Help stop the proposed Medicare cuts

Congress is proposing yet another 2.8% pay cut – on top of all the other Medicare pay cuts they've made over the last 20 years. Contact your U.S. representative and senators and tell them how this new 2.8% pay cut will affect your practice and your patients. .

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Beneficial Information Reporting Rule compliance

Is your medical practice part of the 32 million entities required to file an initial BOI report? In order to avoid financial and criminal penalties outlined in the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that went into effect this year, businesses established prior to January 1, 2024 that are not exempt from filing must do so no later than January 1, 2025!

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Electronic Voting Text Reminders for HCMS Elections

This year members who opt-in will also receive SMS/text message election reminders and voting invitations from Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS). Each text will contain an embedded link that, when clicked, will auto-log the member into their ballot (if they have not already voted). Deadline to sign up for text reminders will be Friday, October 11. Voting will go through Friday, October 25 .

New bilateral billing and policy guide 

Due to increased denials for bilateral procedures, HCMS developed a new web page,Bilateral Indicators and Billing Guidelines, to assist physicians and staff in navigating the various payer billing and payment requirements and policies. Included on the web page is a payerBilateral Billing Guide that outlines each payer’s bilateral billing instructions and related policies.

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Understanding the TMB fingerprinting process

As a reminder for those physicians who were licensed prior to 2018, you must be fingerprinted to be able to renew your license. HCMS developed a flyer to help navigate the TMB fingerprinting process.

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