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Advocacy Council Efforts Pay Off in Long-awaited FAA Review of Epinephrine Carried by Airliners for Anaphylaxis
In a big win for allergists and allergy advocacy organizations, the law requires airlines to include epinephrine in a form specifically intended for treating a…
2024 Strike Force success
Eight leaders from the College and the College’s Advocacy Council participated in the 2024 ACAAI Strike Force visit to Capitol Hill.
Advocacy Council fights against electronic payment fees
Congress is beginning to pay attention to another source of payment reductions caused by some commercial payers: electronic payment fees.
Senate Finance Committee holds hearing on Medicare payment reform for chronic care
While there were some comments in favor of increasing payments to physicians, most of the discussion centered on value-based care.
Congressional hearing highlights impact of Change Healthcare cyberattack
Help the AMA and the College advocate for you - please complete the AMA’s new brief survey about current problems you are experiencing related to the Change He…
Navigating AI for allergists
Both allergists and payers stand to benefit from this technology and its decision-optimizing capabilities. However...
HIPAA and the use of online tracking technology
In 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance that pertained to the use of tracking technologies by HIPAA covered entities.
CPT code 95165 – What’s a dose for Medicare billing?
Medicare defines a dose, for billing purposes only, as 1cc of extract and does not cover dilutions. Medicare reimbursement is based on this definition.
2023 MIPS Emergency Exception Applications reopened due to Change Healthcare cyberattack
CMS will only approve applications citing this cyberattack as the basis for requesting reweighting under the MIPS EUC Exception.
Coding Conundrum – E/M plus Testing
Recently we received a query from a member about coding an oral challenge and an office visit on the same day.
