Seamless Conversion to Medicare Advantage Some questions have been raised about recent press coverage on plans enrolling new Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage without the beneficiary’s knowledge. The American Medical Association (AMA) raised concerns and a number of questions with senior officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Included in this blog posting are CMS’ answers. August 23, 2016 AMA, Covered California, Managed Care, Medi Cal, Medicaid, Medicare AMA, CMS, Dual-Eligibles, Medicare, Medicare Advantage 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Publishes MACRA Resource Center To help physicians understand the MACRA payment reforms and what they can do now to start preparing for the transition, CMA has published a MACRA Resource Center. July 18, 2016 CMA, Medicare, Payment, Physician Resource CMA, MACRA, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Important July 1, 2016 Deadlines for Physicians Information about important July 1st deadlines for CURES and Meaningful Use hardship exception. June 28, 2016 Medicare, News, Technology CURES, health information technology, Meaningful Use, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Action Kit The AMA has prepared a "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Action Kit" to help educate physicians on the law and begin to prepare physicians' practices for MACRA. June 17, 2016 Medicare MACRA, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Quality Reporting Programs: What eligible professionals need to know for 2016 There is still one more performance year to go under the current Medicare quality reporting programs— the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program (meaningful use). May 23, 2016 Medicare Meaningful Use, Medicare, PQRS 0 0 Comment Read More »
