DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 11 (November)

Part B News briefs

CMS will ask you to collect more money upfront from your Medicare patients in 2011. The Part B deductible will be $162 next year, a 4.5% increase from the current rate of $155. TIP: Remind your patients when scheduling appointments to be ready to pay the $162 deductible after Jan. 1. Several of your peers reported difficulties collecting the amount earlier this year after the deductible had jumped nearly 15% (PBN 2/1/10).

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