AAHKS comments on CMS outpatient rule, TKA reimbursement change

In a recently issued press release about a CMS final rule to remove total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient only list, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons said it agrees with the CMS’s claim that "the decision regarding the most appropriate care setting for a given surgical procedure is a complex medical judgement made by the physician based on the beneficiaries’ individual clinical needs and preferences."

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