Contents tagged with medicare
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Upcoming Medicare deadline: Physicians who refer or order services must be enrolled by May 1
Upcoming Medicare deadline: Physicians who refer or order services must be enrolled by May 1
updated 05.8.13
Starting May 1, physicians who refer or order services for Medicare patients will be … more
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Texas Medicaid contractor begins accepting primary care attestation
Want to receive enhanced Medicaid fees under ACA? You must complete the Texas Medicaid attestation form
posted 07.24.13
Updated 10.02.13
The state’s Health and Human Services Commission recently … more
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Medicare EHR incentive program: Learn about payment adjustments and hardship exceptions
Medicare EHR incentive program: Learn about payment adjustments and hardship exceptions
posted 03.19.13
By David Nilasena, M.D., chief medical officer for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … more
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Feb. 28 is Medicare EHR attestation deadline
Feb. 28 is Medicare EHR attestation deadline
posted 02.14.13
Physicians participating in the Medicare electronic health record incentive program have until Feb. 28 to complete their meaningful … more
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Congress averts fiscal cliff, staves off Medicare physician pay cut
Once again waiting until the last minute, Congress passed a bill on New Year’s Day that averts the fiscal cliff, delays sequestration provisions for two months, and staves off the 26.5 percent cut in Medicare physician pay for another year.
The fiscal cliff agreement increases revenue largely by targeting married couples earning more than $450,000 a year and single people earning more than $400,000 a year by raising rates for wages and investment profits, but shields those earning less than $250,000 a year from income tax increases, the Washington Post reports.
As TAFP reported in the weeks leading up to this agreement, Congress had to find roughly $30 billion to pay for a one-year patch to the sustainable growth rate formula and considered reversing the Medicaid primary care bonus to offset the cost. Modern Healthcare reports (free registration required) that cuts will come from other Medicare programs, most of which affect hospitals, pharmacies, and dialysis clinics. The primary care bonus appears to be intact.
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Legislative Budget Board partially reverses physician pay cut for dual-eligibles
Legislative Budget Board partially reverses physician pay cut for dual-eligibles
posted 12.18.12
After months of rallies, lobbying, and meetings, the Legislative Budget Board has directed the … more
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HHSC delays Medicaid fee increase for now
HHSC delays Medicaid fee increase for now
Organized medicine to Washington: Don’t reverse Medicaid bonus
posted 12.18.12
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has postponed the Medicaid … more
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Family physicians face uncertainty from SGR, budget deliberations
Clock ticking on Congress to act on Medicare SGR, federal budget
AAFP urges members to tell lawmakers to spare family medicine
posted 12.6.12
Family physicians once again face uncertainty … more
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CMS extends e-prescribing hardship deadline
CMS extends e-prescribing hardship deadline
By the TMA Department of Health Information Technology
posted 11.09.12
If you missed the opportunity earlier this year to claim an e-prescribing … more
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Recognize your practice through new awards program
Recognize your practice through new awards program
posted 07.31.12
Texas physician practices are making great strides in patient care through preventive services and the use of health information … more