Print Page | Sign In | Join
News & Press
Filter news by category:

Read about recent events, essential information and the latest community news.

Medicare | Medicaid Updates
Wednesday, August 7, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
August recess is here – tell Congress to Fix Medicare Now! »
The following message is from the American Medical Association As Congress returns home for the annual August recess,...
Wednesday, June 5, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS News: Stay of Enrollment »
The following content was provided by Acevedo Consulting Effective May 30, a provider or supplier may be subjected to...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid advocates raise concern over prior authorization denials in managed care plans »
Bloomberg Law (7/25, Belloni, Subscription Publication) reports, “Medicaid advocates are sounding the alarm over system...
Monday, July 17, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes Payment Cuts in CY24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule »
By Victoria Bailey (TechTarget, Inc. Xtelligent Healthcare Media is a division of TechTarget)   In addition t...
Friday, January 6, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
2023 Medicare conversion factor »
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has alerted the American Medical Association that the agency has released u...
Tuesday, December 6, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The final countdown to Medicare physician payment cuts has begun! »
We've been sounding the alarm bell for months that if Congress didn't act by the end of the year, physicians would face de...
Monday, October 31, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
The payment cut that should be on every physician’s radar »
Many physicians in Florida — even those who do not participate in the Medicare fee-for-service program — stand to be affec...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hurricane Ian -- Key Medicaid Information for Fee-For-Service and Managed Care Providers »
It is imperative Florida Medicaid recipients maintain access to critical Medicaid services that are life sustaining (...
Tuesday, August 9, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Why we need a Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians ​ »
Physicians will always put the needs of our patients first, even when that means placing ourselves at great risk as was th...
Friday, March 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Amid providers’ push . . . Becerra Hopes To Work With Congress To Reform Medicare Doc Pay »
By  Michelle M. Stein  / March 17, 2022 at 7:13 PM https://insidehealthpolicy.com/daily-news/becerra-hopes-wor...
Tuesday, December 7, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Provider Requirements Under the No Surprises Act Special ODF »
MLN Connects® -- Special Edition - Monday, December 6, 2021 Source: First Coast Service Options Inc. ...
Thursday, November 11, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS to Apply MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy »
CMS to Apply MIPS Automatic Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the 2021 Performance Year in Response to C...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination IFC-6: Presentation Slides and Video »
COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination IFC-6: Presentation Slides and Video Thank you for your interest in in the COVI...
Tuesday, October 5, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
State levies $950K in liquidated damages against Medicaid managed care plans »
Simply Healthcare was fined $422,250 in liquidated damages for the first quarter, more than any other health plan....
Monday, September 27, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Fee-For-Service Claims »
Effective 10-1-21 Fee-For-Service Claims will be Denied if Referring, Ordering, Prescribing, and Attending Providers are N...
Monday, September 13, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Health Care Settings »
MLN Connects® -- Special Edition - Thursday, September 9, 2021 Source:  First Coast Service Options Inc. Bid...
Wednesday, August 18, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Update: 2020 MIPS Performance Feedback, Final Score, and 2022 MIPS Payment Adjustment Information »
On Monday, CMS made the AMA aware that certain MIPS participant scores for 2020 were inadvertently miscalculated due to a...
Monday, August 16, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
COVID-19 Vaccine Additional Dose »
Medicare stands ready to pay for administering an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine consistent with the FDA emergency us...
Thursday, August 12, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Providers Must Bill Fully Liable Medicare Advantage Plans for All Services »
#right {display: none !important;} Florida Medicaid Health Care...
Monday, June 21, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Reinstatement of Prior Authorization and Service Limits for Behavioral Health Services Effective 7/1 »
Provider Type(s): 01, 05, 91   Reinstatement of Prior Authorization and Service...
Friday, May 21, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Announcement on MIPS Cost Category »
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the 2020 MIPS Cost Performance Category will...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Starts Recouping Medicare Payments Made To Health Care Providers Last Year During The Pandemic »
RevCycle Intelligence (4/5, LaPointe) reports, “CMS has started recouping Medicare payments it fronted to [health care]...
Friday, January 15, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Puts Patients Over Paperwork with New Rule that Addresses the Prior Authorization Process »
https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-puts-patients-over-paperwork-new-rule-addresses-prior-authorization-proces...
Monday, January 11, 2021   (0 Comments - view/add)
Extension of the PHE & Implementation of Medicare Payment Changes in Consolidated Appropriations Act »
HHS Secretary Azar has extended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration effective Jan. 21, 2021 for an addi...
Friday, December 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2020 Contact: CMS Media Relations CMS Media Inquiries Improving patient an...
Friday, December 11, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Proposes New Rules To Address Prior Authorization »
CMS Proposes New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers...
Thursday, December 10, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS releases final rule for 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program​ »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final rule that includes final changes to the 2021 Med...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services »
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FINALIZES PERMANENT EXPANSION OF MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND IMPROVED PAYMENT FOR TIME DOCTORS S...
Tuesday, November 24, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul: 6 things to know »
Alia Paavola  -  Friday, November 20th, 2020 < CMS finalizes Stark Law overhaul: 6 things to know >" rel="nofo...
Friday, October 23, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Mandatory DOH COVID-19 Reporting Requirements for Laboratories and Point of Care COVID-19 Testing »
Florida Medicaid Health Care Alert   October 23, 2020     Provider Type(s): 25, 26, 3...
Friday, October 9, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Learn about CMS' amended repayment process for accelerated and advance repayments »
Under the expanded Accelerated and Advance Payments (AAP) Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Monday, October 5, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Medicaid Provider Enrollment Revalidation Process Restart »
Provider Type(s): All Medicaid Provider Enrollment Revalidation Process Restart The Agency for Health Care Adm...
Monday, September 21, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
AMA supports Senate bill to permanently lift Medicare’s geographic, site restrictions on telehealth »
Becker’s Hospital Review (9/18, Drees) reports that the American Medical Association “highlighted its support on Sept. 1...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
Processing time frames for enrollment applications »
Modified:  8/18/2020 View the current processing times for Medicare enrollment applications and learn about the key...
Monday, July 13, 2020   (0 Comments - view/add)
CMS Just Released the New Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) »
CMS just released the updated ABN CMS-R-131. The ABN should only be used for Medicare beneficiaries when a procedure...