Beacon watches CMS so you don't have to. Practical guidance on Medicare, billing codes, value-based care, and care management for independent, office-based practices.
Most missed ACO quality dollars are not clinical failures. They are operational ones. Here is where ACO care gap closure breaks down and how to fix it.
The CY2027 proposed rule would add a 32% payment increase on E/M visits for clinicians in Shared Savings Program and LEAD ACOs. Here is what it could mean for your practice.
Patients research their health with AI the way they have Googled for years. The opportunity is connecting that moment to their care team. Here is how.
CMS has proposed that Medicare would pay for remote patient monitoring only when the clinical staff doing the work are direct employees of the billing practice. Here is what the proposal says and how to prepare.
The key Medicare payment and program changes through 2026 and 2027, and a practical plan for independent practices to capture the upside and stay compliant.
The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule moved practice expense payment from facility settings toward the office. Here is what changed and how independent practices can use it.
The G2211 visit-complexity add-on is billable today, and CMS has proposed making it worth more in 2027. Here is what it is, who can bill it, and why practices miss it.
APCM and CCM both pay for care management, but they work very differently. Here is how to choose the right one for your independent practice in 2026.
One short email on Tuesdays for independent primary care and cardiology practices. What changed, what it means for you, and the one thing to do about it. Every item is checked against the CMS source.