Healthcare News: Medicare overpaid beneficiaries $1.9 million for CCM, says OIG

Article Overview

This article covers an Office of Inspector General review of Medicare chronic care management billing and the resulting overpayment concerns. It explains the general compliance context for CCM services, the categories of overlapping services involved, and the kinds of CMS process changes and provider notifications the report recommends. The piece is relevant to coders, compliance staff, billing managers, and Medicare providers who work with chronic care management claims.