by AACU Staff | Apr 20, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
On April 18, the AACU was part of a coalition led by the AMA that sent a letter to Cigna expressing concerns with its forthcoming policy that will require the submission of office notes with all claims including evaluation and management services and modifier 25 when...
by AACU Staff | Apr 20, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
The AACU, in partnership with the AMA Federation, submitted a letter of support to the sponsors of H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act. associations commend you for introducing H.R. 2474, the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and...
by AACU Staff | Apr 12, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
As you may know, Cigna recently updated its Modifier 25 – Significant, Separately Identifiable Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician on the Same Day of the Procedure or Other Service policy to require submission of office notes with all claims...
by AACU Staff | Apr 12, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
The American Medical Association is undertaking a 2023-2024 physician practice expense data collection effort with an independent research partner, Mathematica. The AACU is in favor of this effort in order provide an accurate update of the Medicare Economic Index and...
by AACU Staff | Apr 11, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
The Physician Practice Information (PPI) Survey will be led by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2023-2024 with the primary purpose to collect representative data on practice expense and hours spent in direct patient care. These data will be collected at the...
by AACU Staff | Apr 11, 2023 | Latest News & Notes, News
TAKE ACTION: Contact your legislators and urge them to help fix the flawed Medicare physician payment system by supporting H.R. 2474 today. Earlier this week, Reps. Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN), Ami Bera, MD (D-CA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD...
