2010 Medicare physician fee schedule: What next?
When we last left the 2010 Medicare physician fee schedule (see "2010 Medicare physician fee schedule: the saga continues," Jan. 27, 2010), it was headed down the tracks towards a "Bridge Out!!" sign...
View Article2010 Medicare physician fee schedule: Stop me if you've heard this one before
I know that it's April 1, but this is not a joke. The U.S. Senate dropped the ball again, and Medicare payment allowances for physicians dropped 21 percent today. As you will recall from my last post...
View Article2010 Medicare physician fee schedule: Here we go again!
I feel like a broken record. On April 1 (see "2010 Medicare physician fee schedule: Stop me if you've heard this one before"), I shared with you how the Senate had again failed to pass legislation...
View ArticleSGR relief: Let us give thanks, for now
In my last post ("The 2011 Medicare physician fee schedule is here," Nov. 5, 2010), I noted that the fee schedule conversion factor would drop from its current $36.8729 to $25.5217 in January, unless...
View ArticleGood news from Medicare, over time
In my last post ("SGR relief: Let us give thanks, for now," Nov. 19, 2010), I referenced that the U.S. Senate had approved a one-month extension of the current Medicare physician fee schedule...
View ArticleAnother patch and another cliff
Last week, a U.S. House-Senate Conference Committee reached a 10-month deal that would maintain current physician payment rates through the end of the year. The measure, H.R. 3630 (at the THOMAS...
View ArticleA short reprieve from Medicare cuts and a little something extra, too
President Obama is expected to sign into law legislation that would grant physicians a reprieve from drastic cuts in their Medicare payments beginning on Jan. 1. The new law, adopted by the Congress...
View ArticleCongress races calendar to repeal Medicare pay cut
Update: On April 14, Congress enacted the Medicare Access and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA),repealing the sustainable growth rate and negating the 21.2...
View ArticleMedicare legislation repeals flawed physician payment formula, avoids cuts
Last night, the U.S. Senate voted 92-8 to repeal the sustainable growth rate formula that is used to calculate Medicare physician payment rates. The vote prevents a looming 21.2 percent cut for...
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