Cardiology Question for the Week of May 5, 2025
What steps is CMS taking to improve access to high-cost specialty drugs, particularly for underserved populations served by Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals?
What steps is CMS taking to improve access to high-cost specialty drugs, particularly for underserved populations served by Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals?
Although specifics remain under negotiation, early outlines and House resolutions suggest that Medicaid will face significant reductions, likely through a combination of structural funding changes
Based on the first Trump Administration, everyone expected an early focus on immigration, deportations, and audits. I think what has taken some employers by surprise
Let me start with a wild Medicare Advantage (MA) denial of inpatient admission. This was a 75-year-old male who fell. The patent had chronic atrial
The Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) was implemented with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). It is a mandatory Medicare value-based
Leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma are all types of blood cancers, but they affect different types of blood cells and have unique characteristics. Leukemia involves
InIn the FY 2026 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced updates to the Transforming Episode
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule for the 2026 fiscal year (FY). Among
What are the intended use of codes 88355–88358?
How should respiratory therapy bill for ventilation management provided in the emergency department?
CMS just finalized a policy to pay for non-opioid pain treatments. Why does this matter, especially for heart patients?
Do you have any tips for applying modifer 74?

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