11/10/15
2016 Medicare Payment Update
On October 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued “Proposed policy, payment, and quality provisions changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2016” final rule updating payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after January 1, 2016. CMS finalized a number of new policies, including several that are a result of recently enacted legislation. The rule also finalizes changes to several of the quality reporting initiatives that are associated with PFS payments, including the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), the Physician
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