The AMA has announced the CPT code set for the third dose of the COVID-19 pediatric Pfizer vaccine. This was effective for use right after the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the use of a third, primary series dose of the Pfizer vaccine for certain 5 through 11 year [...]
Happy New Year from Americare Network! We are extremely excited to start this year and continue helping our healthcare providers. For those who do not know our company, we are a medical billing company and much more. Not only can we help your healthcare facility with medical billing, but we can [...]
Happy Holidays from our team at Americare Network! Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. Wishing everybody the best of health and happiness!
As the end of 2021 approaches, let’s take a look back at what’s happened and look forward to what’s to come. At the beginning of the year, we started our blog with the aim at spreading news and awareness about healthcare insurance and the medical industry. We’ve covered different topics in [...]
In a previous post we mentioned that for Period 1 Reporting, a 60-day Grace Period was extended for providers as part of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). This Grace Period started October 1st, 2021 and ends November 30th, 2021 at 11:59PM ET. This Grace Period was extended to allow providers some [...]
In lieu of our usual blog posts, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving holiday! We are thankful for all of our clients and being able to help them, our employees, and everyone who is a part of Americare Network. Wishing everyone the best this Thanksgiving [...]
We’re getting closer to the effective date of the No Surprises Act, January 1, 2022. As part of this Act, “good faith estimates” are required of providers. But what does this mean exactly? Firstly, good faith estimates are required for uninsured individuals or self pay individuals. When a provider finds out [...]
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) has released the final rule for the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2022. This will include updates on policy changes that will take place January 1, 2022. This fee schedule is the basis of how Medicare payments are made. Here are a few [...]
With the recent updates in who is eligible for a booster dose and with the expansion of the two dose COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 5-11 year old children, there may be an increase in demand at your pharmacy. Pharmacists under the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination are allowed to [...]
