Bipartisan payment reform legislation introduced in Senate

On July 30, U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Peter Welch (D-VT), Roger Marshall, MD (R-KS), Angus King (I-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act to modernize Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) by creating better predictability in physician payment.

Rethinking the permission slip: Iowa’s certificate of need reform could influence the future of access to orthopaedic care

Before an orthopaedic group in most U.S. states can build an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), it must first ask the state government for permission, and in many cases, its competitors are invited to object.

Orthopaedic Advocacy Week gives surgeons a voice

With physicians facing growing legislative, regulatory, and administrative challenges that threaten their ability to deliver timely, high-quality patient care, AAOS mobilized its members to share their experiences and encourage lawmakers to act on the issues affecting musculoskeletal care.

AAOS Advocacy Gains Momentum as Congress Pushes Back on Proposed Medicare Cuts

Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, of North Carolina is leading a congressional sign-on letter urging CMS to halt proposed payment cuts in the CY27 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule that would negatively impact musculoskeletal care.

Protecting independent practices and patients

Wilford K. Gibson, MD, FAAOS

We have arrived at a critical crossroads for orthopaedic surgeons.