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Understanding the state of Medicare telehealth coverage
CMS lost the authority to provide flexibility in covering telehealth when the PHE expired. Legislation has been passed to extend some of them.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau releases proposed rule on medical debt
The proposed rule would alleviate barriers that patients face when attempting to obtain a loan or mortgage when they have medical debt.
J. Allen Meadows receives the 2023 AMPAC Award
Dr. Meadows has been influential in the ACAAI’s Allergy Strike Force – bringing College members and leadership to Washington, DC annually.
Standardizing claim attachments
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a long-awaited proposed rule for new data standards for health care attachments and electronic sign…
Your advocacy connection
If you’re from the Southeastern part of the country, take part in the region’s House of Delegates town hall meeting. It’s your opportunity to discuss nonclinic…
HHS issues final rule on anti-kickback statute
In a Final Rule issued November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) added seven new safe harbors…
2021 E/M coding and documentation rules
New rules for reporting outpatient office evaluation and management (E/M) services took effect Jan. 1. The coding and documentation revisions, adopted by the …
Good news for allergist payment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rates and conversion factor (CF) following changes…
What to do if you’ve been audited
Many payers have policies against so-called “pharmaceutical wastage,” which require providers to report -- and in some cases, minimize -- the amount of biologi…
Get coding books at a discount
Get OPTUM360 coding books at special pricing and free shipping! The Advocacy Council is excited to provide College members with special discounted pricing on O…
