October 1st, 2026The 10 federal policy changes that will hit medical practices hardest in 2027Medicaid work requirements, new remote monitoring rules and an electronic prior authorization deadline all land Jan. 1, and that's only part of what MGMA told practice leaders to watch.Read more
September 30th, 2026Practice leaders tell MGMA an approved prior authorization is no guarantee of paymentHold times, delayed approvals and denials on authorized care dominated member feedback to MGMA's government affairs team.Read more
September 29th, 2026On coding and curiosity: Hunting for gold in the numbers your practice already generatesA spreadsheet and the question ‘why?’ are enough to get started, an expert says.Read more
September 28th, 2026Some payers worry about meeting Jan. 1 electronic prior authorization deadline, MGMA saysMGMA is pushing back on any delay as insurers describe a three-step build.Read more
September 25th, 2026UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Centene sign on to shared credentialing programThree big payers are moving to shared credentialing through CertifyOS. What it could fix for practices and what it leaves on your desk.Read more
September 23rd, 2026CMS marketplace fraud sweep puts eligibility checks back on the front deskCMS dropped 760,000 marketplace enrollees in a fraud sweep. Real-time eligibility checks keep the fallout from turning into denials.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
October 2nd, 2026Patient no-shows: Find the causes before applying solutionsDon't 'throw everything at it' before examining reasons why patients don't arrive for treatments.Read more