The Academy joined the American Medical Association and 42 other medical societies and associations to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to work closely with physicians and stakeholders as it prepares a report to Congress about the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) Program. The May 18 letter recognized the potential utility of appropriateness use criteria but called for a thoughtful re-examination of the AUC program. To allow ample time to review and re-evaluate the program, the organizations requested a further delay to the penalty phase of the program, which is currently slated to begin on the later of January 1, 2023, or the January 1 that follows the declared end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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