Getting paid for CHRONIC CARE.

This article reports on the decision of the U.S. health insurance program Medicare to include a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code-99490 in its 2015 Physician Fee Schedule. Topics discussed include the significance of this code to medical practices managing care for patients with multiple chronic diseases, the services a practice must provide in order to bill Medicare for chronic care management services under CPT code 99490, and the billing requirements for CPT code 99490. INSET: CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT OF THREE AILMENTS COULD SAVE MEDICARE....