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The window on patients being able to carry so-called skimpy insurance plans may get larger after CMS and other federal agencies co-released a proposed rule that would extend the duration of such plans to 12 months. The move might restrict access to some providers and services, notes CMS.
 
 

Here’s a bit of news that should cheer up teaching physicians: Starting next month, they will not need to re-write E/M notes created by medical students.

CMS has called on providers to solve problematic balance billing issues for patients enrolled in the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) program, yet a key part of the puzzle -- identifying a patient's coinsurance deductible amounts -- appears to be plaguing certain payers.
 
Providers who want to recommend changes or additions to the current specialty measure sets under the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) should mark their calendars: You have until Feb. 9 to let CMS know about any changes you'd like to see for the 2019 MIPS reporting year.
 
 
Providers will find a new entry into the world of advanced alternative payment models (APM) after CMS announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced program, which will reward providers on the basis of their cost-containment scores for 32 distinct episodes of care.

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