July 2022

The US Office of Inspector General (OIG) released another in a series of Special Fraud Alerts on July 20, 2022, this one directed to potentially fraudulent telehealth, telemedicine, and telemarketing service fraud schemes, collectively referred to as “Telemedicine Companies”.  The alert is based upon OIG’s perception that these Telemedicine Companies are engaged in schemes to

On July 7, 2022, CMS released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023, which proposes physician fee schedule reductions via the Medicare Conversion Factor.

  • The general Medicare conversion factor will be reduced by 4.4% from $34,61 to $33.08
  • The anesthesia conversion factor will be reduced 3.9% from $21.56 to $20.72

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Mike Cassidy recently wrote an article entitled, “Private Equity Deals Offer Both Potential Significant Return and Significant Challenges” in the Legal Summary section of the July 2022 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. The ACMS Bulletin is the Allegheny County Medical Society’s signature publication which reaches over 2,000 physicians in Southwestern Pennsylvania each

Jeremy Farrell and Rebecca Moran recently wrote an article entitled, “Pregnancy-Related Protections for New Physicians” in the Legal Summary section of the June 2022 Allegheny County Medical Society (ACMS) Bulletin. The ACMS Bulletin is the Allegheny County Medical Society’s signature publication which reaches over 2,000 physicians in Southwestern Pennsylvania each month. Click here