On Sept. 13, the ACR and Kevin D. Deane, MD, PhD, presented a proposal to create a new clinical code to recognize a condition in which an individual may exhibit rheumatoid arthritis-related autoantibodies without clinical presentation.
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Simple Tasks Seeks Compelling Patient Stories for Awareness Campaign
Patient stories are a powerful way to highlight ways that healthcare policies affect the everyday lives of people with rheumatic diseases.
Support Your Practice & Expand the Impact of Your Expertise Through Advocacy
ACR Convergence 2022 will offer several opportunities to learn to leverage your expertise to support the rheumatology community, keep practices solvent and improve care of patients with rheumatic diseases. Look for sessions that explore why and how to pursue effective rheumatology advocacy and how to turn challenges into actionable results.
Calling All Rheumatology Fellows! Join the ACR Fellows-in-Training Subcommittee
Applications are now being accepted for the ACR Fellows-in-Training Subcommittee, which works on educational programming and projects. Learn how you can get involved.
Ongoing Advocacy Efforts Seek Use of Complex Administration Codes for Biologics
Ongoing ACR advocacy efforts are working to keep biologic drugs accessible to rheumatology patients, defending the ability of rheumatology practices to use the complex chemotherapy codes for administration of biologic therapies.
How to Connect with Your Members of Congress During the August Recess
Many members of Congress return to their home states and districts in August, making it a great time to engage them in local conversations about healthcare policies and how they affect rheumatology practices and patients.
CMS Releases CY23 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule & Quality Payment Program Updates
If enacted as is, the proposed CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program would make significant cuts to reimbursement for evaluation and management services, creating financial instability for providers. On a positive note, it would extend some telehealth flexibilities 151 days beyond the official end of the public health emergency.
Cigna Delays Modifier 25 Policy Change for Evaluation & Management Services
Cigna will not move forward with changes to their reimbursement policy for evaluation and management (E/M) codes submitted with modifier 25 as originally scheduled.
Applications Now Open for 2022 Advocates for Arthritis
All ACR and ARP members are invited to apply to join colleagues and patients in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19–20 for advocacy training and meetings with legislators to advocate on priority issues that affect rheumatology providers and patients.
The ACR Responds to Reports of Treatment Denials in Wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The ACR is aware of the emerging concerns surrounding access to needed treatments, such as methotrexate, after the recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. We are following this issue closely to determine if rheumatologists and rheumatology providers and patients are experiencing any widespread difficulty accessing methotrexate, and if any initial disruptions are…
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