Tag: Behavioral Health

Medicare payment cut

Medicare Payment Cuts Hit Physicians: 2.93% Reduction in 2025

Medicare payment cut: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed rule for the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which includes a 2.93% average payment rate reduction for physicians. This comes despite the agency’s stated commitment to advancing health equity and supporting whole-person care through initiatives like strengthening primary care […]
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 2025 CMS Proposed Rule

Proposed Rule for inpatient and LTCHs for FY 2025

2025 CMS Proposed Rule: Announcing this week a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) for the fiscal year of 2025 (FY), federal officials cited an increasing focus on social determinants of health (SDoH). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also prioritized improving maternal health and strengthening emergency preparedness, which noted […]
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Telehealth Services

New Bill Would Codify Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services

The bipartisan HEALTH Act would make permanent Medicare payments for telehealth services at federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. U.S. Reps. G.K. Butterfield, D-North Carolina, and Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., introduced new legislation this week that would provide for permanent Medicare payments for telehealth services at federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. The Helping […]
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