by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 3, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the continuing goal of reducing fraud, waste, and abuse through all available avenues. The Affordable Care Act requires CMS to determine the level of screening to be conducted during provider and supplier...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 18, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Elimination of Deductible and Coinsurance for Most Preventive Services Effective January 1, 2011, the Affordable Care Act waives the Part B deductible and the 20 percent coinsurance that would otherwise apply to most preventive services. Note: I covered this in my...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 10, 2010 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
Update posted 8-14-2012: For flu shot updates for the 2012-2013 influenza season, click here. ******* Update posted 9-22-2011: For flu shot updates for the 2011-2012 influenza season, click here. ******* Update Posted 12-20-2010 – Medicare posted code changes...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 27, 2010 | Headlines, Memes, Social Media
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of HealthCare.gov on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Healthcare.gov. “HealthCare.gov on Facebook offers Facebook users a new tool to understand and stay informed about the Affordable...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 22, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
The Center for Healthcare Transformation may not be my organization of choice, but they’ve put together an excellent timeline of the PPAC (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), also called the ACA or Affordable Care Act. The timeline shows what’s...