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CMS has issued waivers to ensure Medicare beneficiaries affected by the storm receive healthcare services. President Trump declared a state of emergency on Sept. 11 for North Carolina, South Carolina, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. That same day, ...
In the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule for 2019 payment policies, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduces radical changes to the way healthcare practitioners would be reimbursed for evaluation and managem...
Act now to score positive payment adjustments under MIPS. This year, the Cost performance category in the Merit-based Incentive Program (MIPS) is worth 10 percent of an eligible clinician’s or group’s final score. Next year, it goes up to 15 percent —...
A proposed change to signature requirements in 2019 may effect your practice. The Physician Self-referral Law, or Stark Law, prohibits physicians to refer Medicare patients for certain designated health services (DHS) to an entity with which the phys...
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) October 2018 Update, released Aug. 10, adds several codes for coverage under Part B professional services. The following HCPCS Level II codes are effective Oct. 1, 2018: Code Descriptor Facility/No...
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