The agency projects overall reimbursement for orthopedic and neurosurgeons will remain flat compared to 2023, according to a report from the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery. ISASS noted in a Dec. 7 letter that policy and individual service charge changes will be “roughly balancing out.”
CMS also finalized plans to withdraw appropriate use criteria program regulations, a decision ISASS supports.
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