Since 1987, Part B News has been the leading newsletter in the country reporting on the changes in Medicare Part B coverage, coding, billing and reimbursement rules for physician services. We explain how to comply with Medicare payment rules so our readers will receive the full, correct reimbursement they have earned.

Part B News delivers unbiased news because we are completely independent. We aren't part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, formerly HCFA), Medicare carriers, physician associations or consulting firms. The only interest we serve is our readers'.

To carry out our mission, however, our editors and reporters stay in constant touch with officials of CMS, Part B carriers and physician organizations, not to mention savvy physician practice managers and members of Congress and their staff. Plus we also regularly tap consultants, attorneys and other private sector experts throughout health care for their insights on physician reimbursement issues.

The company that produces Part B News is UCG (United Communications Group), a privately owned, independent multimedia publisher that serves a variety of industries. Check out our web site at http://www.ucg.com. Our offices are based in Gaithersburg, Md., just outside Washington, D.C., and not far from CMS's headquarters in Baltimore. Our company's dedication to editorial excellence can be seen in the record number of awards for quality journalism we've won in more than 25 years in business.

Part B News serves as the flagship publication within our DecisionHealth division of more than 19 newsletters, loose-leaf services and software programs on coding, reimbursement and compliance.

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