Mar 20, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates, Insurance News
Please Urge Your Assembly Members to Oppose S-2273! Here’s How… We have set up another Phone2Action campaign so that you and your patients can email your Assembly representatives easily to urge them to oppose the companion bill to S-2273 which involves drastic...
Mar 20, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates, Insurance News
Reminder: United GP Modifier Required as of April 1, 2020 As previously reported, United Healthcare and its subsidiaries will require the GP modifier to be appended to any codes that are deemed “Always Therapy” codes according to CMS for dates of service on or after...
Mar 13, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates
03/13/2020SEHBP Update You may have seen articles recently announcing an agreement between Senate President Steve Sweeney and the NJEA on changes to the School Employee Health Benefits Program. There are many details not yet available regarding these changes but...
Mar 3, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates
We had previously advised membership that Medicare had begun covering acupuncture in certain specified situations as of Jan. 21, 2020. Acupuncture is to be allowed for chronic low back pain for 12 visits with an additional eight if improvement is shown, with no more...
Mar 3, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates
After several delays, for dates of service on or after April 1, 2020, United Healthcare will require the GP modifier to be appended to any codes that are deemed “Always Therapy” codes according to CMS. These codes will include: 97012, 97016, 97018, 97022,...
Mar 3, 2020 | ANJC News & Updates
Insurance Update: Medicare to Cover Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain By Matt Minnella, Director of Insurance and Regulatory Affairs CMS announced on Tuesday that Medicare will cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain for dates of service on or after Jan. 21,...
