COLLECT NEW INSURANCE CARDS FROM PATIENTS AND VERIFY BENEFITS: Insurance carriers issue new cards toward the end of each year. It is common for carriers to change identification and group numbers as well as policy benefits and limitations. DO NOT assume everything is the same simply because the carrier is the same. Medicare cards are [...]
For 2018 Medicare coverage, open enrollment is in the fall of 2017, from October 15 to December 7. Changes made during this open enrollment period will take effect on January 1, 2018. During this annual enrollment period (AEP) Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to various aspects of your coverage. They can switch from Original Medicare [...]
New Medicare ABN Form Required For Chiropractors Effective June 21, 2017, Medicare will require all chiropractors to utilize the newly published ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice) form. The changes to the form are minor, however, the consequences for not using the new form are major: use the new ABN form by the launch date or [...]
The ABC's of Medicare Modifiers We get a lot of questions about which modifiers to use when submitting charges to Medicare. Specifically, we are often asked how to indicate whether or not an ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notice) was given to the patient. These are the top 4 Medicare modifiers we use. GA Modifier: Waiver of [...]
Credentialing Help is Here Rid yourself of all the headaches, mounds of paperwork, and confusion with the insurance companies! Trust the experts at KMK Consultants to help you navigate the difficult process of provider enrollment and medical credentialing! As a chiropractor, there are many insurance companies to choose from in your area and if [...]
On October 1 of this year the annual code updates will resume, and to a limited extent they will impact chiropractors. The biggest news is that Medicare’s “grace period” is now officially over starting October 1, 2016. In case you forgot what the grace period entails, here’s the deats: you can now be audited and [...]