Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA, FNAO, delivered his annual update at Hawaiian Eye 2019, highlighting changes CMS would be making this year for coding, payment issues, regulatory matters, administrative issues and reimbursement issues.
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule did not feature many changes for 2019. Of note, older Part B drugs still have a 6% addition to the average selling price, but new Part B drugs have a 3% addition to the wholesale acquisition cost, Corcoran said.
“That’s a reduction for drug reimbursement, and it’s the first time we’ve (Read more...)
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