HHS Inspector General Issues Physician Compensation Medicare Fraud Alert

HHS Inspector General Issues Physician Compensation Medicare Fraud Alert posted on: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”)…

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CMS Releases Medicare Cost Data on Physicians. Now What?

Jacqueline Fellows, for HealthLeaders Media , June 4, 2015 Data limitations don't give an accurate picture of what Medicare reimbursement really means for physicians. But patients are increasingly aware of…

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2015 Medicare Changes, How does it affect your practice?

2015 Medicare Changes From APTA - May 21,2015 Scroll down this page for info on topics including the Medicare fee schedule and therapy cap, SGR, PQRS, functional limitation reporting, and…

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Grassley to Justice Department: Crack Down On Medicare Advantage Overbilling

MAY 20, 201511:57 AM ET- Center for Public Integrity Senator Grassley asks the Justice Department to crackdown on Medicare Advantage billing. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has asked Attorney…

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Big change coming soon for high income Medicare beneficiaries

Buried in the new “Doc Fix” law are provisions that will adversely affect some folks on Medicare May 13, 2015 @ 3:42 pm - By Katy Votava http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150513/FREE/150519958/big-change-coming-soon-for-high-income-medicare-beneficiaries Higher-income Medicare beneficiaries…

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Medicare Information from the AAFP- Physicians here are your options below.

Medicare Information from the AAFP Revised April 23, 2015 Please note: The following was developed from documents provided by the AMA and contains excerpts from the AMA-published Medicare RBRVS: The…

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2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update

Medicare News -April 15, 2015  CMS Provider Education Message Attention Health Professionals: Information Regarding the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule On April 1, 2015, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)…

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BILL HR4302 PASSES, ICD-10 IMPLEMENTATION DELAYED UNTIL OCT 1, 2015

         On April 1, President Obama signed into law a bill to delay the planned ICD-10 implementation until Oct. 1, 2015. Specifically, the bill prohibits CMS from…

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