CMS has released the CY 2021 proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). This proposed rule includes policies for payment to physicians as well as Medicare Part B policies. Comments on the proposed rule are due on October 5, 2020. CMS Likely to Finalize Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Provisions in December Typically, CMS releases its Medicare Physician [...] Read More
Tweet This evening, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. In the proposed rule, CMS is updating several provisions, but making significant changes to E/M and chronic care management services, citing greater flexibility and increased accuracy in codifying services. Additional updates in this year’s PFS [...] Read More
On January 11-12, 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held the next meeting of their current term and their first meeting of the new year. At the meeting, commissioners spent a significant portion of the meeting discussing Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Additionally, the commission conducted its […]
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its much-anticipated Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule. In this final rule, CMS details changes to both the Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) track and the Merit-Based Incentives Payment System (MIPS) track of the QPP. CMS says it expects this program to, “Modernize […]
Read MoreOn November 2-3, 2017, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held a public meeting covering a variety of topics. Much of the discussion focused on an alternative to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), telehealth services, and biosimilars. Continuing the discussion began at the previous public meeting, the Commission considered a possible alternative to MIPS. […]
Read MoreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held their second public meeting of the current term on October 5-6, 2017. While no recommendations were presented, the topics discussed by the Commissioners indicate areas where MedPAC may offer recommendations during this term. The first session of the meeting looked at possible next steps for the Merit-based Incentive […]
Read MoreOn April 27, 2016, CMS released the anticipated proposed rule concerning the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule. The agency had released a request for information (RFI) in late 2015 to gather input from stakeholders before writing the proposed rule. The Medicare Access and […]
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