Advocacy News

2013

• Form Letter Requested to Be Sent by Members to the CDC Re: Cuff Disinfecting (10/2013)
• Letter to CMS from SVU, SDMS, ASRT, IAC Re AAMI EQ56 Hospital Equipment Maintenance Standards (10/2013)
• Letter to CMS Re: CMS-1601- P- Proposed Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) for 2014 (9/2013)
• Letter to CMS Re: CMS-1600-P- Proposed Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule for 2014 (9/2013)
• Governor Susana Martinez signed SB 342 (4/2/2013)
• CARE Bill introduced in the House (HR 1146) and Senate (S 642) (3/2013)

Archive

• CMS Issues Final Rule for CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Final PFS Rule RVUs v. Final HOPPS Reimbursement Rates for 2012
• Analysis of Key Provisions of the CY 2012 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) and Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Final Rule
• Analysis of Key Provisions of the CY 2012 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
• SVU Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2012 Payment Rates

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Additional Resources

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• Position Papers and Standards