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CMS is considering issuing a national coverage policy that would allow Medicare payment for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and is seeking comment about the idea.

If the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, Medicare's recent prior authorization programs will get a new lease on life and even expand to other items and services.

 
As patients begin to receive new, social security number-less Medicare cards, your practice will benefit from taking several steps to ease your administrative burden as the slow-rolling initiative officially commences in Jan. 2020.
 

CMS has published feedback and issued a new RFI on proposed "Direct Provider Contracting Models" — which sound a lot like direct primary care, but with CMS paying the bills .

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