following article will discuss the effects of state and federal legislation and policy on ASCs, with a particular focus on Certificate of Need (CON) laws. The next article in the series will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the future of ASCs.

CMS Reverses Elimination, Reinstates Inpatient Only List for 2022

On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center (OPPS/ASC) final rule.

AAOS OrthoPAC Thanks Members who Contributed in 2021

As the only federal political program dedicated to representing orthopaedic surgeons and their patients, the AAOS Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (also known as OrthoPAC) played a crucial role in advancing the interests of the musculoskeletal community in 2021.