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-
In its 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included asectiontitled “Clarifications for Remote Monitoring Services”, responding to comments received on the proposed rule relating to remote patient monitoring (RPM), remote therapeut...
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 disord...
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed2022 Physician Fee Schedule(PFS). The PFS helps determine payment and reimbursement rates, clarifies evaluation and management policies, proposes policies for the 2022 performance year of the quality pa...
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.
Under the physician fee schedule (PFS), average payment rates will reduce the conversion factor by 2.83% in 2025 compared to 2024 rates, resting at $32.35 in 2025 compared to $33.29 in 2024. The PFS final rule eliminates the temporary 2.93% increase in Medicare physician paymen...
The proposed 2022 physician fee schedule, enacted through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, creates opportunities and some new challenges for telehealth. Sean Sullivan and Brian Lee discuss how these changes create new flexibilities but could also restrict Medicare benefic...
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...
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CMS Changes to Physician Fee Schedule Face Resistance From Radiation OncologistsSurabhi DangiGarimellaPhD