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How does a doctor’s participation in Medicare affect reimbursement?

May 14, 2020 – Medicare reimbursement refers to the payments that hospitals and physicians receive in return for services rendered to Medicare… Read more

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What was the Medicare ‘doc fix’ legislation?

May 1, 2020 – The Medicare "doc fix" was temporary legislation that was enacted 17 times between 2003 and 2014 to prevent those provider reimbursement… Read more