There is a lot of uncertainty on the healthcare front which is affecting the U.S. public, healthcare providers, and the physician billing companies that serve them. In this context, experts say that the best option for physicians is to focus on providing...
Legislation passed in 2014 allowed military veterans with access to physicians outside Veteran Administration (VA) facilities, including community based family practitioners. Family physicians who participate in Medicare are eligible to sign agreements with the VA to...
This April, the Senate approved to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for determining Medicare reimbursements. This controversial Act had been a great challenge to physician billing as it induced considerable reimbursement cuts for Medicare doctors. The...
This February, the U.S. government proposed a 0.9 percent cut in payments to insurers for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for the year 2016. The proposal came as part of a notice issued by a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that sets premium...