News & Analysis

July 27, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week's note is about CMS' 2017 OPPS proposals for device packaging.

July 26, 2016
Medicare Web

What does it mean when a service is nonreportable for a patient in observation?

July 19, 2016
Medicare Web

Can a hospital that is not a critical access hospital bill professional charges on UB-04 claims, Type of Bill 013X?

July 12, 2016
Medicare Web

Is diagnosis no longer a criteria for the observation APC payment?

July 8, 2016
Medicare Web

CMS released the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule yesterday, with policies that look to expand an Innovation Center program, revise payment for care management services, and collect data regarding global period payments. 

July 8, 2016
Medicare Web

CMS proposes aligning its conditional packaging modifiers and deleting a much-maligned modifier for separately payable laboratory tests in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released July 6. 

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