Home / Posts tagged 'rates'
Post Tagged with: "rates"
-
BCBS Rate Increase Request Not Off-Set by ACA Reimbursements
A July 7 article in the Raleigh News & Observer reported that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is eligible for nearly $295 million in federal reimbursements under […]
continue reading → -
The 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What the New Year Holds
Download this NCMS summary of what the fee schedule contains and how it may affect you.
continue reading → -
AMA Warns of “Tsunami” of Threats to Physician Payments
The AMA warns that physicians providing care to Medicare patients could face a “tsunami” of regulatory penalties over the next 10 years, potentially seeing payments cut by more than 13 […]
continue reading → -
NCMS and Its Partners Formally Object to State’s 3 Percent Rate Cut
In a letter to North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) Sec. Aldona Wos, the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) and 20 other state health care organizations formally lodged objections to the 3 percent rate cut to physicians being pursued by NC DHHS.
continue reading → -
NC Consumers and Businesses Sue BCBSNC, Allege Anticompetitive Behavior in State Insurance Markets
Groups of individuals and businesses that hold health insurance policies with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against both BCBSNC and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The complaint highlights BCBSNC’s dominance in state health insurance markets and alleges violations of federal antitrust laws and unlawful restraint of trade under state law.
continue reading → -
Legislation Proposed to Authorize Private Contracting in Medicare
Starting this week, the AMA is launching a grassroots initiative to generate public support for Congressional passage of H.R. 1700 and S. 1042, the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act.
continue reading → -
2% Medicaid Provider Rate Cut?
Did Medicaid shortfalls in the budget lead to cuts? Read on…
continue reading → -
NCMSF-NCMGM Host Billing and Coding Webinar, Oct. 12, for Mid-Level Providers; Register Today!
Lisa Shock, PA-C, president and CEO of Utilization Solutions in Healthcare, and Amy Dunatov, MPH, FACMPE, CCS-P, will be the featured speakers in a webinar on Billing and Coding for […]
continue reading → -
CMS ePrescribing Deadline Draws Near
In 2009 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began offering incentive payments to eligible providers for use of an ePrescribing system in the treatment of Medicare patients. The […]
continue reading → -
CMS Statement on Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the following statement today: President Obama Signs the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 On Wednesday, December 15, 2010, President Obama […]
continue reading →