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03/09/2024

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/03/05/hhs-statement-regarding-the-cyberattack-on-change-healthcare.html

HHS is aware that Change Healthcare – a unit of UnitedHealth Group– was impacted by a cybersecurity incident in late February.

06/03/2023

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/primary-care-physicians-pay-15-million-resolve-false-claims-act-liability-submitting

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01/03/2023

Observation CPT codes deleted for 2023.

Learn about the changes to the hospital inpatient and hospital observation E/M codes.

09/03/2022

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/100531

Optum's network reported to make up over 5% of all U.S. physicians

07/22/2022

https://www.texmed.org/template.aspx?id=3967

Use this guide to help you and your staff properly assess refund requests from health plans.

06/26/2022

https://apple.news/AjJJq1fyGRpyiKePm-X4j5Q

In states that ban abortion, one legal expert said, simply the suspicion that a patient had an abortion would be enough to allow law enforcement to poke around in their medical records under the guise of identifying or locating a suspect.

06/19/2022

Refunding payers in Texas. Make sure you know the law, before writing that check!

Use this guide to help you and your staff properly assess refund requests from health plans.

03/31/2022

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/georgia-fines-anthem-blue-cross-blue-shield-fine-claims-settlement.amp?fbclid=IwAR3eqIm3drYZPp-h0Vx3bLItw0gH_yXi_wTmGaBEkDBHqvJ6eogtlC28xiI

The State of Georgia on Tuesday slapped Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield with a $5 million fine after determining the health insurance had engaged in a years-long practice of violating policyholder’s rights.

01/01/2022

https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises

No Surprises Act effective 2022.

Ending Surprise Medical Bills See what’s coming to help to protect people from surprise medical bills and removing consumers from payment disputes between a provider or health care facility and their health plan

09/22/2021

https://www.tmhp.com/news/2021-08-26-multiple-medicaid-covid-19-flexibilities-extended-through-september-30-2021?fbclid=IwAR0nCUQKvkV_OIc3xxbQ22c2gER1Wb3rE60Tdv47UkFgpFvaxcd0YjitF1Y

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09/21/2021

Due to the influx of patient volume due to Covid-19, are you seeing more denials and or rejections than usual? This can be due to a number of reasons: coding, modifiers, system issues, interface problems or lack of staff. Give us a call for an evaluation! 📈

08/26/2021

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/office-of-the-governor-statement-on-covid-19-monoclonal-antibody-treatment

“Governor Abbott’s doctor prescribed Regeneron's monoclonal antibody therapy treatment, which is available at no cost to all Texans who get a doctor’s referral. It is recommended that Texans testing positive for COVID-19 seek this antibody therapeutic drug because of its effectiveness to help ...