Texas Medicine Today - December 2023

Dec. 20, 2023

• Holiday Closure
• No Prior Auth Required for Generic Asthma Meds Following Medicaid Formulary Change
• Your Billing and Collections Checklist for 2024  

Dec. 19, 2023

• Corpus Hospital Revives Emergency Medicine Residency Program  
• Apply for a Grant to Help Promote Vaccines 
• Apply for Executive Council Positions by Jan. 15

Dec. 18, 2023

• Medicare Payment Crisis Forces Rural Practice Closure
• Enroll As an Ordering or Referring Physician to Avoid Claims Denials

Dec. 15, 2023

• Add-On Payment Code for Complex Visits to Start in 2024
• CMS Introduces Electronic Documentation Submission Tool
• Bipartisan Legislation Would Prohibit Electronic Funds Transfer Fees
• EHR Systems Must Give Practices Export Functionality

Dec. 14, 2023

• EHR Systems Must Give Practices Export Functionality
• New Leadership Summit Heeds Physicians’ Calls for Career Training

Dec. 13, 2023

• Bipartisan Legislation Would Prohibit Electronic Funds Transfer Fees
• TMA's Leadership Against Payer Abuses Resulted in Relief, Reform
• CMS Introduces Electronic Documentation Submission Tool

Dec. 12, 2023

• New Network Adequacy Law Tackles Waivers
• TMA Fights to Implement Gold Card Law as Intended
• Add-On Payment Code for Complex Visits to Start in 2024
• Send TMA Your Prior Authorization Nightmare Stories

Dec. 11, 2023

• New Leadership Summit Heeds Physicians’ Calls for Career Training  
• TMA Experts Dispel Myths of Medical Records

Dec. 8, 2023

• Feds Extend NSA Dispute Resolution Timelines
• Texas Delegation Helps Stop Single-Payer Push at AMA Interim Meeting
• Sickle Cell Disease Care Targeted in State, Federal Efforts

Dec. 7, 2023

• New RSV Preventions Can Reduce Seasonal Burden of Disease
• Sickle Cell Disease Care Targeted in State, Federal Efforts
• Save the Date: Virtual Policy Making 101

Dec.6, 2023

• Practices Must Provide Good Faith Estimates of Charges Under No Surprises Act Requirement
• Health Plan Directories See Damaging Gaps Awaiting Final NSA Rules

Dec. 5, 2023

• TMA Leads Opposition Against Flawed Implementation of No Surprises Act
• Feds Extend NSA Dispute Resolution Timelines

Dec. 4, 2023

• Texas Delegation Helps Stop Single-Payer Push at AMA Interim Meeting
• AMA Interim Meeting Section Highlights

Dec. 1, 2023

•  Voter Approval of Broadband Funding Bolsters Telemedicine
• CMS Strengthens Price Transparency for Hospitals

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