June 22, 2015
Published by Liz Vogt at June 22, 2015
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ISASS Submits Letter to WPS Medicare in Opposition to Proposed Negative LCD

On April 1, 2015, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Medicare) issued a proposed non-coverage Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion (MIS SIJ fusion). WPS Medicare is the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) covering Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. ISASS drafted a comment letter urging WPS Medicare to review the ISASS coverage criteria on the procedure and all relevant literature in order to develop a comprehensive coverage policy. The ISASS comment letter was submitted on June 17 and ISASS subsequently sent an advocacy action alert email to members in the WPS Medicare jurisdiction urging them to send individual letters to WPS voicing their concerns. The comment period ends on June 27 and WPS Medicare should issue […]
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June 17, 2015
Published by Liz Vogt at June 17, 2015
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Advocacy Alert: WPS Medicare Draft LCD

Action Alert! Attention ISASS Members within WPS Medicare Jurisdiction: Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas WPS Medicare – Proposed non-coverage decision – DL35994 – Percutaneous minimally invasive fusion/stabilization of the sacroiliac joint for the treatment of back pain On April 1, 2015, Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Medicare) issued a proposed non-coverage determination for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion (MIS SIJ fusion). According to its draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD), WPS Medicare believes that the SI joint is a controversial source of primary low back pain and cannot be effectively isolated as a pain source. Additionally, WPS Medicare states that fusion/stabilization of the SI joint for the treatment of back pain presumed to originate from the SI joint is […]
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June 12, 2015
Published by Liz Vogt at June 12, 2015
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ISASS Participates in 2015 Annual AMA House of Delegates Meeting

  ISASS attended the American Medical Association (AMA) annual meeting June 6-10 in Chicago. After a three-year process to obtain a voting seat, ISASS became a voting member of the AMA’s House of Delegates (HOD) in 2014. The HOD is the legislative and policy-making body of the AMA and includes over 500 voting delegates selected by their member organizations to establish broad policy on health, medical, professional and AMA governance issues. Members of the HOD include state medical associations, the five federal services (US Air Force, US Army, US Navy, US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Public Health Service), national medical specialty societies and professional interest medical associations, sections and groups. ISASS is considered a national medical specialty society […]
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May 29, 2015
Published by Liz Vogt at May 29, 2015
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ISASS Signs on to AMA Letter in Support of H.R. 293

ISASS joined physician organizations representing both national specialty medical societies and state medical societies in signing on to an AMA letter to Congressman Michael Burgess (R-TX) in support of H.R. 293. Congressman Burgess is the sponsor of H.R. 293 which clarifies that certain applicable manufacturer transfers of value to support independent medical educational programs and materials are exempt from reporting under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act). Read Letter to Congressman Burgess
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