2018 Medicare Advantage (Part C) costs The Medicare Advantage program, also known as Medicare Part C, provides a way to receive your Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) benefits, except for hospice care, which Part A covers. Medicare Advantage …
The American Dental Association (ADA) recently issued guidance for dentists billing for PPE. The ADA has also provided a list of insurers that provide reimbursement (from $7 to $20) for PPE using code Current Dental Terminology (CDT) code “D1999 – …
The development of orofacial myofunctional therapy The questions below can lead to discussion about the signs and symptoms of a patterning problem with orofacial muscles. They can be addressed by a hygienist who has training in the growing field of …
The Trump administration has finalized several changes in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D in anticipation of bid submissions on June 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (PDF) Friday that includes technical changes …
U0001 – Cdc 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) real-time rt-pcr diagnostic panel For services beginning February 4, 2020, Medicare has created two HCPCS codes to report testing for this particular strain of the coronavirus, U0001: CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus Real Time …
The safety of patients, dentists and dental team members has been and always will be the American Dental Association’s (ADA) utmost concern. The ADA has issued interim recommendations aligning with those from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for use …
ADA News Logo Current Issue ADA asks Congress to ensure appropriate PPE for all health care workers Dentists treating emergency procedures need immediate access to proper equipment April 14, 2020 By Jennifer Garvin Washington — The ADA is calling on …
TIPS FOR PROPER CALL DOCUMENTATION AT YOUR PRACTICE You take the time to carefully document patient visits; make sure that same care is taken to document patient phone calls. Like other documentation, the common rule when it comes to call …
The ADA has been very helpful in continuing to issue guidance on teledentistry billing and current policies from insurance carriers. We look forward to seeing more carriers offer reimbursement for evaluations conducted via teledentistry during the COVID-19 outbreak. This valuable …
Providers are concerned a new national policy from Aetna involving evaluation and management services will result in inappropriate down-codes. Under the policy, Aetna will automatically down-code claims gave for office visits or certain modifiers when the insurer finds an “apparent …