As you’ve learned by now, your MAC is responsible for many different activities connected to the enrollment of the provider through to processing claims and appeals. This brief training outlines all the activities for which you’ll look to your local MAC to fulfill.
Staying up to date on changes within the Medicare system is an obligation of a compliant office. The Medicare Learning Network is an excellent resource provided by Medicare to keep practices in the know about important billing and other information. This brief tutorial instructs you in how to sign up for the newsletter and to…
Some of the most important information about Medicare coverage, billing, coding and documentation is found in the Local Coverage Documents and Articles supplied by Medicare. They are also listed on the MAC’s website and allow you to navigate to the coverage database for the latest information on these requirements. Review these two brief trainings and…
Chiropractors are among the only types of providers who may not opt-out of Medicare Part B and treat Medicare patients without billing Medicare for the services. This means that to provide any service, covered or not, the provider must be properly enrolled in Medicare Part B. Sadly, many providers circumvent this rule and see Medicare…
Medicare coverage for Chiropractic services is quite limited compared to coverage for other types of healthcare. Often, patients come in thinking their coverage is the same as they are used to outside of Chiropractic, and it is up to the team to make sure they understand the differences. This training outlines all the most important…
Medicare Restrictions Related to Chiropractic Coverage 240.1 – Coverage of Chiropractic Services Coverage for chiropractic service is specifically limited to treatment by means of manual manipulation (i.e., use of the hands). Manual devices (i.e., those that are hand-held with the thrust of the force of the device controlled manually) may be used by chiropractors in…