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.
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 …
Get involved with advocacy initiatives
The Advocacy Council has been working hard to represent your interests, but we can always use your help! This year, during the College’s virtual Annual Meeting…
Beware of cybercrime threat
The U.S. government recently issued a warning to the U.S. health care system that it had information about an imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and …
New CMS MIPS cost measure will impact allergists
The Advocacy Council recently submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about a proposed Asthma/COPD cost measure in the Cos…
What will 2021 look like?
While the year 2020 has been anything but typical, the ACAAI virtual 2020 Annual Meeting will offer the same cutting-edge education you’ve come to expect and e…
New prolonged service CPT code for 2021
Beginning in 2021, there will be a new code for reporting prolonged services together with an office visit. The new code, CPT Code 99417, replaces CPT Codes 99…
