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Sneaky Sneak! I am seeing some pretty sneaky fee schedules lately! If you cannot explain a fee schedule on the way up the elevator between two floors of your building, it is either too complicated to know if your being paid properly or so vague that you won’t be. Some new carriers are popping up…
Read MoreThe Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing made the decision to postpone the Go Live date of: The new claims payment system (the Colorado interChange), The new provider web portal, and The new Pharmacy Benefits Management System. The new Go Live date is March 1, 2017. Providers should continue to use their current…
Read MoreThe 2017 Medicare Part B Physician’s Fee Schedules have been posted to the Novitas Solutions website. Downloads are available in Adobe PDF, Microsoft Excel, and Plain Text formats.
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter who does the math, Thomas: Amendment 69 would be a disaster for Colorado taxpayers. This week the Tax Foundation, an independent research organization, released a report on the impacts of passing ColoradoCare into law — and it’s as bad as we thought. Here are some of the Tax Foundation’s findings: “Amendment 69 would…
Read MoreBill Summary Colorado Stat. 10-16-123 (new rev. eff. 1/1/17) HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Buck and Ginal, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Kefalas and Martinez Humenik, Under current law, health benefit plans issued, amended, or renewed in this state cannot require in-person health care delivery for a person covered under the plan who resides in a county with 150,000 or fewer residents if…
Read MoreReminder, ACA Section 1557 Compliance Began Sunday, October 16th! All practices – regardless of practice size – are required to post the non-discrimination notice and taglines. Follow theses easy steps to ensure your practice is compliant. Post Notice of Nondiscrimination – Download PDF. – Enter practice name. – Print/post in office. – Post PDF to your website.…
Read MoreCMS Provider Education Message: On October 14, HHS finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model (APM) incentive payment provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), collectively referred to as the Quality Payment Program. The new Quality Payment Program will gradually transform…
Read MoreColoradoCare’s proponents claim that Amendment 69 will be good for our active duty and retired military. But that’s not what Colorado’s veterans think! The Pueblo Chieftan published a letter from two decorated retired Colorado veterans, who are opposing the dangerous tax burdens and uncertain health coverage contained in Amendment 69. Read their letter here. With the health…
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invites you to join a webinar on October 26 at 2:00 PM ET, on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule with comment period. The webinar will provide an overview of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Model…
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