Federal officials recently announced a series of changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D prescription drug programs they hope will save tens of millions of dollars and also allow beneficiaries to make more informed purchasing choices.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a number of changes that allowed Medicare beneficiaries to access a wider range of telehealth services without having to travel to a healthcare facility.

CMS just issued a correction to its guidance on 2021 Medicare rules for remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) services. The correction is effective January 1, 2021 and revises the preamble commentary in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule...

According to published results, orthopedic residents who received formal medical coding education better identified proper billing codes for common procedures compared with residents who received no coding education.

The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®)code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include vaccine and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19...

CMS has codified how it defines “reasonable and necessary” coverage for items and services that may be covered under Medicare Parts A and B in a new final rule.