Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS), Medicare Administrative Contractor for the states of Indiana and Michigan, will be hosting 2 live onsite seminars discussing skilled nursing facility consolidated billing on July 16, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN and July 17, 2013 in East Lansing, MI. To register for the SNF consolidated billing seminars, click HERE.

Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS), Medicare Administrative Contractor for private practices in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, will be hosting 2 seminars on outpatient therapy. The first is on July 16, 2013 in Iowa City, IA (registration now open) and the second will be on August 27, 2013 in Omaha, NE (registration opens July 2, 2013). Each seminar is 3 hours in length and seating is limited to the first 50 registrants. For additional information and to register for the outpatient therapy seminar, click HERE. If you are a private practice in Indiana or Michigan, WPS will be

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) issued their June 2013 report to Congress. The report is 303 pages in length and consists of 9 chapters. Chapter 9 is titled “Mandated report: Improving Medicare’s payment system for outpatient therapy services” and consists of Medicare payment policy for outpatient therapy services, Medicare spending on outpatient therapy services, and significant recommendations to reform Medicare policy and payment for outpatient therapy services. Recommendations include changing the certification period, a drastic reduction in the therapy cap dollar amount for all 3 disciplines, and changes to the use of V codes for outpatient therapy services, just