Advocacy
AOCPMR actively advocates on behalf of its members and the patients they serve by submitting and signing on to letters addressing key policy and regulatory issues. These communications are directed to federal and governmental bodies including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and other relevant regulatory agencies, ensuring that the voice of physical medicine and rehabilitation is represented in national health policy discussions.
Below you will find a comprehensive collection of these advocacy letters. Members are encouraged to review the correspondence to stay informed about AOCPMR’s ongoing efforts to influence policy, protect the practice of rehabilitation medicine, and advance high-quality, patient-centered care.
AOCPMR Advocacy
AOCPMR Advocacy
AOCPMR actively advocates on behalf of its members and the patients they serve by submitting and signing on to letters addressing key policy and regulatory issues.
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed Modifier 25 Denials for E/M Services
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed Modifier 25 Denials for E/M Services
AOCPMR signed-on to AOA's letter urging Regence BCBS to withdraw its proposed policy which would deny reimbursement for E/M services appended with modifier 25 when performed on the same day as a minor procedure if a physician performed a prior face-to-face E/M visit for the same diagnosis within the preceding 60 days.
View Final Letter to Regence BCBS
AOCPMR Advocacy
AOCPMR Advocacy
AOCPMR actively advocates on behalf of its members and the patients they serve by submitting and signing on to letters addressing key policy and regulatory issues.
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed LCDs Restrictions on Trigger Point Injections
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed LCDs Restricting Trigger Point Injections
AOCPMR wrote letters to two LCDs proposing Medicare LCD Restrictions on Trigger Point Injections
View AOCPMR Letter to LCDs
AOCPMR Letter in Support of the AOA Lawsuit vs ABIM
AOCPMR Supports AOA Lawsuit Against ABIM
AOCPMR agrees with the AOA lawsuit against the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) policy restricting American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine-certified program directors from attesting to resident and fellow training for ABIM board eligibility.
View AOCPMR Letter
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed LCDs Eliminating Coverage for Nearly All Peripheral Nerve Block and Related Procedures for Chronic Pain
AOCPMR Opposes Proposed LCDs Related to Chronic Pain Procedures
AOCPMR wrote letters to CMS and the 5 LCDs considering eliminating coverage for peripheral nerve blocks including those using Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) and Cryoneurolysis in treatment of chronic pain.
View AOCPMR Letter to Palmetto
AOCPMR Letter to BMJ Regarding Rapid Recommendation Advising Against Interventional Procedures to Treat Chronic Back Pain
AOCPMR Asks BMJ to Retract Chronic Back Pain Advice
The BMJ conclusion suggesting interventional procedures offer no significant benefit in reducing chronic back pain, are contradicted by the clinical experience of many physicians.
View AOCPMR Letter
AOCPMR Concerns Regarding Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan
AOCPMR Signs Letter Regarding Federal Student Loan Program
Proposed changes to federal student loans in the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 would have unintended consequences and not appropriately address the physician workforce shortage.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs On to AOA Letter Opposing Chiropractor Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
AOCPMR Opposes Chiropractor Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
AOCPMR and the AOA opposes this Act as it would authorize chiropractors to use the title “physician” and would increasing payment for chiropractors for services that they are not equipped to provide.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs AOA Letter Requesting Reversal of Medicaid Cuts
AOCPMR Supports Reversal of Medicaid Cuts
Physicians are the only Medicare providers that received a payment cut in 2024. Failure to reverse these cuts threatens the viability of physician practices and their ability to care for patients.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs AOA Letter Supporting Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act
AOCPMR Supports Preserving Medicare Patient Physician Access
AOCPMR supports legislation preventing cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule due to take effect on January 1, 2024, allowing physicians to continue providing essential care to Medicare beneficiaries
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs AOA Letter Supporting Preservation of Medicare Patient Access to Physicians
AOCPMR Supports Preserving Medicare Patient Physician Access
AOCPMR and AOA support this legislation applying a permanent inflation-based adjustment to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, providing stability to providers.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs on to AOA Letter Supporting FTC Proposed Non-Compete Rule
AOCPMR Supports FTC Non-Compete Proposed Rule
AOCPMR and AOA support FTC efforts to address unfairly restrictive non-compete clauses which can limit patient access to care and increase healthcare costs.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs AOA Letter Commenting on Proposed CMS Prior Authorization and Interoperability Rule
AOA Comments on Proposed CMS Prior Authorization and Interoperability Rule
AOCPMR and AOA support CMS efforts to address physician administrative burden through adoption of electronic prior authorization, and suggests improvements to the proposed rule.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR
AOCPMR Signs on to AOA Letter on the Importance of Averting 2022 Medicare Cuts
AOCPMR Supports Eliminating Proposed 2022 Medicare Cuts
AOCPMR and AOA support legislation to eliminate the combined Medicare payments cuts of 9.75% which are set to take effect starting January 1, 2022.
View AOA Letter Signed by AOCPMR