AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 2 (February)

Medicare Physician Payment Changes in 2014 (February 2014)

February 2014 pages 3-6 Medicare Physician Payment Changes in 2014 Conversion Factor for 2014 On November 27, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule for the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which calculated a 20.1% decrease in the Medicare conversion factor if the sustainable growth rate (SGR) became effective on January 1, 2014. On January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed, which provided temporary relief from an impending cut to the Medicare conversion factor until December 31, 2013. The Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013...

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