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Primary Care Shortage
Access to primary care physicians is becoming increasingly difficult for patients across the country. Per Modern Healthcare, an estimated one-third of all physicians in the
Food Is Medicine
Elevance Health (formerly named Anthem, Inc) has hired its first “food as medicine” director to advance the goal of addressing chronic conditions among its 47
Cigna Scheme Exposed
ProPublica and The Capitol Forum reported this month on a company-designed pattern of inappropriate claim rejections by Cigna Healthcare. According to insurance laws and regulations,
Medicaid Crisis: Post PHE
States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place under the PHE expire. The upheaval, which begins in April,
Humana Changes Course
In March 2023, Humana announced it will leave the commercial health insurance market and focus its efforts on government-sponsored products such as Medicare Advantage. The
Public Health Emergency Expires
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 to expire at the end of
Electronic Claim Attachments
In conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposal to adopt
2023 CPT Code Set Updates
There are 393 editorial changes in the 2023 CPT code set, including 225 new codes, 75 deletions and 93 revisions. Some of the notable changes
CMS Advanced Payment Program Responds to Pandemic
To assist with cash flow challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has expanded its Advanced Payment Program to provide qualifying physicians an emergency upfront payment
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