News & Analysis

Note from the instructor: CY 2020 updates to beneficiary cost sharing under Medicare

December 12, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor analyzes the impact of the 2020 updates to Medicare premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and cost sharing amounts.

MedPAC considering increase in hospital reimbursement, decrease in ASC reimbursement

December 11, 2019
News & Insights

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) reviewed two proposals to recommend an increase in hospital reimbursement in 2021, according to documents from its December 5 meeting.

Q&A: Considerations for joining CMS' Primary Care First Model

December 11, 2019
News & Insights

Q: CMS' Primary Care First Model Options program begins in 2021, but what should our facility be considering now if we want to join?

This week in Medicare updates—12/11/2019

December 11, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on opioid treatment programs, revisions to skilled nursing facility cost reports, the CY 2020 update to the DMEPOS fee schedule, and more!

Writing effective appeal letters

December 11, 2019
HIM Briefings

Use these tips to craft targeted appeals letters for clinical and technical denials.

Q&A: CPT coding for US guidance used during an embryo transfer

December 6, 2019
News & Insights

Q: What is the appropriate CPT code to use for ultrasound (US) guidance during an embryo transfer procedure? 

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