Medicare Finalizes 2013 Physician Fee Schedule Family physicians will receive up to a 7% boost in Medicare payments in 2013, and other primary care providers will receive 3% to 5% more, under the 2013 final rule announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). November 2, 2012 Medicare, News, Payment 2013 Physician Fee Schedule, Medicare reimbursements 0 0 Comment Read More »
Should You Sign the New Blue Shield Agreement? SFMS/CMA has prepared answers to the most common questions received from physicians about the new Blue Shield provider contracts. October 29, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource Blue Shield Provider Agreement, Blue Shield, managed care 0 0 Comment Read More »
Recovery Audit Contractor Overpayments: Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and E/M Services CMA has recently learned that RAC contractor Health Data Institute (HDI) is currently assessing overpayments for evaluation and management services billed without a modifier -25 on the same day as a diagnostic pulmonary study. Affected claims have dates of service of 2009 or 2010. October 24, 2012 News, Payment Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing, RAC overpayment 0 0 Comment Read More »
Reports Find Drop in Physician Visits, Rise in Health Care Spending U.S. adults ages 18 to 64 made an average of 3.9 visits to physicians and other health care providers in 2010, down from an average of 4.8 visits in 2001, according to a report released Monday by the Census Bureau. October 3, 2012 News, Payment Health care spending, Patient Visits 0 0 Comment Read More »
Blue Shield Exiting Healthy Families Program on October 1 Physicians are reminded that effective October 1, 2012, Blue Shield of California will no longer provide coverage for over 31,000 Healthy Families patients in California. September 27, 2012 News, Payment Blue Shield of California, Healthy Families 0 0 Comment Read More »
