by Stephanie Davidson | Feb 13, 2026 | MAC Matters, MAC News
Model Notice of Privacy Practices: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a Model Notice of Privacy Practices to assist practices in developing their own personalized NPP, available here. By February 16, 2026, HIPAA-covered entities...
by Stephanie Davidson | Feb 4, 2026 | Action Reports
By: Stephanie Davidson, MAC Insurance Director 2026 VA Fee Schedule Available The VA has released the 2026 fee schedule, with rates effective January 1, 2026. Do you know how VA determines their rates? When reimbursing for authorized community care, VA uses the...
by Stephanie Davidson | Jan 28, 2026 | MAC News
As we head into 2026, many chiropractic offices are experiencing issues with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that are affecting claims processing and reimbursement. While all MA plans are required by law to cover the same services as Medicare Part B, payer-specific...
by Stephanie Davidson | Oct 1, 2025 | Action Reports
As of today, the CY 2026 ICD-10-CM updates are in effect. This year’s update includes 487 new codes, 28 deletions, and 38 revisions. Key Takeaway: None of the changes impact the diagnosis codes that are payable for chiropractic services under CMS (Billing and Coding:...
by Stephanie Davidson | Jul 17, 2025 | MAC News
The MAC has continued to hear from members that the BCBSM Multiple Therapy Payment Reduction (MTPR) policy is still being applied to code 97124 for MESSA patients, despite prior communication from BCBSM indicating that the reduction policy would be removed. BCBSM...
