
Panelists at the Sept. 17 briefing said billing codes for two-way shipping and payment for patient navigators are still missing, with most insurers required to cover self-collected HPV tests starting Jan. 1, 2027.
An almost 10% cut in Medicare reimbursement is untenable.
Cutting physician reimbursement is bad for doctors and bad for everyone because everyone is a patient and could be affected by access to quality medical care, said Claire Ernst, JD, director of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association.





