Renata Osei-Bonsu

Medicare's 2026 rate increase hides cuts that vary sharply by specialty and setting.

Most denied claims never get appealed, costing practices millions in recoverable revenue.

Fixing five common errors before claims are submitted cuts denials faster than chasing them after.

Denial rates hit 12 percent as payers tighten review processes.

Algorithmic denials and prior auth backlogs are aging independent practice AR faster than ever.

The metric's value depends entirely on how you define and measure it.

CMS cuts and rising denials are squeezing practices that don't track KPIs closely enough.

Real-time metrics catch billing failures before they cost the practice thousands in lost revenue.

Meet every payer's separate filing deadline or forfeit the claim and any appeal behind it.