NEWS
Does Medicare Cover Mental Health Treatment?
Medicare covers a variety of mental health services, but understanding what your plan specifically covers can be confusing. Here’s what to know about Medicare mental health coverage and how to connect with mental health care near you. Click HERE for details.
Will Medicare Cover Care If You’re Traveling?
If you need care while traveling, your Medicare coverage depends on where you’re headed, your plan type and other factors. Read this before you go on vacation. Click HERE for details.
U.S. pediatricians’ new Covid shot guidance differs from CDC’s in major departure
It’s the first time in 30 years the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. Click HERE for details.
Coordinating hsa contributions with medicare
The most recent semi-annual HSA Survey conducted by Devenir shows that health savings accounts continue to gain in popularity among American workers. Click HERE for details.
DOES SUGAR CAUSE INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY?
“During injury or infection, the body releases chemicals to help protect it and fight off any harmful organisms”. Click HERE for details.
OBAMACARE MANDATE SAYS GOODBYE IN 2019, AS HEALTH LAW FACES NEW THREAT
The Affordable Care Act will lose its teeth in 2019, as the penalty for not buying insurance disappears . Click HERE for details.
COORDINATING HSA CONTRIBUTIONS WITH MEDICARE
The most recent semi-annual HSA Survey conducted by Devenir shows that health savings accounts continue to gain in popularity among American workers. Click HERE for details.
PRIVATE MEDICARE PLANS
Administration officials deny steering patients toward private Medicare plans, but emails tell a different story. Click HERE for details.
MEDICARE MIPS PARTICIPATION STATUS
Providers and Medical Facilities: To find out your Medicare MIPS participation status, click HERE for details.
MEDICARE – QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM
In 2017, Medicare implemented the Merit-based Incentive Payment Program – MIPS. The deadline to report 2017 measures is February 28, 2018. If at least one “test measure” is reported for this period, practices will not incur rates reductions in 2019.
For the 2018 reporting period, practices must report at least six measures, including one “outcome measure,” over 60% of the practice’s Medicare population. Reporting can be done via claims, EHR system, or a combination of both.
The process of identifying and selecting measures is not complicated. Practices that report via claims simply identify applicable measures and corresponding CPT codes. The CPTs a subsequently submitted to Medicare, as part of a normal medical claim. To view the Quality Measures and corresponding instructions, please Click HERE for details.