Tag: Medicare Physician Payment

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Why Medicare’s trustees say the physician pay system is unsustainable

Medicare’s trustees have issued a report (PDF) that reckons with the consequences that patients could face as a result of the physician payment system’s long-term unsustainability. Your Powerful Ally The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront […]
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AMA Urges Congress to Update Medicare Physician Payment System

The American Medical Association urged congressional leaders to lift the freeze on Medicare physician payments and provide updates that reflect inflation and practice costs. Following a recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report, the American Medical Association (AMA) has asked Congress to update the Medicare physician payment system to include a stable annual payment rate […]
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3 Ways to Prepare For The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

Spiking COVID-19 cases and the presidential election may have diverted attention away from the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, but that doesn’t mean that revenue cycle leaders can afford to drop the ball as they wait for CMS to release its final rule. And even though CMS was late to release the proposed rule—which in turn pushed […]
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