Laws & Policies
Bipartisan Bill to Boost Residency Slots in Radiology and Other Specialties
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, the demand for highly-skilled medical professionals has significantly increased. In response, House lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill that could benefit a large number of medical students across the United States. The bill aims to add 14,000 Medicare-supported medical residency positions in diagnostic imaging and other specialties over…
Read MoreMillions Face Medicaid Loss When COVID PHE Ends
The COVID Public Health Emergency (PHE) ends in mid-May and could adversely impact healthcare insurance for millions of Americans. The PHE extended Medicaid eligibility allowing millions to receive healthcare insurance. However, a little-publicized change about the PHE ending is that roughly 18 million will lose their Medicaid coverage. As of April 1, 2023, states…
Read MoreCongress Urged Not to Implement Medicare Payment Cuts
The American Medical Association and every state medical society have authored a letter to Congress urgently requesting them to intervene before the new Medicare payment cuts take effect in 2023. Congress has until January 1, 2023, to stop these cuts. The organizations’ letter highlights the challenges the healthcare sector is now experiencing. Hospitals and…
Read MoreCMS Releases Final 2023 Physician Fee Reimbursements
Despite the input of healthcare facilities, physicians, and health-related associations and societies, the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for 2023 will see a reduction in the face of the highest inflation rates in 40 years. The CMS conversion factor falls to $33.0067 in 2023 — down from $34.6062 in 2022 — resulting in approximately…
Read MoreSurprise Billing Regulations Finalized
On August 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its final rules related to the Surprise Billing act. These rules clarify specific requirements under the July 2021 interim rules regarding information that group health plans and health insurance companies offering group or individual health insurance coverage must share about the qualifying payment…
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