Insider Update: Advocating for you on World Allergy Day
On your behalf, these members are focusing on issues most pressing to allergists, their practices and their patients.

Physician payment reform is a top priority
The new formulary would better enable practices to respond to regulatory rules, program performance adjustments and inflation.

ACAAI House of Delegates starts the year strong
The College’s House of Delegates wants you to be aware of its activities. Following is a summary of the first quarter of 2023 activities.
Insider Update: ACAAI’s House of Delegates Virtual Regional Town Hall Meeting
Join us for the West Coast Regional Town Hall Meeting, Thursday, May 11, 5:30 – 6:30 pm PT, hosted by Super-delegate Madeleine Ramos, MD, FACAAI.

2023 MIPS Allergy/Immunology Specialty Quality Measures Set
CMS removed two popular quality measures from traditional MIPS – and from the allergy/immunology quality specialty measures set – in 2023.

CMS extends MIPS hardship exemption in 2023
CMS announced physicians and group practices can apply for a 2023 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) hardship exception.

2023 Prior Authorization Reforms
CMS released a final rule that addresses changes to the prior authorization process under Medicare Advantage.

The Advocacy Council works for you
We’ve worked independently and with like-minded medical coalitions on important issues that affect allergy practices.

2023 Recommendations to address health care workforce challenges
Three months into the 118th Congress, we are beginning to get a sense of which issues Congress and its committees will prioritize.
2023 MedPAC report encourages physician payment reform
These reports make nonbinding recommendations to Congress and also assess various aspects of Medicare payment policy.





