CMS fee scheduleproductivityreimbursementtotal joint replacementswork relative value unitsIntroduction On December 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposed rule: CMS-1734-P. This 2021 Final Rule significantly changed Medicare total joint arthroplasty (TJA) ...
On July 13, 2023,CMS issued a proposed rulethat identifies and seeks public comments on a broad array of proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Part B payments (the proposed rule). If finalized, the proposed changes would take effect January 1, 2024....
The proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program rules released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may usher in a wide range of changes, including a 3.75% reduction in the conversion factor used to calculate payments to physicians. However, according to...
CMS received eight applications for device pass-through payments and is soliciting comment on the applications. Final determinations will be made in the final rule. CMS estimated that drug and biological pass-through payments for CY 2022 will be $462.4 million because CMS proposes that most of...
CMS’ proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, released Thursday (July 13), propels Congress’ end-of-year spending bill extension of most telehealth regulatory waivers forward through Dec. 31, 2024, in a win for telehealth stakeholders.
Some radiation oncologists may breathe a little easier for now because the CMS has decided not to cap certain freestanding radiation oncology reimbursements in its Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.
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Among those policies is an expansion of telehealth services under the Physician Fee Schedule. If finalized, the rule would codify recently enacted legislation that removes some statutory restrictions on telehealth use for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of mental health disorde...
There are at least 3 approaches to scaling Million Hearts. First, CMS could incorporate elements into Medicare’s existing infrastructure by adding a cardiovascular care management code to the Physician Fee Schedule and including composite cardiovascular quality measures in value-based payment programs. ...
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