Posts Tagged ‘Physician fee schedule’
CMS Proposes Permanently Covering Audio-Only Telehealth for Mental Health Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, which includes payment rates for Medicare next year, as well as several other policy proposals that might impact physicians. Among them, CMS wants to make permanent Medicare coverage of audio-only mental health services via telehealth. Many patients until now…
Read MoreCMS 2019 Medicare Fee Schedule Designed to Reduce Administrative Burdens
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) rule, which the agency says will “address provider burnout and provide clinicians immediate relief from excessive paperwork tied to outdated billing practices.†However, a controversial payment component of the plan will be delayed…
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