Newly available data show that the number of 53+ minute sessions (CPT code 90837) provided to Medicare beneficiaries increased by 48% from 2013 to 2015, to nearly 3.2 million of these sessions. Estimated Medicare payments for these sessions nearly doubled in that same period, to more than $263 million. The increase in total payments is not …

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In the context of recent reports that Medicare abruptly halted release of much-anticipated data which could have shed light on the performance of Medicare Advantage plans, CMS recently made available its “public use file” on “Provider Utilization and Payment Data” for 2015. Data provide a resource to better understand individual and aggregate delivery of health …

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