Original Resources from the Practice
Management Committee
Health Policy Updates
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Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Fully Recognized by the AMA
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ASRA Pain Medicine Provides Comments on Proposed 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
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United Healthcare Will Expand Neurostimulation Coverage
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A Guide to Participation in Performance Year 2023
Dec 16, 2021, 13:41 PM by ASRA Pain MedicineFull story -
Congress Passes Legislation to Avert Significant Medicare Payment Reductions
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ASRA Pain Medicine Takes Issue With United Healthcare Policy on Neuromodulation Treatments
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CY 2022 MPFS: Medicare Valuation and National Average Reimbursement for Selected Codes
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Comments on Medicare Proposed Rule Regarding Outpatient and Ambulatory Payments
Oct 18, 2021, 10:09 AM by ASRAFull story -
Comments on Medicare Payment Policies: Conversion Factor, Labor Pricing, Telehealth, and More
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Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel
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ASRA Opposes VA Supremacy Project to Develop National Standards of Practice
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AMA Meeting Highlights: Telehealth, Prior Authorization, Scope of Practice
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ASRA Guide to Medicare Prior Authorization for Implanted Spinal Neurostimulator Procedures Performed in Outpatient Hospital Settings
Jun 9, 2021, 17:42 PM by ASRA/Hart Health Strategies, Inc.Full story -
ASRA Guide to the Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Contractor Program
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MPW Raises Awareness of Effectiveness of Interventional Therapies That May Be Overlooked in Systematic Reviews
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Prior Authorization for Spinal Cord Stimulation Procedures
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New Coverage Policies for Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management
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Major Changes in Medicare Physician Payments for Calendar Year (CY) 2021
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Multisociety Pain Workgroup Continues Work to Get Coverage of Epidural Injections for Chronic Pain Management
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ASRA Signs on to Letter to HHS Urging Elimination of X-Waiver Requirement
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External Resources
Starting a New Regional Anesthesia Program
Strong for Surgery: American College of Surgeons
Speak Up: Anesthesia and Sedation
Acute Pain Management Protocols (Ohio Department of Health)
Health Facts for You from University of Wisconsin
Opioid Crisis Synopsis (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center)
Peripheral Nerve Block Patient-Education Materials from OHSU