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CMS Releases CY 2022 Proposed Rule for Physician Fee Schedule Payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 13 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2022.
AHA Study Shows Hospital Outpatient Departments Treat Sicker, Poorer Patients Than Independent Physician Offices
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent p
Comparison of Care in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Independent Physician Offices
Medicare patients who receive care in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD) are more likely to be poorer and have more severe chronic conditions than Medicare patients treated in an independent physician office (IPO), according to a study released today by the AHA. The study also specifically examined the characteristics of Medicare cancer patients seen in HOPDs and IPOs and found similar results.
CMS excludes four physician telehealth services from Medicare after COVID-19 emergency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a notice correcting technical errors in its final rule updating physician fee schedule payments for calendar year 2021.
Special Bulletin: CMS Releases CY 2021 Proposed Rule for Physician Fee Schedule Payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Aug. 3 issued a proposed rule that would update physician fee schedule (PFS) payments for calendar year (CY) 2021. The rule also included several proposals to implement year five of the quality payment program (QPP) created by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.
AHA STATEMENT ON CY 2021 OPPS FINAL RULE
AHA statement on CY 2021 OPPS final rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
AHA seeks speedy Senate approval of Medicare SGR replacement legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., last week vowed quick action on bipartisan legislation to replace the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula when the Senate reconve
CMS finalizes updates to physician fee schedule for CY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued a final rule updating physician fee schedule rates very slightly in calendar year 2020 — increasing the conversion factor by 5 cents.
MedPAC considers changes to Part D, assessing physician payment
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday discussed several potential changes to restructure the Part D benefit.