tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2011 Issue 24

Industry Notes

CMS to Cover Obesity Screening and Counseling This holiday season, CMS has given several gifts that should keep on giving to your practice long into 2012 and beyond. Not only does Medicare plan to start covering annual cardiovascular disease prevention, depression screenings, and alcohol misuse screenings, but the agency also recently announced that it will cover obesity screening and counseling as well. On Nov. 30, CMS said that Medicare "is adding coverage for preventive services to reduce obesity" in an effort to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. "Obesity is a challenge faced...

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