On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule(PFS) rule. As finalized, some of the most significant telehealth policy changes include: Discontinuing reimbursement of telephone (audio-only) evaluation and management (E...
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. Richard L. Schilsky, MD Some radiation oncologists may breathe a little easier for now because the ...
• Source: Shutterstock The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2023 which extends coverage for some telehealth services that were covered during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). ...
CMS, in its final 2023 physician fee schedule , backtracked from an earlier proposal to reimburse telehealth at the facility payment rate, a rate lower than that for in-person services and which was used before the pandemic, through 2023. Earlier this......
In the recently issued calendar year 2025 Physician Fee Schedulefinal rule(Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a number of policies related to the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program (the Program). CMS established...
CMSissuedthe the calendar year 2025 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule with the goal of strengthening primary care and increasing access topreventive services. Under the physician fee schedule (PFS), average payment rates will reduce the conversion factor by 2.83% in 2025 comp...
In the recently issued calendar year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule final rule (Final Rule), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a number of policies related to the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program (the Program). CMS established...
In its 2023 final physician fee schedule rule released November 2022, CMS finalized a series of significant changes to Medicare’s largest ACO program, the Shared Savings Program (MSSP).Some of the more minor changes included in that rule went into effect in 2023, while the most significant ch...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed ruleearlier this month. Alongside a2.8 percent payment cutfor physicians, the rule includes numerous proposals directed at virtual care, including brand new codes for certain digital the...
CMS released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for calendar year (CY) 2024.