Background: Effective January 1, 2017, open surgical decompression and interlaminar
stabilization (ILS) received a Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 22867. …

Orthopaedic surgeons and patients are becoming more aware that those who sustain a fragility
fracture are at significantly higher risk of a future fracture. Although orthopaedic surgeons …

Last-minute deals are common in Washington, DC; the most recent involved reopening the
government after a 16-day partial shutdown and raising the debt ceiling until after the …

True, the recommended 27.4 percent cut in reimbursement for services under the Medicare
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula was less than the previous estimate of 29.5 percent, …

… Twetten … Matthew Twetten is the senior manager of policy and medical affairs in the
AAOS office of government relations and can be reached at twetten@aaos.org …

… Dale Blasier and Matthew Twetten … Matthew Twetten, MA, is the AAOS senior manager
of regulatory, quality, and medical affairs and the AAOS staff liaison to the RUC. …

On July 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two proposed rules
for 2012 payments under Medicare. The first covered payment policies and rates for …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) releases its Physician Fee Schedule
(PFS) final rule each year, bringing with it changes to physician reimbursement and a …

On July 31, 2013, the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce (E&C)
Committee voted 51 to 0 to approve HR 2810," The Medicare Patient Access and Quality …

… the Health Care Systems Committee via staff liaison Matthew Twetten (twetten@aaos.org),
so we may have a better understanding of the CERT process and the impact on patient care. …