Texas Medicine Today - September 2023

Sept. 29, 2023

• CMS To Deny Incomplete Claims on Discarded Drugs Starting in October
• TMA Pushes for Elimination of Excessive Electronic Funds Transfer Fees
• Revalidate Your Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment

Sept. 28, 2023

• "Annual, Incessant" MIPS Changes Persist in Medicare Fee Schedule
• MIPS Hardship Exemption Offered Again in 2023 for COVID?

Sept. 27, 2023

• State Law Banning Refusal of Care to Certain Unvaccinated Patients Takes Effect
• Nominate a Public Health Leader for Nickey Lifetime Achievement Award

Sept. 26, 2023

• Reminder: Revalidate Your Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment
• Medicaid Drops Thousands of Texans; Many Still Qualify   
• DEADLINE: Learn About the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Sept. 25, 2023

• TMA Pushes for Elimination of Excessive Electronic Funds Transfer Fees
• Physicians Can Avoid Electronic Credit Cards and Their Fees
• CMS To Deny Incomplete Claims on Discarded Drugs Starting in October

Sept. 22, 2023

• Medicine, Congressional Leaders Strategize to Expedite Medicare Physician Pay Reform
• Medicare Fee Schedule Proposal Remains “Highly Flawed,” Underscores Need for Reform
• PMP Integration Free to Physicians
• Medicare Advantage Audits Expected to Rise in Face of Increased Federal Scrutiny
• Learn About the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Business of Medicine Conference Maximizes Practical Education – And Physician Connections

Sept. 21, 2023

• Medicare Advantage Audits Expected to Rise in Face of Increased Federal Scrutiny
• Medicare Advantage Plans Wrongly Denied Prior Auth, Payment Requests, Fed Report Shows
• TMA Resumes In-Person Meetings with Major Texas Payers

Sept. 20, 2023

• Noncompetes Spark Ongoing TMA Advocacy, Resources
• Business of Medicine Conference Maximizes Practical Education – And Physician Connections

Sept. 19, 2023

• PMP Integration Free to Physicians
• New Drug Overdose Threat Contains Veterinary Tranquilizer Xylazine
• Physicians’ DEA Registration Now Requires Training on Substance Use Disorder

Sept. 18, 2023

• Medicare Fee Schedule Proposal Remains “Highly Flawed,” Underscores Need for Reform
• Medicine, Congressional Leaders Strategize to Expedite Medicare Physician Pay Reform
• AMA Launches National Study of Physician Practice Expenses

Sept. 15, 2023

• Learn About the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• CMS Reverses Plan to Eliminate Coverage for Preferred Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Sept. 14, 2023

• CMS Reverses Plan to Eliminate Coverage for Preferred Breast Reconstruction Surgery
• Humana Claims Issues Require Resubmission Due to Technical Error
• Medicare to Launch Dementia Payment Model

Sept. 13, 2023

• Physician Advocacy Improves Access to Debt Forgiveness
• Learn About the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• TMA Moment in Time: Medical Liability Reform

Sept. 12, 2023

• A Texas Trailblazer: May Owen, MD, TMA’s First Female President
• Unity in Diversity: Member Sections Promote Leaders, Inform Policy

Sept. 11, 2023

• TMA Adds Counseling Service to Wellness Resources
• “When Everything Inside of You Just Wants to Quit, PBF Is There.”

Sept. 8, 2023

• Humana Claims Issues Require Resubmission Due to Technical Error
• Paying Plasma Centers Proliferate as Volunteer Blood Donors Dwindle
• COVID-19 Gives Wastewater Surveillance a Boost
• Feds Suspend Surprise-Billing Arbitrations After TMA Court Victories

Sept. 7, 2023

• Feds Suspend Surprise-Billing Arbitrations After TMA Court Victories
• New Texas Law Shortens Data Breach Notification Period
• Medicare to Launch Dementia Payment Model

Sept. 6, 2023

• Paying Plasma Centers Proliferate as Volunteer Blood Donors Dwindle
• Nominate a Public Health Leader for the Nickey Lifetime Achievement Award

Sept. 5, 2023

• Humana Claims Issues Require Resubmission Due to Technical Error
• Business of Medicine Conference Offers More – And More Practical – Educational Programming
• Practices Face Post-COVID Staffing Challenges 

Sept. 1, 2023

• Holiday Closure - Labor Day
• State Law Banning Refusal of Care to Certain Unvaccinated Patients Takes Effect
• TMA Wins Fourth Lawsuit Challenging Payment Calculations in Surprise Billing Arbitration
• Deadline Today: Don't Forfeit Your APM Incentive Payment; Act Now
• TMA Border Health Conference Tackles Medicine’s Pressing Issues
• Physicians Walk Patients on the Healthier Side

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