• AMA announces major overhaul of maternity care CPT codes beginning in 2027

  Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, maternity care CPT coding will shift away from the traditional global billing model and move to a more granular structure that separately reports antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum services. The changes are intended to better reflect modern team-based obstetric care and will require physicians, coders, payors and EHR vendors to update workflows before implementation.

• Federal IDR rule aims to streamline No Surprises Act dispute process

  Federal regulators have finalized changes to the No Surprises Act's IDR process that are intended to reduce costs, improve transparency and streamline dispute resolution. Key changes include a dramatic reduction in administrative fees, expanded batching flexibility and new requirements intended to help physicians determine whether claims are eligible for the federal dispute process.

• Trump EO targeting childhood vaccine schedule is reckless intervention into public health policy

  The Trump administration has issued an executive order directing federal health agencies to review and potentially revise the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule based on recommendations that would significantly reduce the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children. CMA warns the move lacks scientific support and could undermine public confidence in vaccines at a time when preventable diseases are resurging.

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