The No Surprises act requires providers to supply a good faith estimate for cost of care
In December 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA), which is intended to protect patients from unexpected out-of-network (OON) “surprise” medical bil…
2022 RVUs and Medicare physician fee schedule effective now
The College’s Advocacy Council, along with other organizations, has been successful in advocating for legislation to alter Medicare physician payment cuts sche…
A new look for the Advocacy Council
A new year – a new look. The Advocacy Council has a redesigned logo and new tagline.As part of the College’s Vision Forward Strategic Plan, we’ve developed a n…
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring – New revenue for allergists?
On Jan.1, 2022, Medicare will begin paying for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services. RTM services allow for nonphysiologic data to be collected. Data c…
Update on PHE Waivers for Telehealth
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE). The PHE has be…
College advocacy largely averts Medicare pay cut
As you know, many allergists were facing reductions in Medicare payments that could have been as high as 9.75% beginning Jan. 1 if Congress did not step in to …
De-identifying protected health information
Just a reminder to members about the rules for sharing protected health information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)…
Open season for deciding Medicare participation
Every year, between mid-November and December 31, physicians have the opportunity to change their Medicare participation status for the following year. Physici…
Part II – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Certain Health Care Providers
On November 5, 2021, the Biden Administration published two rules outlining vaccination mandates affecting certain health care providers. The first rule, relea…
Our advocacy delivers
Our House of Delegates state delegate networks are working! Members of the College reached out to their state delegates for help when their claims for drug tes…
… results in Advocacy Resources.
