Special Bulletin: CMS Issues Proposed Rule for Physician Fee Schedule
The proposed rule includes expansions to the Physician Payment Schedule as well as a focus on access to high-quality care. The Calendar Year 2023 Physician
The proposed rule includes expansions to the Physician Payment Schedule as well as a focus on access to high-quality care. The Calendar Year 2023 Physician
The final rule is expected to be posted on the first Friday in August. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the
The proposed increase is approximately 2.8 percent. Hear ye, hear ye: there will be a Medicare reimbursement rate increase! On April 27, the Centers for
CMS says the proposed rule is intended to enhance medical workforce in rural and underserved communities. Long-awaited and eagerly anticipated the Centers for Medicare &
Both rules would do more than merely impact payment. Federal officials this week unveiled a pair of proposed rules that are likely to have significant
Proposed rule solicits comments on closing the health equity gap. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the past week has proposed Medicare payment rules for outpatient services and physicians for 2021 and
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to modernize the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs, as well as launch an ambitious expansion
Practices need to get a handle on both their financial and RVU impacts. Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed
Multiple visits to observation patients may soon be payable but… When one looks at the current payment structure for observation medicine from the physician viewpoint,
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) receives hundreds of comments when it proposes each new rule. And as a regulation nerd, I spend
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