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10/14/2024
A major medical group association sounds the alarm on the effect of impending Medicare cuts on physician practices, and experts agree that, if Congress doesn’t act, the alternatives are either longer hours for providers or cuts in staff and services. Yet there are options you can try to partly stanch the financial bleeding.
10/14/2024
Medicare patients who qualify for the new preventive service designed to protect them from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will be eligible for up to eight counselling and screening services a year, according to the final version of the Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent HIV Infection determination.
10/14/2024
The seventh quarter of the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program kicked off this month with 54 Part B drugs for which Medicare beneficiaries will be given price breaks on coinsurance, some in the four-figure range.
10/14/2024
Brush up on the ins and outs of the visit complexity add-on code to secure extra dollars when billing it alongside appropriate E/M visits. In January 2024, CMS released guidance for the implementation of the office and outpatient (O/O) E/M visit complexity HCPCS add-on code G2211.
10/14/2024
The projected share of individuals under Medicare coverage will grow substantially over the next decade, accruing approximately 23% growth between 2024 and 2034. The Medicare surge is projected to happen while employer-sponsored plans also grow, but Medicaid numbers take a big hit.

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