“Incident to” billing by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) would be eliminated if Congress adopts a recent recommendation from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). In its June quarterly report to Congress, MedPAC suggests requiring APRNs and PAs to bill Medicare payment directly for all their services, rather than under the national provider identifier […]
That statement may appear to be somewhat controversial, but it shouldn’t be. First, plans are required to provide the patient with benefits that are at least as generous as those required under the two-midnight rules. If that were the only factor in play here, I would say it would mean that the patient can’t be […]