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Featured Episode: A Medicare Proposal Could Change How You Receive Care — Here's What You Can Do
Most people don't follow healthcare policy. But this one is worth your attention, and the window to do something about it closes September 14th.
A new CMS proposal, if passed, would cut reimbursement by 50 percent any time a doctor performs a procedure on the same day as an office visit. On paper, it sounds like a billing technicality. In practice, it means that if your dermatologist finds a suspicious mole during a routine skin check, many practices would no longer be able to biopsy it that same day without losing money on the encounter. You'd be asked to come back. Two appointments, two…
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