News and noteworthy information for November: CPT® Editorial Summary of Panel Actions 2016 Final Physician Fee Schedule 2016 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule AMA Urges DOJ…

In May, a group of national medical specialty societies provided input to federal lawmakers and regulators on steps to improve the Medicare Quality Payment Program (QPP). In a document…

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…year, including: $2.3 billion for Alzheimer’s disease research, up $425 million from the prior year, which would exceed the $2 billion funding goal for the National Plan to Address…

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…kyphoplasty), 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral cannulation, inclusive of all imaging guidance; thoracic 22514 Lumbar 22515 Each additional thoracic or lumbar vertebral body (list separately in addition to…

…claims for reimbursement, the total dollar amount of penalties for each hospital will not be known until the federal fiscal year ends in September. 1553800605:6 6 default 1 1…

…exits the vertebral body posteriorly via the basivertebral foramen before communicating with the sinuvertebral nerve then the ventral rami of the spinal nerves or by nerves derived from the…

…additional $50 billion for the Disaster Loans Program and an additional $10 billion for Emergency EIDL Grants. HHS Hospital and Provider Grants under the Public Health and Social Services…

…billion in payments to Part A providers, which includes hospitals. For Part B suppliers, including doctors, non-physician practitioners and durable medical equipment suppliers, CMS approved almost 24,000 applications advancing…

…response. This funding will be used to support healthcare-related expenses or lost revenue attributable to COVID-19 and to ensure uninsured Americans can get treatment for COVID-19. In allocating the…

…distributing an additional $20 billion of the General Distribution to providers to augment their initial allocation so that $50 billion is allocated proportional to providers’ share of 2018 net…