by Lorraine Molinari | Jan 3, 2021 | Services
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act suspended the paymentadjustment percentage of 2% applied to all Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims from May 1through December 31. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on...
by Lorraine Molinari | Dec 7, 2020 | Services
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, on or after January 1, 2021. Remote...
by Lorraine Molinari | Jul 27, 2020 | Services
UnitedHealthcare Extends National Public Health Emergency Temporary Program Changes, they recognize that the persistence of COVID-19 cases across the country continues to have an impact on the healthcare system – both for COVID-19-related care as well as for regular...
by Lorraine Molinari | Jul 23, 2020 | Services
First Coast Service Options has instructed providers to bill professional claims for all telehealth services with POS on and after March 1, 2020, and for the duration of the PHE to Medicare with: Place of service (POS) equal to what it would have been had the service...
by Lorraine Molinari | Jul 14, 2020 | Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided guidance in the April 7, 2020, Dear Clinician letter for using diagnosis codes Z03.818, Z20.828, and Z11.59 when reporting encounters related to possible COVID-19 exposure. First Coast Service Options,...
by Lorraine Molinari | May 19, 2020 | Services
The U.S. Department of Treasury provided additional guidance on March 31, 2020 on the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (7(a) loans). Please see the borrower fact sheet put out by the Treasury found here. Below is a summary of the information. Regarding the...
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