Medicare Updates

Making the Right Decisions Can Positively Affect Your Revenue Cycle

Posted in: Insurance, Medicare Updates

Can Chiropractors Opt Out of Medicare? First, you must be aware that “opting out” and being non-par are not the same thing. Opting out refers[...]

Medicare Open Enrollment is here!

Posted in: MCS News, Medicare Updates

Medicare Open Enrollment is here! From mid-November to December, healthcare providers have a unique opportunity to adjust their Medicare enrollment status for the upcoming year.[...]

2025 ICD-10-CM Code Updates: What Massachusetts Chiropractors Need to Know

Posted in: Insurance, Medicare Updates

Effective Date: October 1, 2024 The 2025 ICD-10-CM diagnosis code updates bring important changes that will impact chiropractic care in Massachusetts. These updates introduce 252[...]

Medicare Advantage Requires Patient Records To Be Kept for 10 Years?

Posted in: Cost-Effectiveness, Insurance, MCS News, Medicare Updates

Experts Recommend a Longer Retention Period for Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid Claims As you are aware, Massachusetts law requires healthcare providers, including chiropractors, to maintain[...]

New Prior-Authorization Requirements for Medicare Advantage Plans

Posted in: Cost-Effectiveness, Insurance, MCS News, Medicare Updates

Dear Chiropractic Professionals, We want to bring your attention to significant changes regarding prior-authorization requirements that will soon impact your practice. Beginning August 29, 2024,[...]

Updated Medicare Fees for Massachusetts area 01 Eastern Region and area 99 Western MA

Posted in: Medicare Fee Schedule 2023, Medicare Updates

January 17, 2023 Message Bulletin News from Mass Chiro Updated Medicare Fees for Massachusetts area 01 Eastern Region and area 99 Western MA MEDICARE RATES[...]

Medicare Sequestration Reduction Adjustment Effective Today

Posted in: Medicare Updates

As we have previously informed, due to congressional action taken in December 2021, effective today, April 1, 2022, all Medicare fee-for-service claims are subject to[...]

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