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legislative packages, the suspension of budget
neutrality for E/M policy changes effective
2021.
Legal: We are working with the surgical com-
munity to conduct a legal analysis of the policy
to determine whether there is a legal case—if
we are not successful with the legislative strat-
egy—to be made against CMS since the policy
violates current law. Legal action, however,
would have to wait until the policy is imple-
mented to demonstrate harm to surgeons.
Communications: The surgical coalition will
be embarking on a public relations campaign
that will communicate the importance of pre-
serving access to surgery.
since they are based primarily on E/M codes. In
addition, if we are successful in increasing the
value of postoperative E/M codes, a significant
portion of the RVU of the recently reduced
cataract code will be restored for 2021.
Multipronged surgical
coalition advocacy
Increasing the value of postoperative E/M
services in global codes continues to be a top
priority for ASCRS. We continue to partner
with the American College of Surgeons and the
surgical community on a multipronged cam-
paign that includes legislative, legal, and com-
munications elements.
Legislative: We will continue to advocate
that Congress include, in future COVID-19
Increasing the value of postoperative E/M services in global codes
continues to be a top priority for ASCRS. We continue to partner with
the American College of Surgeons and the surgical community on a
multipronged campaign that includes legislative, legal, and
communications elements.
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