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On October 10, APMA staff attended the 2024 AGA Stakeholder Meeting in Washington, DC, to support the AGA's goal of empowering patients with gout and improving public understanding of the condition.

For a limited time, APMA members can save on new subscriptions or renewal to the APMA Coding Resource Center (CRC) during our Fall Sale!

APMA, through its Coding Committee, advocated for the removal of “Calcaneal apophysitis” as an inclusion term under M92.8. APMA's request was accepted and the change is effective now.

CMS is applying an automatic 2024 MIPS exception to certain MIPS eligible clinicians in certain counties of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Louisiana following Hurricanes Helene and Francine.

In honor of Diabetes Awareness Month, the APMA Podiatric Population Health Committee will host a webinar (1.0 CECH), “Understanding the Role of GLP-1 and GIP in Blood Sugar and Peri-Operative Management,” on November 6.

Last week, APMA submitted a response to a Request for Information (RFI) concerning consolidation of A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for Jurisdiction 5 (J5) (WPS) and A/B MAC Jurisdiction 6 (J6) (NGS), and 10-Year MAC Contract Award Period of Performance issued by CMS.

APMA recently launched the second cohort of its Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) with an in-person Leadership Summit held on October 4–5 in Chicago.

This is the last week for 2023 MIPS adjustments that could impact your 2025 Medicare payments.

The 24th Annual Joint CAC-PIAC Meeting is scheduled for November 15 in Alexandria, VA. To ensure an effective meeting for our CAC and PIAC representatives, we kindly request our APMA members tell us their most pressing reimbursement issues by November 1.

APMA is here to provide support and resources to our members. If you or anyone you know needs assistance, please contact APMA at 301-581-9200, or ask@apma.org.

CMS is reopening the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Hardship exception solely on the basis of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, for Performance Year (PY) 2023 now through October 11, 8 p.m. ET.

If you believe there is an error in the calculation of your MIPS payment adjustment factor(s), you can request a targeted review through October 11, at 8 p.m. EDT.

Last week, APMA submitted comments in response to CMS’s Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Other Changes to Part B Payment, etc. APMA’s extensive comments focused on the number of key concerns.

The Call for Speakers for the APMA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting (The National) in Dallas, July 24–27, is now open! Submit your proposal by the October 4 deadline to be a part of the can’t-miss event for every podiatrist.

CMS and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation are informing the public of a possible data breach involving their health information or any other personally identifiable information in relation to Medicare that was provided by WPS.

As APMA celebrates Falls Prevention Awareness Month this September, Dyane E. Tower, DPM, MPH, MS, CAE, is representing APMA and the podiatric profession at the National Council on Aging (NCOA) Falls Prevention Summit.

All providers must use the new code set for services provided on or after October 1. There are changes in the new code set pertinent to to foot and ankle coders, including diabetes, Sever’s disease, dermatologic conditions, and more.

APMA and the APMA Educational Foundation are pleased to announce Elijah C. Goeglein, Midwestern University, Arizona College of Podiatric Medicine, Class of 2025, as the winner of the 2024–2025 APMA $45,000 scholarship award.

APMA submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to express concerns regarding a proposed rule prohibiting creditors from using medical debt to determine credit eligibility.

Have you voted in the 2024 APMA Member Referendum? The 2024 House of Delegates adopted Budgetary Action Item 2-24, which enjoyed broad support from the assembled delegations. It created an updated definition of podiatric medicine and surgery, which would be put forth to the membership as a referendum.