Medical Billing Blog

SGR is the Top Healthcare Issue for Congress in 2015

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Thu, Feb, 05, 2015 @ 08:02 AM

According to several Congressional leaders, preventing a 21% cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments in 2015 under the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula remains the top healthcare priority for Congress this year. The latest SGR cut is scheduled to take effect when the current short-term patch expires at midnight on March 31st

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CMS Publishes Proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Posted by Scott Shatzman on Wed, Aug, 13, 2014 @ 09:08 AM

On Thursday, July 3rd, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its proposed changes for the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). The 600+ page proposed rule addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies.

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