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New Legislation Introduced to Improve the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
On December 1st, a new bipartisan legislation, the Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, H.R. 6545, was introduced in the House to make improvements…
December 4, 2024
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HRS Continues to Monitor MedPAC as it Continues Deliberations on Recommendations to Congress
On October 11th and 12th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held the second meeting of its 2024/2025 meeting cycle.
November 21, 2024
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HRS Joins Federal Lawmakers Urging Congress to Halt Physician Pay Cuts
HRS, lawmakers, and other stakeholders will continue to press for action to avert the impending physician conversion factor pay cut before the end of the…
November 21, 2024
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HRS Voices Support for Medicare Physician Payment Fix
HRS endorsed the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2024 to prevent the across-the-board 2.83% cut to the MPFS conversion factor set to…
November 21, 2024
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HRS Reports on CMS 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Outpatient Hospital/ASC Final Rules
On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rules for the calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee…
November 21, 2024
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CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2024
On November 2nd, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule without comment period for calendar year…
November 7, 2024
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CMS Expands 2024 MIPS Automatic Exception
CMS recently announced that clinicians impacted by Hurricanes Helene (FL, GA, NC, SC, TN) and Francine (LA.) will qualify for the MIPS automatic Extreme and…
November 1, 2024
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Physician Practice Input is Needed by July 31st to Support Accurate Physician Payment
A national survey of physician practices led by the American Medical Association (AMA) is underway to gather accurate data on practice costs and the hours…
October 8, 2024
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Several New Cardiology & Electrophysiology Compensation Reports Released
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) recently released its 2024 Provider Compensation Data Report, finding that cardiology compensation increased from 2022 to 2023 by approximately…
October 8, 2024
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HRS Monitors MedPAC Meeting Highlighting Healthcare Spending and Workforce Shortage
On September 5th, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) held its first meeting in the 2024–2025 report cycle.
October 7, 2024