Medical Billing & Collections
The U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988 – the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step …
Anthem, Inc. has announced that it will change its name to Elevance Health, Inc. (NYSE Ticker Symbol – ELV) effective June 28, 2022. Elevance Health states that their new name …
Today, HHS through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), is issuing guidance on how covered health care providers and health plans can use remote communication technologies to provide audio-only telehealth services …
Today, HHS and CMS are notifying states that they now have an additional year — through March 31, 2025 — to use funding made available by the American Rescue Plan …
CMS is offering companion job aids to assist providers in the assessment and coding of Job Aids – GG0130A. Eating, GG0130B. Oral Hygiene, GG0130C. Toileting Hygiene, GG0130E. Shower/Bathe Self, GG0130F. …
The Retroactive Medicare Recovery Project (RMRP) is an ongoing MassHealth project. Through the RMRP, MassHealth notifies providers of retroactive Medicare entitlement for dually eligible (Medicare/MassHealth) members for paid MassHealth claims …
Medicare Open Enrollment via Healthcare.gov begins on November 1st. Consumers can preview 2022 health insurance plans and prices on HealthCare.gov ahead of Marketplace Open Enrollment. Consumers who choose to take …
CMS and their “Innovation Center” (CMMI) released a white paper outlining their vision for the future of Medicare payment models. The “five key pillars” of their future payment models and …
Beginning this year, consumers will have an extra 30 days to review and choose health plans through Open Enrollment, which will run from November 1, 2021 through January 15, 2022, …
In response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent action that authorizes an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals, CMS is assuring people with Medicare who qualify …