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Medicare finalizes 2023 payment and quality reporting changes

Nov 2, 2022 | Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule this afternoon, which in addition to major payment implications, includes changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and...

Medicare 2023 Update

Oct 26, 2022 | Medicare, UPDATE

Medicare 2023 Medicare Part B Deductible is $226 Appropriate Use Criteria Appropriate Use Criteria is when a physician orders (which includes performing in his office) an advanced diagnostic imaging study (PET, CT scan, MRI and nuclear) will not begin...

Requests to report late due to extenuating circumstances

Apr 7, 2022 | Services

Requests to Report Late Due to Extenuating Circumstances (Provider Relief Fund) Dear Provider: Some providers have informed the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that extenuating circumstances prevented them from submitting a completed Provider...

Medical Debts to Be Removed from Consumers’ Credit Reports

Mar 23, 2022 | Medicare

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are making sweeping changes to how they report medical debt in collections beginning this summer. Beginning in July, the companies will remove medical debt that was paid after it was sent to collections. These debts can stick...

HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program Shutdown FAQs

Mar 21, 2022 | Services

Updated: March 16, 2022 Why will the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program stop accepting claims? The HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP) will soon stop accepting claims due to a lack of sufficient funds. The program will continue to accept claims for testing and...

2022 REVISED Medicare Fee Schedule

Dec 21, 2021 | Services

The REVISED 2022 Medicare fee schedule has been published. Below is a snapshot of the 2021 versus 2022 patient visit codes reimbursement. Below are links to the data files for all Florida localities.Each of the links below has an Excel, PDF, and text formatted file....