Pulse 7/26/2024

PULSE 7/26/2024: New Rules Related to the Collection of Outstanding Payments from Patients After October 20

New Rules Related to the Collection of Outstanding Payments from Patients After October 20 Click to Enlarge As part of the 2024-25 New York State Budget enacted this past April, significant changes were made to rules related to the collection of payments from patients.  Receiving

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PULSE 7/26/2024: Contact Your Congressional Representatives Today to Stop the Medicare Cuts Madness!

Contact Your Congressional Representatives Today to Stop the Medicare Cuts Madness! Click to Enlarge With CMS’ announcement of another 2.8% cut to Medicare physician payments in 2025 due to varying federal law provisions, physicians must once again press on their Senators and US Representatives to pass

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PULSE 7/26/2024: Extension Granted for Federal IDR Process Due to CrowdStrike Windows Outage

Extension Granted for Federal IDR Process Due to CrowdStrike Windows Outage Click to Enlarge On 7/19/2024, the Departments announced that they will grant disputing parties impacted by the CrowdStrike Windows outage a one business day extension for any activity in the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR)

PULSE 7/26/2024: Important Update: CMS Policy Change on Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Claims

Important Update: CMS Policy Change on Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Claims Click to Enlarge Attention Surgeons: A recent policy change by CMS in August 2023 now mandates the inclusion of a secondary diagnosis code alongside the primary for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery claims. Without this secondary

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