📜Reconciliation: What it All Means sts.org/blog/reconcili…

The CMSGov #QPP Preview Period is now open. Clinicians and groups can review their 2023 performance data before it's published on Medicare.gov and the Provider Data Catalog. 🔍 Check your data here: qpp.cms.gov/login

✍️STS joined The National Association of ACOS and others in urging Congressional leaders to include an APM incentive in reconciliation. Supporting value-based care is critical to transforming our health system and improving outcomes for patients. #STSadvocacy

#STSadvocacy is supporting ASNC Society in educating Capitol Hill staff on the delays in care caused by prior authorization

Today, STS joined other leading physician groups in a meeting with the GOP Doctors Caucus to discuss urgently needed reforms to the Medicare physician payment system. We're all continuing to work together to ensure stability and sustainability for our patients and providers.

The Senate Needs To Hear From Surgeons About Reconciliation! #STSAdvocacy Contact your Senators Today! advocacy.sts.org/take-action/al…

#STSadvocacy submitted comments to @ONC_HealthIT Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy urging action to improve the health tech ecosystem. We called for: 🔓 Better access to federal claims data 💻 Expanded UDI use in EHRs 🩻 Stronger imaging data standards

STS Submits Important Feedback to CMS Hospital Inpatient Rule: sts.org/news/sts-submi…

✅ The Supreme Court issues a big win for public health! SCOTUS upholds the authority of the USPSTF—preserving no-cost coverage for lifesaving preventive services like lung cancer screening. Access to early detection = better outcomes. #STSAdvocacy

📢 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S.—and rural communities are hit hardest. The The New York Times spotlights how mobile screening is saving lives in Appalachia. That’s why expanding access to mobile lung cancer screening is a top priority for #STSAdvocacy. 🫁

Congress Secures Physician Payment Increase While Broader Health Priorities Are Undermined in Reconciliation Package sts.org/blog/congress-…

🚨 The Access to Claims Data bill has been reintroduced by John Joyce, M.D. & Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D.! We brought this key issue to the Hill during the #STSadvocacy2025 fly-in. The bill allows providers to strengthen research and improve quality care for patients. shorturl.at/BKDLa

🚨 BREAKING: CMS released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. New this year: Two conversion factors under MACRA • APMs: $33.59 (+3.83%) • MIPS: $33.42 (+3.32%) Also included: QPP changes and a deregulation RFI @sts_ctsurgery #ctsurgery

Read #STSadvocacy’s quick summary & analysis here: sts.org/news/ct-surgeo…

🚨 #STSAdvocacy Clinician-led registries like the STS National Database save lives through better data and smarter care, but red tape blocks access to vital federal claims data. 🗣️Tell Congress to support The Access to Claims Data Act advocacy.sts.org/take-action/al…

Grateful to Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., Congressman Gabe Evans, & Debbie Wasserman Schultz for reintroducing the Mobile Cancer Screening Act — a vital step toward expanding access to lung cancer screenings in rural and underserved communities. 🚐 Learn more here: bit.ly/40XJvcZ

#STSadvocacy is proud to stand with 350 healthcare organizations urging Congress to protect Medicare telehealth access. Virtual care is vital to seniors and surgical patients alike. Congress must act soon.

🚐 Attention all STS members! Are you Interested in learning more about mobile lung cancer screening units? Join our upcoming advocacy webinar on 9/22 to learn more. Register now 👉 bit.ly/47w9qwy