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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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