The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-CM final code changes. There were no changes to the proposed list of 490 new, 47 revised, and 58 invalidated codes that were released in...Read More »
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recently released its annual report to Congress. Each June, MedPAC reports on issues affecting the Medicare program and broader changes in...Read More »
The American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association released an open letter urging Americans to continue to take precautions during the...Read More »
According to a new report commissioned by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), physician demand will grow significantly higher than supply through the year 2033....Read More »
According to a status report, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reduced its backlog of Medicare appeals at the Administrative Law Judge level by 43% through...Read More »
CMS has released preliminary COVID-19 data derived from Medicare claims. The data shows a high overview picture of the impact of COVID-19 specifically on the Medicare population. The data confirms that seniors and those...Read More »
