Due to the public health emergency brought about by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organizations got a temporary reprieve from implementing some of the changes brought about by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014, which was finalized on September 28, 2019.
This week’s Medicare updates include three new OIG work plan topics, updated payment and coding information for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the 2021 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule changes, and more!