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On April 3, the Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz as CMS Secretary in a 53-45 vote, giving the one-time celebrity TV doctor, cardiothoracic surgeon and Pennsylvania congressional candidate the reins of the federal agency that oversees the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
 
 
You know that CMS will not reimburse the new CPT telehealth codes (98000-98015). However, commercial plans are picking them up.
 
 
Medical groups will see the early termination of several payment models from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CCMI), including two primary care-focused models, an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) model and a Maryland-specific program.
 
The National Center for Health Statistics/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in a memo posted to the website that there will not be a Spring Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting.
 
The CDC did not release any new codes to take effect April 1 this year, however you will find some noteworthy changes coming to the guidelines, including the addition of two new guidelines for obesity codes found under category E66 (Overweight and Obesity).
 

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