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07/24/2023
The initial proposals for CY 2024 are out, and medical groups should brace for rate cuts: CMS is floating a net 3.4% reduction to the Medicare Part B conversion factor.
07/24/2023
Watch for a new service you can bill in conjunction with E/M visits and a status change for a bundled E/M add-on code that CMS introduced in 2022. CMS plans to issue a new stand-alone code that will give providers credit when they collect information on a patient’s social determinants of health (SDOH) during an E/M visit, and the agency proposes to revive complexity of care add-on code G2211.
07/24/2023
For participants in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), CMS is pushing for a move to all-electronic reporting and a tighter alignment with the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
07/24/2023
Medicare’s proposed 2024 physician fee schedule provides a sneak peek at CPT code additions for next year as CMS proposes valuations for them. Based on this early look, practices can expect numerous codes to migrate from Category III to Category I next year, including two types of spine procedures, new peripheral nerve stimulation codes, and a number of cardiovascular imaging codes.
07/24/2023
Medicare received and denied the requests to add 31 codes to the list of permanent telehealth services for coverage in 2024, according to the proposed fee schedule. However, it plans to add 30 of the codes on a temporary basis through the end of that calendar year.
07/24/2023
You may think of the CMS enrollment process as the mechanism allowing providers and suppliers to bill Medicare. However, CMS also uses the enrollment process to fight fraud.
07/24/2023
07/24/2023
A glimpse ahead to 2024 payment rates reveals an up-and-down outlook for physician specialties and their allowable charges. Setting the bar at a 2% gain or loss, 10 specialties find themselves on the positive side of the ledger in combined relative value unit (RVU) impact, while 18 specialties are projected for cuts.

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