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Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn, MD (R-Okla.) have questioned CMS about oversight for its efforts to exclude convicted felons from the Medicare program, according to an American Medical News report.
Tens of thousands of Wisconsin residents could lose health coverage in July, following a statement by federal officials that they may not sign off on proposed healthcare cuts by Gov. Scott Walker in time, according to a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel report.
A new study shows that previous CPT coding paid physicians less for giving combination vaccines than for giving individual vaccines, supporting the change to new immunization administration codes earlier this year, according to a Medscape report.
A bill designed to allow Oklahoma legislators to opt out of the state health insurance program has seen limited participation, according to a Tulsa World report.
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Here are 10 frequently asked questions about ICD-10, based on information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. More information on ICD-10 from CMS can be accessed on the agency's website.
AAPC's director of curriculum, Katherine Abel, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, highlighted several "misunderstood modifiers" in the most recent CMA Today, according to an AAPC report.
Around 9.3 million American adults lost health insurance coverage during the recession of 2007-2009, according to a study published by researchers at Cornell, Indiana and Carnegie Mellon universities.
State healthcare spending per person varies widely across the country, with Massachusetts leading the list at $9,728 per resident and Utah bringing up the rear at $5,031, according to a CMS report.
CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. The following article is written by Rosalind Richmond, CCS, coding compliance officer for GENASCIS. Pain relief procedures not specified to deliver…