The Jimmo Settlement Agreement clarifies Medicare’s longstanding policy coverage of skilled nursing and skilled therapy services. Please read this article and access the link within the article for more information.
The interest period begins on the day after payment is due and ends on the day of payment. The new rate of 4.625% is in effect January through July 2025.
The January Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) expands editing related to manifestation diagnosis codes. Read this article to find out more about the editing.
When a patient enrolls in or disenrolls from a Medicare Advantage plan during his/her inpatient stay, the following factors will determine whether to bill the Medicare Advantage plan and/or original Medicare.
CMS entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which allows First Coast to recover duplicate payments for the same services made to providers by both Medicare and the VA. This recovery effort is referred to as t…