The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule on November 2 reflecting the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of increasing access to and quality of care and reducing...more
11/15/2021
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CMS issued program instructions on March 17 (through a Fact Sheet and FAQ) to implement the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CPRSAA), which was enacted on March 6 in response to the...more
3/18/2020
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Mixing innovative change with standing policy, the proposed physician fee schedule rule for CY 2019 highlights a Medicare payment system in transition. Clinicians and groups focused solely on driving volume without devoting...more
Responding to input from stakeholders who have long maintained that evaluation and management documentation guidelines are too complex and fail to meaningfully distinguish differences among code levels, a proposal by the...more
Recently introduced legislation would expand the US Physician Payments Sunshine Act to include reporting of financial ties between pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and patient advocacy organizations. Any such...more
CMS issues a Final Rule that removes the exclusion for reporting of continuing education payments to certain accredited organizations, while also clarifying previously existing parameters that may preclude reporting of these...more