by Tim Gaughan | Dec 6, 2024 | Action Reports
Membership Dues Associated with Trade Associations and Business Leagues Are Deductible as an Ordinary and Necessary Business Expense MAC members, did you know your professional dues are 98 percent deductible? Generally, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows...
by Tim Gaughan | Dec 6, 2024 | Action Reports
Michigan Law Requires Interest When an Insurer Fails to Timely Pay Claims A significant challenge to any chiropractic office is the prompt collection of payments from insurers. In 2002, the Michigan Legislature amended the Insurance Code (MCL §500.100-500.8302) to...
by Tim Gaughan | Dec 5, 2024 | Action Reports
Medicare Paid for More Than 200,000 Unnecessary Procedures Over Three Years, Costing Approximately $2 Billion “In spinal surgery, as with other fields of medicine, physicians routinely overlook evidence to make exceptions, sometimes at shockingly high rates. This type...
by Tim Gaughan | Oct 31, 2024 | Action Reports
The Factors to Consider When Setting Your Fee Schedule By: Carl Alden, MAC Consultant The Michigan Association of Chiropractors (MAC) is often asked, “How much should I be charging?” or a similar question. This is understandable, as the pricing of products or...
by Tim Gaughan | Oct 31, 2024 | Action Reports, MAC News
Failure to Revalidate By the Deadline Will Result in Being Inactivated in the System and Unable to Receive Payment from Any Medicaid Program By: Stephanie Davidson, MAC Insurance Relations Manager What You Need to Know! All providers are required to revalidate...
by Tim Gaughan | Oct 31, 2024 | Action Reports
Be Sure to Check Medicare Patients’ Cards A Data Breach Earlier This Year Caused Medicare to Issue New Cards to Affected Beneficiaries In July, Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS) notified the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that files containing...