We know what we believe. On those topics about which we are particularly passionate, we are usually able to marshal the facts in support of our stance. Our experience and knowledge base—when coupled with that personal sense of rightness—allow us to be confident in successfully articulating our position. The problem with all this is that the person ...

SummaryThere are a few changes in store for chronic pain providers in 2023 based on the most recent government proposals. Today's alert summarizes some of the key pain-specific provisions coming from CMS.We recently provided an alert on the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PR). In that alert, we focused primarily on those p...

​Today's anesthesia practices must understand the current shift in patient demographics and determine how that will impact their practice parameters and revenue. Groups must have plans in place to deal with the changing realities.Anesthesia has been undergoing a significant paradigm shift. It used to be that the primary focus and concern of anesthe...

A few months ago, we published an alert describing new hurdles Medicare put in place for anesthesia providers in connection with facet intervention cases. Now, Medicare is making it more difficult to get paid in epidural steroid injection (ESI) cases. Beginning this month, a new policy will go into effect across the country that will dramatically r...

SummaryIt's not getting any easier for anesthesiologists and anesthetists who provide services in pain clinics. Medicare recently released a new policy that will make it more difficult to get paid in facet intervention cases.From the crease of the valley below, you can see the degree of the slope just ahead. The walk thus far has been at either a l...