Advocacy Now is a bi-weekly publication produced by the AAOS Office of Government Relations to keep you on top of important legislative and regulatory issues. Questions or concerns can be emailed to dc@aaos.org.
May 17, 2021: Get Ready For Orthopaedic Advocacy Week, Legislation Introduced to Reform Prior Authorization
April 15, 2021: The Bone Beat Podcast: Policy in Practice, Save the Date for Orthopaedic Advocacy Week.
April 1, 2021: Surpise Billing Prinicples, PAC Newsletter
March 18, 2021: The Bone Beat Podcast: Episode Library, Looming Medicare Cuts, $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
March 4, 2021: The Bone Beat Podcast: Partisanship and Public Health in the New Administration, New Patient Advocacy Program, COVID-Relief Bill
February 18, 2021: Coalition Urges Congress to Extend Moratorium on Medicare Sequester Cuts, 2020 Orthopaedic PAC Residency Challenge
February 4, 2021: The Bone Beat Podcast: Repeal of Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurers, Applications Open for State Orthopaedic Society Health Policy Action Fund.
January 22, 2021: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, 2021 Unified Advocacy Agenda, New Administration Issues Healthcare Executive Orders
January 7, 2021: The Bone Beat Podcast: Shaping Health Policy During the Coronavirus Pandemic, AAOS Supports Coronavirus Vaccine
December 17, 2020: Payment Policy Changes, CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization
December 3, 2020: Final Opportunity to Prevent Scheduled 2021 Medicare Cuts, 2020 Orthopaedic PAC State Participation Challenge
November 6, 2020: The Bone Beat Podcast: Why the Election Matters for MSK Care, Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technlogy
October 8, 2020: The Bone Beat Podcast: Elimination of IPO and Shift to Outpatient Setting, Registry Program Partners with CMS on Bundled Payment Model
September 24, 2020: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act, Get Out The Vote, Changes to Medicare Loans
September 10, 2020: The Bone Beat Podcast: Impact on Payment Policy Changes, Recap of In-District Advocacy Event, New Code Created for COVID-19 Practice Expenses
August 26, 2020: Last Week of In-District Advocacy Event, Provider Relief Funds, Action Alert: Protect Access to Specialty Care
August 11, 2020: Member Poll: Alternative Payment Models, August In-District Advocacy Event, Payment Policy Proposals
July 28, 2020: Fourth COVID-19 Package, Administration Extends Public Health Emergency
July 14, 2020: Additional relief funds; Comments on IPPS, 4th COVID package, UHC imaging policy
June 30, 2020: CAAP Program, Misvalued codes, CJR comments, QPP flexibilities, Upcoming webinar
June 16, 2020: New position statement, Prior authorization reform, Targeted relief, AMA meeting
June 2, 2020: Liability bill, COVID support programs, Prior authorization, Medicare Advantage
May 19, 2020: HEROES Act, Practices receive relief funds, IPPS proposed rule, Buehler primary
May 5, 2020: Fourth relief package, More regulatory changes, Pending medical liability reform
April 21, 2020: Resuming elective surgery, Advocacy for relief programs, OrthoPAC annual report
April 7, 2020: AAOS COVID-19 webinar, Advocacy poll, Small business relief, Regulatory changes
March 24, 2020: SPECIAL EDITION: Advocacy news and information related to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 10, 2020: Interoperability changes, PRORP push, CJR statement, Biological product update
February 25, 2020: Extension for CJR model, Advocacy action alert, New resident advocacy fellows
February 11, 2020: Medicare Advantage changes, Surprise billing debate, Price transparency comments
January 28, 2020: Scope of practice, PRORP funding, Acupuncture coverage, Surprise billing reform
January 14, 2020: Shoulder code update, Scope of practice, AUC program, Health Care Policy Award