September 16th, 2026Medicare physician pay reform 2027: Patients First Act and 4 other bills explainedA House hearing put the Patients First Act and four related bills in play. Here is how each would change Medicare pay and practice rules.Read more
August 31st, 2026Kennedy asks what the AMA's CPT codes cost, and practices have until Sept. 14 to answerThe comment window closes Sept. 14, and the same rule already previews what a coding transition looks like operationally.Read more
September 22nd, 2026As CMS moves to end traditional MIPS, practices face a Nov. 30 MVP deadlineTraditional MIPS would end after 2028 under a CMS proposal. Practices that want an MVP for 2026 must register by Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. EST.Read more
September 14th, 2026MGMA presses CMS to drop 50 percent same-day payment cutMGMA is fighting a 2027 Medicare proposal that would halve payment when an office visit and a procedure land on the same day.Read more
September 22nd, 2026Florida's school vaccine rule would also rewrite the forms your practice signsFlorida's proposed school vaccine rule also rewrites DH 680, DH 681 and the Florida SHOTS forms and provider agreements.Read more
September 21st, 2026Wisconsin lets APRNs practice without physicians, but Medicare billing may still require oneWisconsin APRNs can now apply to practice without a collaborating physician, but Medicare billing rules may still require one.Read more
September 18th, 2026AMA presses CMS to hold the Jan. 1, 2027, deadline for electronic prior authorizationA delay would leave practices without the information they need to train staff and test workflows before the deadline, the AMA told CMS.Read more
September 18th, 202612 new ICD-10 codes worth adding to your pick list before Oct. 1Heel pain gets laterality, BRCA gets its own code and liver fibrosis gets a middle stage. These are the FY 2027 additions your physicians will reach for.Read more