On October 27, 2014, the Governor signed Pennsylvania General Assembly enacted House Bill 1846, which limits both the authority and the reimbursement of physicians and providers other than pharmacies for prescription drugs. It provides as follows: Physicians dispensing prescription drugs from their offices shall receive no more than 110% of the original average wholesale price … Continue Reading
CMS has announced its concern regarding the level of compliance for documenting the face-to-face elements necessary for home health care certification. Attached is an educational piece published by Novitas Solutions on its Part B website. It lists the qualification criteria for home health benefits: Be confined to a home; Under the care of a physician; … Continue Reading
On Friday, Congressional lawmakers approved an extension to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012,1 which contains a "doc fix" preventing a 27.4% cut in Medicare physician payments that was set to begin on March 1, 2012.… Continue Reading
