The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it has updatedand improved its process for making Medicare coverage decisions. A noticepublished in the Federal Register on Sept. 26 incorporates lessons learnedover the past 3 years and implements certain requirements of the Medicare,Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000.
Medicare’s G2211 and thoughts on how to best use it in urology
May 1st 2024"We felt that it was important to again address this topic because we have received numerous questions regarding the correct use of this code and we have had some experience using the code now that it is active and been able to observe some of the initial payment processing by the payer," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.
Experts develop guide on online tools to reduce costs of urologic drugs
April 22nd 2024"At a time when patients are increasingly concerned about prescription drugs, this information will provide a useful starting point for making essential medications as affordable as possible," says Ruchika Talwar, MD.