tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 21

Physician Notes: MACs Still Keeping Medicare Claims in Holding Pattern

Plus: Texas-based doctor nailed for billing Medicare for dates of service when he was actually on vacation.The three-day Memorial Day weekend may have given you more time to relax, but it was back to reality on Tuesday, when practices discovered that Congress members -- who are their only hope in getting Medicare pay rates frozen at current levels through June -- are still on recess.Last week, the freeze that has been keeping the Medicare conversion factor at 2009 levels expired, meaning that Part B practices could face a 21 percent cut effective for dates of service June...

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