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ASBrS tasked its Patient Safety and Quality committee to review the literature regarding same day mastectomy and to provide guidance for surgeons who choose to integrate this into their practice. The findings of this investigation are published this month in the Annals of Surgical Oncology (ASO).

The FDA is informing the public about reports of cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and various lymphomas, that have developed in the scar tissue (capsule) that forms around breast implants.

The American Society of Breast Surgeons is now accepting abstract submissions and video submissions for presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting, April 26–30, 2023.

On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. If finalized without Congressional action, this rule would implement a 4.42% cut to the MPFS conversion factor for next year. On top of that, an additional 4.0 cut is looming due to a statutorily-required budgetary mechanism that would apply a sequester to Medicare payments. This could be implemented as early as this December.