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APMA is excited to announce that there will be a Fall Virtual Coding Seminar. This virtual course will be held on the APMA Online Learning Center on December 2, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. ET.

Following advocacy by APMA and many others, Novitas, First Coast, and CGS Part B MACs announced on September 28 that their previously finalized new skin substitute policies “will not become effective on October 1.”

If you participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2022, you can review your performance feedback, including your MIPS final score and payment adjustment factor(s), on the Quality Payment Program website.

Please use the APMA’s eAdvocacy website and send our pre-written message about this issue to your legislators to raise their awareness and request support for passage of corrected language in the MATE Act.

Providers must use the new code set for services provided on or after October 1. Register now for APMA's December 14 webinar covering podiatry-relevant coding changes. APMA Coding Resource Center (CRC) subscribers can view a full list of podiatry-relevant changes now on the CRC home page.

APMA has created a new webinar series titled Coding Refreshers. This series currently has six coding topics the viewer may already have encountered but now has the opportunity to review.

MACs state that the delay to the effective date is due to a large system update.

It is Falls Prevention Awareness Week! Join APMA in its efforts to increase awareness surrounding falls, the importance of falls prevention, and the role doctors of podiatric medicine play in this important public health effort.

The AMA is undertaking a new national study, supported by 173 health-care organizations, to collect representative data on physician practice expenses. APMA, through our participation in the RUC, is also participating in the survey.

APMA submitted comments in response to CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Programs: CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment, etc., on September 11.

2023 Young Physician Advocate Scholarship winner, Joseph Coppola, DPM, of Medford, MA, encourages you to get involved in advocacy. Watch his video now!

CMS has issued a new ABN form that is effective immediately.

Do you see patients in a nursing facility? If so, it is important to include the correct place of service on claim forms.

Last week, APMA submitted comments to CMS in response to its proposed rules related to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) and Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET).

APMA has created two new workgroups to address significant issues facing APMA’s membership and to further APMA’s commitment to member education.

Leaders from across the country came together this past weekend for the 2023 APMA State Advocacy Forum, held August 25–26 in Albuquerque, NM.

The US Department of Education’s COVID-19 relief for student loans is ending. Interest will begin to accrue on September 1, and payments will be due starting in October.

APMA members now have access to another complimentary CECH lecture through the APMA Online Learning Center. Check out “Flatfoot Surgery: Flatfoot Correction Sparing the Talonavicular Joint,” providing 1.0 CECH.

The fellowship curriculum is designed to provide the fellow with the fundamental skills, knowledge base, and philosophical foundation in health policy and clinical practice, with specific attention paid to public health, clinical/health services research, and health-care leadership. The application deadline is September 22.

APMA created this new resource to equip members with the necessary tools and knowledge to make informed decisions in their practice.