UPDATE 12/08/2021: A deal has been reached to avert some of the pending Medicare payment cuts. Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (D-WA) introduced the...
According to a new American Medical Association (AMA) report, utilization of physician services in 2020 declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a less than expected decline of $13.9 billion in...
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) wrote to the Ways and Means Committee and requested a hearing to prevent the imminent Medicare cuts described in the Physician Fee Schedule final rule...
UPDATED CMS has finalized the calendar year (CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to promote greater telehealth utilization, boost reimbursement rates for vaccine administration, and improve...
Healthcare organizations are planning to reconsider physician compensation, hiring, and other initiatives if Congress does not stop looming Medicare payment cuts.
Almost half (47 percent) of medical...
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has penned a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure detailing its concerns surrounding CMS’ proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for...
CMS is looking to modernize the ACO reporting process by mandating the use of electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs). However, accountable care organizations (ACOs) are concerned that the lack of...
AMA raised concerns over Congress’s “indifference” to the incoming pay cuts and financial instability of the Medicare physician payment system in a recent letter to congressional...
If finalized, the Quality Payment Program (QPP) will undergo significant policy changes under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. Most notably, the rule introduced the first seven...
Physician groups are calling the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule a mixed bag for practices, which now face a potential reduction in physician reimbursement next year, among other...
CMS has proposed a new rule that would update the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and seek more health equity and telehealth utilization among physicians.
The proposed rule would establish a new...
Medicare spending on physician services decreased by $9.4 billion, or 19 percent, in the first half of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new analysis from the American Medical...
CMS has updated Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rates for 2021 after a COVID-19 stimulus package mitigated budget neutrality cuts finalized in a December rule.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,...
With payment reductions looming for many providers paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, hundreds of medical organizations and lawmakers are pushing Congress to stop rate cuts finalized in...
After some delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has released the final rule for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
The final rule unveiled by CMS yesterday evening will dictate how much...
Over 200 Representatives are calling on Congress to examine possible bipartisan solutions to address proposed Medicare Physician Schedule cuts for certain specialties, including surgical care.
In a...
Provider groups are concerned that some proposals in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule for 2021 would exacerbate the financial challenges physicians are already facing during the COVID-19...
In last week’s release of the proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule, CMS confirmed that it will implement changes to evaluation and management (E/M) payments by updating work...
Which Medicare waivers will be made permanent by CMS after the COVID-19 public health emergency is still up in the air, but the recently proposed 2021 Physician Fee Schedule rule indicates that...
CMS added two care management codes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule to better support primary care practices, but a study from Harvard University suggests that the codes may not be working as...
