The medical billing process is a complicated one. After all, medical practices not only have to deal with the insurance companies directly, but they also have to manage patient payments and different reimbursement rates based…
In order to improve health equity and more importantly increase the COVID-19 vaccinations. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced additional payments for administering in-home COVID-19 vaccines to multiple residents of the…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the opening of the Medicare open enrollment period from October 15, 2021. Medicare beneficiaries get the chance to review their coverage options and make the…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has finally addressed the most talked-about concerns. Which is the application of the HIPAA privacy rules on the Covid-19 vaccine disclosure.…
The healthcare consumers finally breathe a sigh of relief. After the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the much anticipated No Surprise Act. The basic purpose of this act is to protect…
In order to give people more time to sign up for quality and affordable health coverage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act…
Finally a sigh of relief for the healthcare providers, who are being affected by the viral COVID-19 pandemic. Because in a major initiative the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health…
In a recent development_ the American Medical Association (AMA) has announced updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2022. The new CPT code set is being launched in order to streamline the…
In major progress! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed enforcement of key parts of a major insurer price transparency rule by six months until July 1, 2022. This announcement was made…
In a recent development_the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes_to report the Pfizer vaccine and administration for pediatric doses of the COVID-19. Earlier Pfizer and BioNTech conducted clinical trials…
In order to bolster telehealth services in rural and underserved communities, the U.S Department of Health and Human Resources has announced several investments, totalling more than $19 million. This major initiative has been taken to…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks to impose penalties on the hospitals. That fails to comply with the price transparency requirements. These recommendations are part of the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System…
In a recent move, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule & Quality Payment Program rules. The recently proposed changes stir debate around the United States. Because physicians are…
In a major initiative to keep patients away from financial hardships. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on July 1, 2021, unveiled a new interim final rule. That will protect patients from…
