Medicare

Videos

High Costs of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy Barrier to Medicare Beneficiary Drug Access

01/20/2021

Arjun Gupta, MD, discusses results from a study assessing out-of-pocket and total spending on pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy under Medicare Part D.

Arjun Gupta, MD, discusses...

01/20/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

News

Medicare Telemedicine Reimbursement Before and After COVID-19

12/17/2020

A partnership between government agencies, clinicians, researchers, patient advocacy groups, and private-sector organizations needs to be created to rapidly test, evaluate, deploy, and pay for new telemedicine care models.

A partnership between government...

12/17/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

CMS

Get on Board With the Quality Payment Program

11/04/2019

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

In the last two years, the Quality Payment Program (QPP) has changed the way wound clinicians practice. This author assesses the status of the QPP, specifically how the program can help improve the quality of patient care and patient outcomes...

In the last two years, the...

11/04/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Blog

Proposed WPS LCD Sets An Alarming Precedent For Ulcer Debridement

10/09/2019

Jeffrey D. Lehrman , DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA;

Do you really care about preventing amputations? If so, now is your time to show it. WPS Government Health Administrators, the Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor for Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri, has issued a...

Do you really care about...

10/09/2019

Podiatry Today

Business Briefs

Is Medicare’s Reimbursement Timeline Incorporated Into Your Calendar?

09/30/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum , MS;

Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, HMP and the author do not represent, guarantee, or warranty that coding, coverage, and...

Information regarding coding,...

09/30/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Blog

Educating Aging Adults About Medicare Coverage Of Podiatry Services

08/16/2019

Richard L. Blake , DPM, FAAPSM;

08/16/2019

Podiatry Today

Blog

The “ABCDs” Of Medicare And The Impact On Our Practices

06/27/2019

Barbara J. Aung , DPM, CWS, FAPWHc, CPMA;

06/27/2019

Podiatry Today

Brief Report

Do Not Limit Where Ulcer Debridements Can Be Performed!

02/28/2018

Jeffrey D. Lehrman , DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA;

Medicare is a national program administered on a local level by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs). At the time of this writing, there are 8 MACs in the United States. The MACs can choose to issue Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)...

Medicare is a national program...

02/28/2018

Wounds

Partner Resource

Long-Term Care Regulatory and Practice Changes: Impact on Care, Quality, and Access

08/06/2015

Richard G. Stefanacci , DO, MGH, MBA, AGSF, CMD;

Long-term care (LTC) is undergoing major changes sure to impact all LTC providers. These changes are occurring as a result of a focus to decrease LTC costs, which are expected to occur through reductions in both LTC...

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08/06/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Letters to the Editor

Abrupt CMS Decision May Threaten Hundreds of Thousands of Wound Care Patients With Potential Limb Loss

06/16/2015

Desmond P. Bell Jr., DPM, CWS, FFPM, RCPS(Glasg), FCCWS, FAPWCA;

Robert J. Snyder , MD, PhD, DPM, FACFAS, CWS-P, MBA;

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

06/16/2015

Wounds