Biling: 2 Ways the New Healthcare Law Affects Medicare Pay
Hint: Timely filing rules will change, giving you less time to submit your claims going forward.
The president recently signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law amidst much fanfare. Although most of the law's 2,390 pages were not specifically related to Medicare, some of the bill does pertain to Part B.
Read on to find out two facts about the law that may apply to your practice.1. You now have 1 year to submit claims. In the past, Part B providers had 15 months or more to submit their claims to Medicare, but...
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