The emergency medicine landscape continuously shifts. That’s why EDPMA advocates for emergency department physician groups and partners to enhance quality patient care through operational excellence & financial stability.
EDPMA members receive a monthly newsletter that not only highlights new legislation and rules but synthesizes them in digestible content.
September 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- CMS Announces Partial Resumption of Federal IDR Proceedings
- Federal Agencies Release Proposed Rule on Federal IDR Fees
- EDPMA & ACEP Meet With White House To Discuss IDR Operations Proposed Rule
- House Committee Holds Hearing on NSA Implementation
- EDPMA Submits Comments in Response to Medicare Physician & Hospital Outpatient 2024 Proposed Rules
- Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 5 Closes Sept 30th
- MIPS Automatic Exception to Apply to Hawaii and Other Impacted Regions for 2023 Performance Year
- Health Equity Spotlight: CMS Releases Infographic Guide on Use of Z Codes to Document Social Determinants of Health
- What Happens If the Government Shuts Down?
- Follow-Up: EDPMA Successfully Defeats Legislative Expansion of QPA
- Med-PAC Kicks Off 2023-2024 Session
- State Tracking Updates
- Regulatory Issues of Interest
- Previously Enacted Legislation of Interest
- State Coalition Interactions
- Member Resources- State Leg & Reg Interactive Map
August 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- Federal District Court Rules in Latest Texas Medical Association No Surprises Act Lawsuit
- REMINDER: Shifts in Patient Responsibility Data Collection Effort
- Senate HELP Committee Ranking Member Questions Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury about No Surprises Act Implementation Failures
- House Members Introduce Legislation to Waive “Three-Day Stay” Requirement
- 2022 MIPS Final Scores and Payment Adjustments Now Available
- DEA to Hold Listening Sessions on the Practice of Telemedicine
- Health Equity Spotlight: CMS Takes Action to Improve Health Equity
- VA Announces Listening Sessions on Variation in State Licensure Requirements for Health Care Professionals
- Crowdsourcing Opp: State Coalition Interactions
- NEW Member Resource: Federal State & Reg Interactive Map
- NEW Member Resource: EDPMA Updated ACT Page
- Member Resource: State Leg & Reg Interactive Map
- EDPMA Issues Member Alert on No Surprises Act Coverage of Exclusive Provider Organizations
- NEW MEMBER-ONLY RESOURCE: OON Billing & IDR Process Infographic
July 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- CMS Responds to EDPMA and ACEP Letter on 2023 Federal IDR Administrative Fee Increase
- HHS Releases 1st Report to Congress on Market Effects of NSA Implementation
- CMS Releases New FAQs Aimed at “Facility Fees”
- CMS Releases CY 2024 Proposed Medicare Payment Rates That Would Cut Emergency Medicine Payments by Over 3%; Issues New 2024 QPP Reporting Policies
- Medicare Releases 2024 Hospital Outpatient Proposed Payment Policies
- CMS Releases RFI on Episode-Based Payment Model
- Health Equity Spotlight: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Releases White Paper on Health Equity
- EDPMA Successfully Pushes Back on Proposed Statutory Expansion of QPA
- EDPMA Launches Grassroots Campaign to Push for Medicare Payment Reform
- Telehealth Legislation Gains Steam
- Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Period 5 Open
- Virginia’s Emergency Physicians and Medical Community Follow-up on the Emergency Downcoding Provision Reversal by a Federal Court
- Reminder: EDPMA State Legislation & Regulation Interactive Tracker for Members
June 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA Launches New State Integrative Map Resource for Members
- EDPMA Updates Member-Only Resources to Help Navigate No Surprises Act & Federal IDR
- EDPMA Leader Represents Emergency Medicine in a Senate Committee Roundtable Discussion on Suprise Billing
- House Panel Examines MACRA Implementation
- 2022 MIPS Final Score Preview Period
- CMS Releases 2021 QPP Experience Report
- DEA and SAMHSA Hold Webinar to Discuss MATE Act Implementation, “X Waiver” Elimination
- Health Equity Spotlight: CDC Announces New Grant Opportunities to Address Social Determinants of Health
- PRF Reporting Period 5 Opens July 1st.
- EDPMA Submits Support for Increased Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rates for Emergency Physicians
May 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA Releases Member-Only Resources to Help Navigate No Surprises Act & Federal IDR
- EDPMA Supports Bipartisan House Bill Seeking to Create Reimbursement Stability for Medicare Providers
- Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities for the Prescription of Controlled Substances
- New Consensus-Based Entity Seeks Feedback on ED Quality Measure
- Health Equity Spotlight: CMS Innovation Center Shares Health Equity Progress, What to Expect in 2023
- Health Equity Spotlight: Legislation Introduced to Improve Health Equity in Payment Models
- May 11th Marks End of COVID-19 PHE
- PRF Reporting Period 5 opens July 1st
April 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- HHS Secretary Becerra Questioned by Congress on No Surprises Act Implementation
- Federal Legislation to Improve Workplace Safety for Hospital Employees
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Files Notice of Appeal in TMA II
- CMS Releases FY 2024 Inpatient Hospital Payment Proposed Rule
- New Guidance on MATE Act Training Requirements Released
- Agencies Seek to Advance Health Equity Through Health IT Updates, Algorithms
- CMS Finalizes Changes to Medicare Advantage Plan Requirements for 2024
- REMINDER: Federal COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to Expire May 11
March 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA Urges Federal Legislators to Press Agencies for Improved NSA Implementation
- Federal IDR Payment Determinations Resume After March 17th Announcement
- State Advocacy Updates
- CMS Announces Federal IDR Payment Determinations to Come Directly from Federal IDR Portal
- E&C, HELP Release PAHPA RFIs
- 2021 QPP Data Now Available on Care Compare
- CMS Releases 2023 MIPS EMA and Denominator Reduction Guide
- REMINDER: 2022 MIPs Data Submission Deadline is March 31
- COVID-19 PRF Reporting Period Closes March 31st
- Federal COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to Expire May 11
February 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- No Surprises Act IDR Payment Determinations in Limbo in Wake of Court Ruling; EDPMA Advocacy Continues
- Federal COVID-19 Emergency Declarations to Expire May 11th
- State Advocacy Updates
- CMS Releases New Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Guidance
- Health Equity Spotlight: CMS Announces Two-Day Inaugural Health Equity Conference in June
- REMINDER: MIPS Exception for COVID-19 Extended
- REMINDER: PRF Reporting Period 4 Opened Jan. 1st, Closes March 31st
January 2023 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA and ACEP Press Administration on IDR Changes
- EDPMA Urges Congress to Begin Work on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Renewed Through April
- State Advocacy Updates
- Congress Eliminates the “X-Waiver”
- PRF Reporting Period 4 Opened Jan. 1
- No Surprises Act Implementation Update: 2023 QPA Inflationary Update in Effect as of January 1, 2023
- MedPAC Recommends Medicare Physician Payment Update; Analyzes Trends in Telehealth Utilization
- Health Equity Spotlight: CMS Announces 200 New Residency Slots to Service Underserved Communities
December 2022 Advocacy Newsletter
- Omnibus Bill Partially Addresses Medicare Payment Cuts
- Updates Released on No Surprises Act Federal IDR Process
- TMA II Lawsuit Update
- Upcoming Webinar: EDPMA Federal Update: Looking Back on 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
- State Level Updates
- EDPMA Provides Feedback on National Provider Directory Concept
- EDPMA Submits Pre-Rulemaking Comments on Emergency Medicine Cost Measure
- MedPAC Considers Making Recommendation to Increase Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payments
- Health Equity Spotlight: 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
- PRF Reporting Period 4 Opens January 1
November 2022 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA Hosts Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill; Focuses on No Surprises Act Implementation, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and Telemedicine
- EDPMA 2022 Midterm Elections Update
- Save the Date: EDPMA Federal Update: Looking Back on 2022 and Looking Forward to 2023
- CMS Releases 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rates & Policies
- CMS Finalizes Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Rules For January 1st Implementation
- State Level Updates
- NSA Update: CCIIO Issues New Guidance and Platform Updates for IDR Initiation
- COVID-19 PHE Expected to Be Extended into April 2023
- MedPAC Discusses Possible Recommendation for Separate E/M Fee Schedule
- CMS Outlines Efforts to Improve Data to Advance Health Equity
- PRF Reporting Period 4 Opens Jan. 1st
- 2021 MIPS Public Reporting Preview Period Now Open Through Dec. 20
October 2022 Advocacy Newsletter
- EDPMA Fights Looming Cuts in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule; Urges Long-Term Reforms to Stabilize Medicare Payment
- Upcoming CMS Webinar November 1: No Surprises Act (NSA) Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process Live Demonstration of NEW Notice of Offer Form for Disputing Parties
- CMS Holds Webinar on Updates to Federal IDR Process; Announces Ability to Upload Supporting Documentation
- EDPMA Files Amicus Brief in TMA et al v. HHS et al
- New State No Surprises Act Fact Sheets are Now Available
- State-Level Update on Out-of-Network Reimbursement
- MedPAC Discusses Potential Recommendations for Supporting Safety Net Providers
- House Passes Bill to Improve Trauma and Emergency Care
- Health Equity Spotlight: HHS Announces Actions to Improve Language Access
- PRF Reporting Period 4 Opens Jan. 1st
- CMS Seeks Input on Creating a National Healthcare Provider Directory
- COVID PHE Extended Into 2023
September 2022 Advocacy Newsletter
- Bera, Bucshon Introduce Bill to Protect Physicians from Medicare Pay Cuts
- EDPMA Responds to CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
- EDPMA Submits Two Comment Letters Addressing New Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Proposed Policies
- Join Us For Federal Lobby Day
- Stakeholders Continue to Evaluate Next Steps After Release of No Surprises Act Final Rule
- State-Level Update on Out-of-Network Reimbursement
- Departments Release RFI on No Surprises Act Requirements for Plan Provision of Advanced EOBs for Scheduled Care
- EDPMA Calls for Extension of Telehealth Flexibilities
- Energy and Commerce Advances Bill to Improve Trauma and Emergency Care
- Legislation Spotlight: The Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585/S. 4486)
- Reminder: PRF Reporting Period 3 Closes Sept. 30th
- Reminder: Submit 2021 MIPS Targeted Reviews by October 21