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AMA responds to CMS update of physician payment fee schedule

The AMA responded today to policies outlined last week in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedule proposed rule

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Final Medicare fee schedule expands DPP, boosts care coordination

CMS made several changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule that align with physician recommendations to improve patient care. This includes expanded coverage for diabetes prevention programs.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA applauds CMS final rule on physicians payment fee schedule

AMA applauded CMS for making policy changes in Medicare’s Physician Payment Fee Schedule rule which will help improve patient care and save taxpayer dollars.

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AMA responds to CMS on fee schedule, outpatient payments

The American Medical Association (AMA) responded today to two sets of policies proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Medicare fee schedule proposed rule needs work

Physicians submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging changes to its proposed rule to revise the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Part B.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA responds to CMS update of physician fee schedule

The AMA responded today to policies outlined last week in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedule proposed rule.

Press Releases
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Get the definitive resource for Medicare coding and billing

The CPT®/RVU 2016 Data File contains the comprehensive set of CPT® and HCPCS procedure codes payable under Medicare. If you’re seeking to import the 2016 RVUs into existing claims and billing systems, this is the product you need.

Medicare & Medicaid
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8 ways Medicare payment policies could soon change

Numerous payment policies could see significant changes under the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Among these changes are eight issues physicians are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to correct or improve before the rule is finalized in November.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Advance care planning could become a more routine part of care

Making decisions ahead of time about how they are cared for at the end of life soon could become a more routine part of medical care for patients under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would adopt physicians’ calls to pay for end-of-life counseling.

Medicare & Medicaid