In 2024, key federal healthcare regulations and policy developments—related to health insurance, privacy protections, reimbursement, biosimilar use and more—shaped the landscape of the practice of rheumatology in several important ways.
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Federally Funded Providers Must Provide Language Assistance Services by July 5
By July 5, all providers who participate in federally funded healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, must provide language assistance programs for patients to meet requirements of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.
Voice of Rheumatology Coalition Meeting: Enhancing Collaboration
The Voice of Rheumatology (VOR) Coalition convened last month at ACR Convergence 2024 in Washington, D.C., to discuss the pressing federal and state legislative priorities that will affect both the practice of rheumatology and patient care in the year ahead. The Coalition, composed of leading rheumatology professional societies and patient advocacy groups, gathered to examine…
Billing and Coding Updates for G2211 in 2025
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized its proposal for an incremental expansion of the G2211 add-on code for complexity.
What Providers & Patients Should Know About Medicare Benefit Changes in 2025
Changes to Medicare benefits in 2025 include an annual $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket costs for covered Part D drugs and a new, voluntary Medicare Prescription Payment Plan intended to help beneficiaries manage drug costs.
Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions Extended Through 2025
A third extension of telemedicine flexibilities will continue to allow prescription of controlled substances via telemedicine without an in-person visit through the end of 2025.
2024 Rheumatology Fellowship Match Day Results
Match Day Results Highlight Continued Interest in Adult Rheumatology & Sharp Declines in Pediatric Rheumatology The ACR applauds another successful recruitment season for rheumatology and welcomes an impressive pool of applicants to the specialty. Ninety-nine percent of adult rheumatology positions were filled for the 2024 appointment year as part of the National Resident Matching Program…
RheumPAC Helps ACR ‘Stand Up for What’s Important’
Kaitlyn Brittan, MD, the newest chair of the ACR’s RheumPAC Committee, views advocacy as a core principle of caring for patients, with meaningful, real-world impact.
Multiple ACR-Supported Policies Advance at Interim AMA House of Delegates Meeting
At a busy and highly successful interim meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, an ACR-cosponsored resolution that calls for exceptions to therapy caps was passed and will become AMA policy. Other areas addressed include payment parity for telemedicine and MIPS reform.
RheumCode: Creating a Common Rheumatology Language in EHRs
This ACR initiative aims to create a common language to define key data elements for rheumatology and make it easier to compare patient data across EHR systems.
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