The DOJ withdrew three policy statements on healthcare antitrust enforcement, saying they are 'overly permissive on certain subjects, such as information sharing,' and that 'a case-by-case enforcement approach' would allow it to better evaluate healthcare mergers and competition.
Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled a plan Thursday to pay down as much as $2 billion in medical debt for Connecticut residents using $20 million in federal relief funds, making Connecticut the first state to systematically erase medical debt in this way.
The American Medical Association's (AMA) update to the 2023 CPT code set has brought three code additions, one revision, and one deletion to the integumentary chapter (CPT codes 10030-19499). The changes are summarized, but this article will provide more detail about new and revised codes.
The Part B professional fee payment for the delayed creation of an exit site for an embedded catheter (49436) has increased 185.8% in 2023, making it the biggest gainer among the codes covered by the Medicare physician fee schedule that went into effect January 1.
A federal jury convicted two Florida doctors today for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not need and that were procured through the payment of kickbacks.