MACRA is Coming in 2019 How you and your practice get paid is soon going to change. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, or MACRA, is remodeling the way providers are reimbursed for Medicare services. While this may not affect everyone who bills for Medicare services, it will greatly impact smaller offices […]
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New Medicare Cards are set to arrive in 2018 Due to the rising issues of identity theft in the country, the Social Security Administration fears that the current Medicare cards labeled with beneficiaries social security numbers are a high risk. A bill signed in 2015, by President Obama gives the Department of Health and Human […]
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Medical Billing and Credentialing Differences Medical billing and credentialing for medical providers are two different categories in the healthcare world. Before any medical billing can even be completed, the healthcare provider needs to be credentialed with insurance companies in order to be an approved provider of services. Becoming credentialed as an in-network provider dictates the […]
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