BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 12

FINAL RULE FOR PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE AND OTHER MEDICARE POLICIES POSTED

CMS issued a final rule on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and some other policies that are slated to start on or after January 1, 2021.  The 1,994 page document has a lot of information on many different policies, so a few important ones will be highlighted here, but you can find the full Final Rule at https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-26815.pdf.Conversion FactorDue to raising the RVUs on E/M services and rate-setting refinements to update premium data for malpractice expense and geographic practice cost indices, or GPCIs, the conversion factor will decrease to $32.41 from its...

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