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‘Forced to transfer care’: Nurse practitioners worry BCBSM billing change could impact access to psychiatric help
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's billing policy change for 'incident-to' billing may reduce access to psychiatric care by limiting nurse practitioners' reimbursement to 80%, forcing clinics to transfer care to psychiatrists. The policy, effective March, requires providers to bill under their own credentials, impacting clinics reliant on nurse practitioners for follow-up care.
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