by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 29, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Providers have the opportunity to participate with Medicare once annually. This period called “Open Enrollment” is usually from mid-November to the end of the calendar year. Providers who may have declined to participate with Medicare for the 2010...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 24, 2010 | Headlines, Leadership, Medicare & Reimbursement
I don’t know about you but I am emotionally exhausted thinking about and worrying about the on-again off-again cuts in Medicare fees for physicians. Here’s the scoop: late Thursday evening, June 24, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the ”...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 16, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 25, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 3962)” which includes a delay in the 21+% Medicare fee cut until November 30, 2010. CMS will have...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 14, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 24, 2010 the House and Senate passed legislation to further delay the Medicare cuts until November 30, 2010. More here. ******* Excerpt From Today’s CMS Announcement (with my bolding): The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 8, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
Note: MLN Matters published this link on June 9th that was inadvertently left out of the June 8th notice: http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6842.pdf ************************ On May 28, 2010, CMS in Change Request 6842 notified Medicare Part A & B...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 30, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 24, 2010 the House and Senate passed legislation to further delay the Medicare cuts until November 30, 2010. More here. ***** Congress has yet to pass a bill delaying the June 1, 2010 21.2% reduction in physician reimbursement, but most believe it will...
