The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added 76 new items and deleted three from its master list of durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies. CMS may require physicians to submit prior authorizations or written orders and...
That drawer or cabinet of old medications can be dangerous. However, it’s hard to know what to do with expired medications or medications that you or a loved one no longer takes. Flushing them down the toilet is a bad idea and throwing them in the trash is not a good...
It’s always a good idea to subscribe to the email list serve of your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). If NGS is your MAC, you might want to subscribe to the Self-Service Plus newsletter, accessed online. Every Monday (excluding holidays), you will receive an...
Due to the ongoing impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack on physician practices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has added an option to cite the cyberattack when requesting a hardship exemption within the 2024 Merit-based Incentive Payment...
On April 25, 2024 all seven Part B MACs released proposed policies that would govern the application of skin substitute grafts/cellular and tissue-based products for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers for Medicare Part B beneficiaries. The...
