Medical Billing Blog

MedPAC Releases Report to Congress – Stay the Course on Physician Payments

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Tue, Apr, 11, 2017 @ 08:04 AM

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), an independent Congressional agency established to advise Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program, released their latest report to Congress in early
March.

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MACRA: Might Face Challenge with Trump

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Mon, Apr, 03, 2017 @ 10:04 AM

President Trump promised repeatedly during the campaign to crack down on government waste, fraud and abuse, and the $590 billion a year Medicare program is a good place to start.

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HHS Secretary: Medicare Balance Billing + MACRA

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Thu, Mar, 16, 2017 @ 09:03 AM
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Organizations Request Meaningful Use, MIPS Delay

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Mon, Mar, 13, 2017 @ 09:03 AM
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5 Tips to Prepare for MIPS

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Thu, Mar, 09, 2017 @ 08:03 AM
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CMS Offers Insights on MIPS, MACRA and APMs

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Feb, 22, 2017 @ 09:02 AM

A large crowd filled a ballroom at the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition on Monday to hear from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on how to handle payment reform under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and the law's mandate to rid Medicare cards of Social Security numbers.

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Healthcare Industry Celebrates Trump's Executive Order

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Feb, 01, 2017 @ 07:02 AM

Healthcare industry stakeholders are lauding President Donald Trump's latest executive order, which requires executive departments or agencies to remove at least two previously implemented regulations for every new one issued.

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