Every organization, individually and corporately, should go online at https://www.fcso.com and check under “Provider Enrollment” then go to “PECOS” to verify that their group, as well as, each individual physician in the group, is enrolled in their system. You must be enrolled by January 11, 2011. If not, your payments will [...]
The week has been a rollercoaster for Medicare physician pay, highlighting the urgent need for permanent repeal of the sustainable growth rate system. The Senate this afternoon passed legislation that temporarily reverses the 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut in place since June 1 and provides a 2.2 percent update through Nov. 30. However, because [...]
Legislation At Risk As Friday Deadline for Medicare Pay Cut Processing Approaches Collective Voices of You and Your Patients Crucial to Reverse 21 Percent SGR Cut
In a procedural vote today, the Senate failed to pass the proposed 19-month Medicare physician pay fix. As a result, a seven-month fix is expected to be considered tomorrow, but it [...]
Physicians again find themselves on a crash course with the 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut set to take effect today, June 1. Congress failed to pass the “extenders” bill – including tax measures, unemployment compensation and a sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician fee fix – before leaving town for Memorial Day.