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Medical associations urge HHS to address Medicare appeals backlog

Following a January notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Medicare appeals could be delayed for more than two years, the AMA and nearly 100 other organizations called on the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) to remedy the appeals backlog. In a letter sent...

Medicare & Medicaid
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New CMS 1500 claim form to replace old version April 1

If you use the CMS 1500 claim form - whether the paper form or a data-entry version in your practice management system - now's the time to make sure you have the latest version, announced in the summer. Beginning April 1, payers no longer will accept the older version of the form for payment. This...

Claims Processing
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ICD-10 financially disastrous for physicians, AMA tells HHS

Citing dramatically high costs and interference with quality improvements, the AMA on Wednesday continued its efforts to stop ICD-10 implementation.

Claims Processing
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ICD-10 implementation costs "much more disruptive": New study

New estimates of costs to implement the federally mandated ICD-10 code set by Oct. 1 are in some cases nearly three times more than previously estimated., according to an AMA study.

Claims Processing
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Why physicians are backing SGR repeal bill

Joint legislation to repeal Medicare's fatally flawed physician payment formula announced Thursday, received AMA support in a call for Congress to fast-track the landmark legislation.

Medicare & Medicaid
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How you can tip the balance for SGR repeal

A long-awaited and hard-fought bill to permanently repeal Medicare's fatally flawed SGR formula finally is before Congress, following a milestone announcement Thursday.

Medicare & Medicaid
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How AMA is clearing a path for small practices to adopt EHRs

Financial constraints and other limitations have left solo practices lagging in adoption of EHR systems, according to a Commonwealth Fund study.

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Joint SGR repeal bill agreed upon, moving to full Congress

New joint legislation to repeal Medicare’s failed SGR formula is advancing to both chambers of Congress following an agreement announced Thursday.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Controversial "two-midnight" rule delayed ... again

A confusing Medicare policy that creates a "two-midnight" stay benchmark to distinguish between observation care and short inpatient admissions has been partially delayed a third time.

Medicare & Medicaid