“Since chronic pain can affect mental health, Medicare Part B includes coverage for behavioral health services like depression screenings and care coordination,” says Dr. Patricia Pinto-Garcia ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a transformative payment rule proposal aimed at reducing healthcare costs, improving chronic disease management, and modernizing ...

Tony Mira, founder of anesthesia billing and software company Anesthesia Business Consultants, explained in an Aug. 2 blog post the ways that the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rules ...

On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed physician fee schedule (PFS) rule. After five years ...

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How to know if you’re enrolled in Medicare Chronic Care Management Your doctor will go over a CCM plan form with you. This form will outline your CCM and the services you’ll receive.

The Trump administration is proposing a pay bump for physicians in 2026, alongside new reforms that align with the agency's ...

As our population ages and the opioid crisis continues to ravage our communities, increasing access to high-value, non-pharmacologic options for managing pain and chronic disease must be a top prio… ...

Science and compassion are needed to address dueling public health crises occurring alongside Covid-19: millions of people living with chronic pain and overdose deaths from the use of illicit drugs.

Eligibility Requirements for Medicare’s Chronic Condition Special Needs Plan (C-SNP) Medically reviewed by Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., CNE, COI — Written by The Healthline Editorial Team ...

What pain treatments will be covered under health reform laws? ... If you're on Medicare and take medicine for chronic pain, you may be pleased to know that the donut hole ...

HHS nodded to those concerns in its announcement Wednesday. It said NIH and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will start with a data use agreement focused on Medicare and Medicaid enrollees ...