April 27, 2023
The MMA and 107 other healthcare advocacy groups signed on to a letter sent April 18 to Cigna leadership, expressing concerns with its forthcoming policy that requires the submission of office notes with all claims including evaluation and management services, and modifier 25 when a minor procedure is billed.
“We urge Cigna to reconsider this policy due to its negative impact on practice administrative costs and burdens across medical specialties and geographic regions, as well as its potential negative effect on patients,” said the letter signed by 41 state medical associations and 67 specialty groups.
The letter-writers suggested collaborating with Cigna on different ways to ensure the correct usage of modifier 25 that do not unfairly punish the majority of physicians and other healthcare professionals that code appropriately.
“There is a growing problem with physician burnout, and policies like these are adding to that burnout,” said MMA President Will Nicholson, MD. “This proposed requirement adds hassles and burdens that don’t improve patient care.”
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.