AAOS Now, November 2025
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The ‘Big Beautiful’ threat to pediatric orthopaedic care
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law in July, is expected to reduce Medicaid spending by $910 billion over 10 years and could disproportionately affect children.
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation launches new prior-authorization model to target Medicare fraud
Under the government’s Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction Model, the CMMI will evaluate select medical procedures identified as being “vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse.
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Medical societies express concern about changes to reimbursement for evaluation and management services
It has recently come to the attention of AAOS that major payers, including Cigna, are implementing a new reimbursement policy to review professional claims billed with certain evaluation and management (E/M) codes.
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Surgeons need grit to navigate the changing healthcare landscape
I refuse to believe that we as orthopaedic surgeons are powerless victims run over by the healthcare apparatus.
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CPT book and Coding Coverage and Reimbursement Committee address shoulder coding controversies and misconceptions
Accurate coding in shoulder surgery requires careful alignment of surgical technique, clinical documentation, and payer policy.
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New AAOS toolkit helps orthopaedic practices optimize care teams
The AAOS Committee on Healthcare Safety (CHS) has released a new addition to the AAOS Toolkit Portfolio: the Optimizing Care Teams Toolkit.
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Key healthcare policy issues take center stage at AAOS Combined NOLC/Fall Meeting
More than 270 AAOS members and orthopaedic leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., for the 2025 AAOS Combined National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference (NOLC)/Fall Meeting.