The specialty’s leading advocate, the Advocacy Council, is committed to bringing you news and insights on billing, coding and policy reform that directly affect your practice. Advocacy Insider, a recurring column in College Insider, keeps you in the loop.
HHS issues final rule on anti-kickback statute
In a Final Rule issued November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) added seven new safe harbors…
2021 E/M coding and documentation rules
New rules for reporting outpatient office evaluation and management (E/M) services took effect Jan. 1. The coding and documentation revisions, adopted by the …
Good news for allergist payment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rates and conversion factor (CF) following changes…
Dr. Imbeau to chair AMPAC
Stephen A. Imbeau, MD, FACAAI, former chair of the College’s Advocacy Council, was recently appointed as chair of the American Medical Association’s Political …
Oppose the No Surprises Act
Congressional committees released a new bipartisan, bicameral proposal – the No Surprises Act – to address surprise medical billing before the 116th Congress …
House majority leader thanks College for work on the School-Based Asthma Management Act
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05) today thanked the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and other organizations for their strong suppo…
Medicare finalizes complexity add-on code G2211 for 2021
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, which takes effect on …
How will the Cures Act impact your practice?
Health care providers, including physicians and practitioners, have until April 5, 2021 to ensure their practices and policies comply with new requirements on …
Billing for biological products
The Advocacy Council recently learned of a number of payer audits and recoupment requests related to Xolair billing - when a portion of the vial must be discar…
Few in number, mighty in influence
In recent years, the American Medical Association has been an important ally of the ACAAI on several important initiatives including the College’s development …
