Medicare: Recent Changes

A number of changes to Medicare were passed in late 2022, including an expansion of the providers who can be reimbursed, an extension of telehealth waivers, and a new conversion factor.  You can see an easy-to-read summary of these changes written by APA staff...

CPT Code: Professional Consultations

Psychologists now have a mechanism to provide and report interprofessional consultations (through telephone, electronic medical records, etc.) for diagnosis and treatment.  The new CPT® codes are 99446–99449 and 99451.  We caution you to check with your insurer to see...
Updated Reconsider Request Forms

Updated Reconsider Request Forms

Providers submitting reconsideration requests to Gainwell Technologies should use the new form that is now located on the Vermont Medicaid website (http://www.vtmedicaid.com/#/forms). This form is to be used for non-timely filing reconsideration requests only; there...
Latest PERM Audit Update

Latest PERM Audit Update

The Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) audit has commenced and will examine sampled claims from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Providers with a sampled claim will receive a medical record request letter from NCI Information Systems, Inc., and are required to...