Bobbi Buell's Newsletter

Roberta L. Buell is a Principal at onPoint Oncology Inc., specializing in oncology reimbursement. With over 23 years of experience in billing, coding, and drug therapy reimbursement, she's a nationally recognized expert and frequent speaker on regulatory and reimbursement issues. Bobbi has led more than 600 seminars since 1991 and currently serves as content director for focalPoint® and assistPoint®. Learn more about Bobbi here .

April 2025

Medicare Inpatient Proposal 2026

CMS proposes 2.4% hospital pay increase for FY 2026, updates to quality programs, and ends equity measures. Read key IPPS rule changes and hospital impacts.

March 2025

Hospital Outpatient Drug Changes Q2

Q2 2025 Hospital Outpatient drug updates: new pass-through HCPCS codes, deletions, status changes, and descriptor revisions effective April 1. Full list here.

March 2025

Telehealth Coding Confusion 2025

Telehealth coding for 2025: Medicare keeps old rules, deletes audio-only codes, and adopts 98016. Learn which codes apply and how to handle commercial payer variance.

March 2025

No Doc Fix, Telehealth Stays Awhile

No Medicare doc fix in 2025, but telehealth and other flexibilities extended through Sept. 30. Key funding and policy provisions outlined in new appropriations law.

February 2025

Category III CPT Codes: Useful or No?

Category III CPT codes track emerging tech and procedures. Learn when to use them, how they’re reimbursed, and why they may lead to future Level I code approval.

February 2025

HCPCS Q2 2025

See the Q2 2025 HCPCS drug code updates effective April 1, 2025—new, deleted, and revised codes for Medicare billing. Full list available on BuyandBill.com