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CMS finalized its decision not to have a national policy for Medicare coverage of gender reassignment surgery; instead, individual Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) will decide whether to cover the procedure.

A proposed HHS/CMS rule on governance of state and federal Obamacare exchange health plans offers payers some breaks in a contentious insurance environment.              
As you page through your newly released 2017 CPT manual, the biggest change you’ll notice may be what’s missing: The list of more than 400 codes that were defined as including moderate sedation has been deleted from Appendix G.
As the application deadline nears for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program, one industry group is calling for CMS to release additional details about how the incentive payments work.

In a provider call on Aug. 25, CMS reminded providers of their reporting responsibilities in the final year of meaningful use – including a short reporting window for first-time attesters.

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