Advocating for allergists
Are you ready to join the College in amplifying allergists’ voices? The House of Delegates (HOD) has multiple opportunities for you to be part of the advocacy …
2022 Medicare Principal Care Management codes
In the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule issued last November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) added four new CPT codes in the ca…
Join the House of Delegates to advocate for allergists
Are you interested in being a dynamic spokesperson for the allergy specialty? Would you like to represent the interests of allergists to policymakers, and advo…
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…
New Leadership in advocacy
There was a changing of the guard in advocacy during the College’s 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting. James M. Tracy, DO, FACAAI completed his term as chair of th…
New ICD-10 codes effective now
New ICD-10 codes are here, and the College’s Advocacy Council has the info you need! The 2022 ICD-10 codes became effective October 1, 2021, so all claims with…
Final 2022 Physician Fee Schedule
CMS released the final 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule rule on November 2, 2021. The new rates take effect on January 1, 2022. CMS estimated the policy ch…
The College’s House of Delegates continues its work
The College’s House of Delegates (HOD) has remained active during the 2021 third quarter. Check out our activities for the first and second quarters too.Our fi…
Backlog of Medicare appeals is down 80%
The Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) recently reported that as of June 30, 2021, the backlog of Medicare appeals awaiting hearings before Adminis…
United class action settlement secures ERISA appeal rights
A recent class action settlement with UnitedHealth Group (United) secures rights under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) for out-of-n…
Will drug pricing reform affect your patients or practice?
Democrats in Congress are beginning to piece together their $3.5 trillion domestic reform bill called the Build Back Better (BBB) Act. Individual Congressional…
