ACAAI scores on surprise billing
After a two-year stalemate, Congress passed bipartisan legislation to protect patients from unexpected out-of-network (OON) “surprise” medical bills as part of…
Telehealth continues to be covered
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and the government declared a public health emergency (PHE), Medicare coverage of services provided via telehealth wer…
How will federal laws affect your compensation?
In a Final Rule issued last fall, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) added seven new safe harbors to the Medic…
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…
What to do if you’ve been audited
Many payers have policies against so-called “pharmaceutical wastage,” which require providers to report -- and in some cases, minimize -- the amount of biologi…
Get coding books at a discount
Get OPTUM360 coding books at special pricing and free shipping! The Advocacy Council is excited to provide College members with special discounted pricing on O…
Patient-centered Asthma Care Payment
ACAAI developed and submitted this APM for patient-centered asthma care.
Physician Focused Payment Models
The AC recommends that HHS fully embrace PFPMs.
The importance of allergic disease in public health: an iCAALL statement
This joint statement by iCAALL calls attention to the impact and relevance of allergy specialists.
What you need to know now about new Medicare cards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is removing Social Security Numbers (SSN) from Medicare cards to prevent fraud and fight identity theft.…
Reducing Regulatory Burdens
The Advocacy Council sent a letter to CMS on July 12, 2017 in support of reducing regulatory burdens on practices.
2018 Physician Fee Schedule
The Advocacy Council submitted comments to CMS on Sept. 11, 2017 about issues important to allergists on the proposed 2018 Physician Fee Schedule.
