SGR Repeal Legislation Introduced Physicians will get a 0.5% pay increase each year for 5 years under a deal by a bipartisan team of House and Senate negotiators to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician payment under Medicare. February 6, 2014 Advocacy, News, Payment Medicare, Sustainable growth rate, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Anthem Blue Cross to Move Eligibility, Benefits and Claim Status Inquiry Functions to Availity Web Portal Effective March 2014 Anthem Blue Cross has advised that effective March 14, 2014, patient eligibility, benefits and claim status inquiry functions will transition from its ProviderAccess portal to the Availity web portal. As of that date, practices will only be able to access this information via the Availity web portal. February 5, 2014 News Availity, Anthem Blue Cross 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Warns of Fraudulent DME Suppliers The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a letter this week to physicians asking them to pay attention to solicitations they receive from durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers and report any suspicious activity to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General (OIG). January 31, 2014 News, Physician Resource DME fraud, durable medical equipment 0 0 Comment Read More »
SF Business Tax Change Ahead In 2014, San Francisco will change the business tax structure. The City will phase in a Gross Receipts Tax and reduce the Payroll Expense Tax over the next five years. January 29, 2014 Local Events, News Gross Receipts Tax, small businesses 0 0 Comment Read More »
Senate Pro Tem Considering MICRA Legislation Senate pro Tem considering MICRA legislation January 28, 2014 Advocacy, News Darrell Steinberg, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
