CMS has clarified that only select Medicare claims will be held amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, walking back an earlier notice ...

Amid the federal government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday appeared to announce a pause on all Medicare payments to doctors, but then quickly backed off. An ...

In light of the continuing government shutdown, CMS will continue to process and pay held claims in a timely manner with the exception of select claims for services impacted by the expired provisions.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services backed off a plan to pause Medicare payments to doctors amid the government ...

In response, CMS has issued guidance to all Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to implement a temporary claims hold ...

As the government shutdown remains underway, beneficiaries may be concerned about how this affects open enrollment.

Around two in three physicians see Medicare reimbursement time as a “‘moderate’ issue or worse”, according to Medscape’s “Doctors Evaluate Medicare and Medicaid Report 2024,” published July 12. Some ...

Here are the anesthesia claims modifiers and guidance for when to report them, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service’s Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

Following reports that some CMS carriers were not recognizing the -PT modifier for ASC claims, the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association is reporting the carriers are now beginning to process these ...

Delivery of your Medicare card may be delayed due to the shutdown, but even if that does happen, there's nothing to worry ...