Next Event: NCCI Edits & Modifier 59: Version 31.2
Date: June 26,2025
New York Mandates Insurances Pay for Telehealth Services
On March 3, 2020, New York State Department of Financial Services issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 3 (2020) to All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans. The letter goes on to state the following: “Issuers are reminded that Insurance Law §§ 3217-h and 4306-g and Public Health Law § 4406-g prohibit issuers from excluding a service that is otherwise covered under a comprehensive health insurance policy or contract because the service is
Double Booking Non-Medicare Patients: How Do I Bill?
Two weeks, I wrote an article titled “Can I Double Book Medicare Patients“. If you have not had a chance to read this article, I would suggest you take a few minutes to read it as it will really help you in your practice and organization understand the rules and regulations regarding scheduling and billing of double booking Medicare patients. This article then led to other questions that I will address in this article. The last question will show you how it’s possible to bill 7 time-based units plus 2 untimed CPT codes within a one hour time period. QuestionCan