Part B News
01/09/2023
Despite much CMS fanfare, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP), never very popular to begin with, continued its dismal utilization numbers in 2021. Medicare’s other, less heralded diabetes education services, diabetes self-management training (DSMT) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT), have done better, but still took a hit in the pandemic.
01/02/2023
Welcome to our annual predictions issue, where Part B News attempts to peer through the chaos and pick out the pivotal events that will define the new year for medical practices. After scouring the minds of a host of industry insiders and asking our readers for their take on looming events, Part B News compiled 10 predictions touching on coming changes, updates, upheavals and trends. 
01/02/2023
In our annual predictions issue, Part B News looks back on how well we fared calling shots during the previous calendar year. Heading into 2022, we staked a claim on the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the fate of split/shared services, revenue projections and more. Here is an unabashed look at our 2022 results.
01/02/2023
Anticipate how to grapple with social determinants of health (SDOH), Medicare's split/shared billing policy and more.
01/02/2023
Practices are on the verge of stepping up their denials management strategies in 2023 as Medicare Part B rate cuts are expected to impact revenue. On the delivery side, most practices plan to continue their telehealth operations in the new year.
01/01/2023
by: AMA
01/01/2023
by: Correct Coding Initiative
12/19/2022
With high-deductible plans on the rise, it’s increasingly likely that you’ll see patients who, though insured, can’t afford their coinsurance payments. You can offer help, but take care not to run afoul of your payers.
12/19/2022
When physicians push for new and creative definitions of incident-to billing, it is up to coding and compliance staff to explain the rules. Watch out for mistake-prone areas to avert billing errors.
12/19/2022
Prior authorization, longtime bane of providers, is on track to get less burdensome thanks to a new proposed rule. The good news is it includes Medicare Advantage, left out of a previous version. But results, already delayed once, may still come slowly.

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