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Recap: What Does the No Surprises Act Cover? Since we are halfway through 2025, the No Surprises Act (NSA) is now being strictly enforced. Last year, the focus was on training and adjusting to the new rules, but this year it is all about enforcing everyone to follow them. The
How we are paid for behavioral health is evolving quickly. In 2025, providers will have to navigate a lot of new codes, policies, and technologies. Demand for mental health and substance use treatment grew during the pandemic. Telehealth visits for care grew from around 1% prior to 2020 to more
Effective July 1, 2025, the AMA released new Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) codes and made some revisions. There are 23 new PLA code updates (0552U–0574U) approved by the CPT Editorial Panel, one code revised, and six others removed. These changes will be found in CPT 2026 released in October 2025
Congressional leaders are considering a broad budget proposal known as the 2025 reconciliation bill that would significantly transform federal programs. Among the areas of top concern is Medicaid, the federal health program for low-income adults, older adults, people with disabilities, and many children. Currently, roughly 71 million Americans are on
Imagine doing all the right things for patient care and forgetting a simple deadline and losing Medicare payments. The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) has a lot of significant dates each year. If you participate in MIPS for 2025, here’s the timeline you need to be aware of. Forgetting a
Medical credentialing is the pivotal process of checking the credentials, licenses, and background of healthcare providers. In 2025, it will see radical transformations. As healthcare continues to transform further, Medical Credentialing in 2025 will need greater attention, velocity, and active monitoring than ever before. The new regulations this year require
Imagine running your medical practice in 2025: staff and supply expenses continue to rise, but reimbursement for your services continues to shrink. That’s the reality of healthcare finance in 2025, and it keeps a lot of physicians anxious about profiting with their practice. Value-based care (VBC) – a system that
Why a 2025 HIPAA Security Rule Update? Cyberattacks on healthcare have skyrocketed, leading to the first in-depth HIPAA Security Rule re-write in over a decade. Alone in 2024, breaches affected more than 180 million individuals health information, at an average cost of more than $10 million per incident – more
Attention SNFs and Medical Billers: Significant Changes Ahead! If you’re an Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Medicare is once again altering the rules. There’s a huge July 2025 HCPCS update you can’t afford to miss. Why is this significant? Apply the wrong code? Your application will be DENIED. Utilizing an outdated
Introduction Telehealth changed the face of healthcare during the pandemic. Everyone is now waiting to see what happens to telehealth when temporary Medicare rules expire on September 30, 2025. While a recent Congressional action on March 15, 2025, extended the most important telehealth flexibilities up to September 30, 2025, uncertainty
