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Update on Medicare Claims Processing for June 2010
The AMA today issued a statement to clarify conflicting reports about how Medicare claims for services since June 1 are being paid. Here is the text of their update: It […]
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SGR Update: Agreement Reached on Extension of SGR Fix
Reports from Capitol Hill this morning indicate that Senate leaders have reached agreement on a six-month extension of a fix for the Medicare physician payment rate.
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Focus on Health Care Reform: RACs Expand within Medicare, into Medicaid
Physicians, practices, and facilities that provide services under Medicare Parts A or B are very familiar with recovery audit contractors (RACs). Read on to see how health reform has impacted RACs and physician practices.
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CMS Instructs Medicare Contractors to Hold Claims through June 17
The AMA reports that the following message from CMS indicates that the Medicare contractors have been instructed to hold claims for services provided in June for an additional three business […]
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Focus on Health Care Reform – PQRI Participation Becomes Mandatory to Avoid Penalties in 2015
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, signed into law on March 23rd, implements many changes to the way physicians practice medicine. Efforts to enhance the quality of care and expand reporting requirements for physicians are among the notable changes. Effective 2015, the law will impose a 1.5% penalty on Medicare reimbursement for physicians who do not participate in the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)…
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High Dose Influenza Vaccine Still Available
High dose influenza vaccine for people 65 and older is still available, with more information in this weekly CDC Mortality and Morbidity Report. Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of the vaccine […]
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Physicians Considering Whether to Opt-Out of Medicare
Asked if they have any plans to opt-out of accepting Medicare patients, a recent informal online survey of NCMS members found that 51.6% of respondents said “maybe,” while 11% said […]
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Physicians Foundation: Doctors and Patients Need Long-Term Medicare Solutions
The Physicians Foundation, a national healthcare organization representing physician interests, expressed its frustration this week that Congress missed the deadline to address a proposed 21 percent Medicare cut, which took […]
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Ad Campaign Calls for Senators to Fix Medicare Now
The AMA has launched a broadcast and print ad campaign that calls on the U.S. Senate to fix the sustainable growth rate used to determine Medicare physician payments. The ads […]
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Have You Asked Congress to Fix Medicare?
Thousands of names continue to be added to the “Stop the Medicare Meltdown” petition campaign, led by the Texas Medical Association (TMA). All state medical societies, including the NCMS, are urging physicians to talk with their patients, patient family members, staff and others and urge them to sign the petition that calls for Congress to fix the sustainable growth rate (SGR) Medicare physician payment formula.
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