New CMS 1500 Implementation Reference Guide California payors' requirement for new CMS 1500 (02-12) submission after April 1, 2014. April 7, 2014 CMA, Medicare, Payment, Physician Resource CMS 1500 02-12, CMS 1500 0 0 Comment Read More »
Urge Congress to Support SGR Repeal and Payment Reform (HR 4015/ S 2000) San Francisco physicians: Your help is needed to urge Congress to support SGR repeal and Payment Reform (HR 4015/ S 2000). Help avert the impending 24.1% Medicare reimbursement rate cut on April 1 and protect access to care for the senior population. March 11, 2014 Advocacy, Medicare, Payment HR 4015, HR 4015/S 2000, SGR repeal, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
Practices Required to Use CMS 1500 Claim Form Effective April 1 As of April 1, 2014, CMS will only accept CMS 1500 claim form (version 02/12 OMB control number 0938-1197) for submitting paper claims to Medicare. March 10, 2014 Medicare, Payment, Practice Management Medicate claims, CMS 1500 0 0 Comment Read More »
SGR Repeal Gaining Momentum; 3/5 National Call to Action Congress is closer than ever before to enacting legislation that would permanently repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. San Francisco physicians are asked to contact members of Congress today to urge them to act on this vitally important legislation and repeal the SGR. February 25, 2014 Advocacy, AMA, Medicare, Payment, Politics and Medicine grassroots advocacy, Medicare sustainable growth rate, repeal SGR, SGR 0 0 Comment Read More »
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 »