by Tim Gaughan | Apr 18, 2024 | MAC Matters, MAC News
The recent cyber-attack on Change Healthcare, an electronic data interchange clearinghouse that reportedly handles 15 billion transactions annually, disrupted payments to doctors and health care facilities nationwide earlier this year. Below are some important billing...
by Tim Gaughan | Mar 11, 2024 | MAC Matters, MAC News
Biden Signs Law Providing Slight Increase in 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Increase Applies to Patients Receiving Care On or After March 9, 2024 On Saturday, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan spending package that keeps part of the federal government...
by Tim Gaughan | Mar 4, 2024 | MAC Matters
Transform Reimbursement for Chiropractic Care through the CPI Survey A Clinician Practice Information (CPI) Survey has been emailed to 333 random chiropractors who have an exclusive opportunity to provide critical information regarding the cost of practice. Because...
by Tim Gaughan | Feb 26, 2024 | Action Reports, MAC Matters, MAC News
How Could This Affect Your Practice? Beware of Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors! In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule changing the criteria for classifying independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards...
by Tim Gaughan | Jan 19, 2024 | MAC Matters, MAC News
MAC Insurance Relations Team Recommends All Offices Familiarize Themselves with This Guidance Yesterday, Anita Fox, Director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS), issued an Insurance Bulletin (2024-06-INS) regarding payment and billing...
by Tim Gaughan | Dec 18, 2023 | MAC Matters, MAC News
MAC Members: Access the Updated Fee Schedule WPS Medicare has released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Unfortunately, the fees reflect reductions of between 3.4 and 5.5 percent, the result of a decrease to the conversion factor and budget neutrality...
