ASIPP Legislative Trip 2015
A Delegation of ASIPP representatives met with Congressional leaders to discuss issues which are of concern for Interventional Pain Physicians. ASIPP members discussed ‘Inappropriate Reimbursement Patterns of Medicare Advantage Plans’ and ‘AHRQ Technology Assessment for Low Back Pain Therapies: Intellectual Bias and Conflicts‘.
MEMBER ALERTS
Approximately 50 members of ASIPP attended a great legislative session in Washington, DC. Members and staff had great visits with many senators and members of the House, including multiple committee chairs. It appears that we are maki..
CMS has issued its revised decision on coverage of Percutaneous Image-guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD) procedure which does not remove all the restrictions; however, it expands the coverage. They are asking to perform another cohort CMS approve..
