The Medicare provider compulsory revalidation period has been extended to 2015. Until 2015 Medicare Carriers and Contractors will be sending out notices on a regular basis to all their providers who enrolled in Medicare prior to March 25, 2011.
For 2013 there have been major changes to the codes in the Psychiatry section of the AMA’s manual on Current Procedural Terminology. These are the codes that must be used for billing and documentation for all insurers.
As of April 1, 2013, Medicare fees were effectively cut by 2% as part of the overall federal cuts required by sequestration. More...