Medicare to Cover Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain

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,...

Medicare Acupuncture Update

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...

New PIP APTP Form – 4/15/16

04/15/2016New PIP APTP Form – 4/15/16 A new Attending Provider Treatment Plan form for PIP pre-certifications will be mandatory beginning on April 15th, 2016. On February 9th 2016 the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) issued Order A16-101.  This...

SHBP Conference Call 1-21-2016

01/21/2016SHBP Conference Call 1-21-2016 If you missed our Statewide Conference  call regarding the State Health Benefits Program on Thursday, January 21st, 2016 it is now available for you to listen at the links below:...