CMS emailed providers last week with apricing listfor COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The list stated that laboratories testing patients for the novel coronavirus using the CDC’s test will receive about $36 in Medicare reimbursement, while those non-CDC test kits will receive about $...
CMS is expanding the program for all Medicare providers throughout the country during the health emergency related to COVID-19 Pandemics.
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‘Fighting for a Rate Floor’: Stagnant Medicare Advantage Rates Force Nursing Homes to Shift Payers ByAmy Stulick|June 14, 2024 Operators have been opting for different payer sources other than Medicare Advantage plans given its persistent challenges. Medicare Advantage’s lower reimbursement rates ...
The reimbursement rate will be available under Medicare Part B unless the patient is an inpatient. CMS is working with the American Medical Association (AMA) to finalize billing codes for the use of aCOVID-19 vaccine. In the rule, the federal agency also required Medicare, Medi...
Filing claims for reimbursement to which the claimant is not legitimately entitled. Committing identity theft to receive services by pretending to be someone who is eligible to receive services. $60+ billion According to the government, Medicare fraud costs U.S. taxpayers more than $60 billion per...
As the adoption of telehealth, remote monitoring, and connected care technologies continues to increase, it’s important for healthcare leaders to stay on top of the latest updates in telehealth reimbursement. Some of the most significant updates come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service...
Introduction:The COVID-19 pandemic has had major impacts on all healthcare services, including cardiac imaging. In this study, we investigate annual changes in cardiac imaging procedural volume and reimbursement among Medicare Beneficiaries (MB) from 2018 to 2020.#Methods:We used the Center of ...